PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 2582 p4p, 3928 weight class) and Winston Cooper (ranked 278 p4p, 384 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Mcarthy
vs
Cooper

170 cm
23
155
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
152
11 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project

Glomco Nutrition
The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Mcarthy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Mcarthy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooper on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooper's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Cooper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck.

Mcarthy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mcarthy has managed to get both his arms back between Cooper's legs - danger averted.

Mcarthy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Mcarthy counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcarthy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Mcarthy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mcarthy. Cooper shrugs it off though.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Mcarthy circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcarthy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper tries to clinch there but Mcarthy circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcarthy circles away.
It looked like Mcarthy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whack! Mcarthy lands a heavy head kick that drops Cooper. The ref tackles Mcarthy to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Cooper was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ryan Mcarthy!
Ryan Mcarthy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.