PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 214 p4p, 31 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 555 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooke
vs
Murhaa

185 cm
35
203 lbs
29 - 10 - 1

188 cm
30
220 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Cooke lands a jab.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Cooke.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
Murhaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Cooke takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Murhaa backpedaling.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Murhaa.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooke slips under a jab from Murhaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke sets himself, and Murhaa steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Cooke is looking to wear down Murhaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Murhaa swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with the body kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke motions for Murhaa to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Murhaa drops Cooke with a beautiful combination! Cooke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murhaa is looking for the KO!
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooke throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
As Murhaa looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Murhaa just gets out of the way.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Cooke pushes him away.
Pauke Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa checks a low kick from Cooke.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murhaa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Murhaa moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
and Cooke counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke jabs at Murhaa's body.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.