PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Cooper (ranked 3607 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 398 p4p, 252 weight class). Drax Bautista has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cooper
vs
Bautista

199 cm
22
258
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
265
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Cooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bautista under the eye.
Cooper throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Drax Bautista has been cut.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Bautista scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper misses with an uppercut
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
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!

Bautista feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooper sprawling to the canvas! Cooper rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bautista finish him?!

Cooper is rocked!

Sam Cooper's cut is getting worse.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bautista slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bautista! But no joy.
Bautista on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sam Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bautista.

Sam Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bautista walks into a straight right hand from Cooper.
Cooper slips a straight right by Bautista.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cooper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bautista throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooper connects with a body shot that sends Bautista's belly button to the back.
Cooper connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Bautista misses with a looping left.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista misses with a looping right.
Cooper digs a good hook to Bautista's body.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bautista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper lands a nice hook to Bautista's body. Bautista takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bautista! But no joy.
Cooper tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Cooper drops Bautista with a naaaaasty hook - Bautista is in real trouble here! Cooper dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Cooper!
After winning the bout, Sam Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.