PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Cools (ranked 2009 p4p, 3817 weight class) and Warran Peace (ranked 200 p4p, 357 weight class). Cools comes to the cage accompanied by Big Yellow Taxi. Warran Peace has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Cools's chin.

Cools
vs
Peace

177 cm
27
155
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
30
152
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Cools!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Cools misses the target.
Peace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cools circles away.
Peace misses with a takedown attempt
and Cools counters with a nice uppercut.
Jim Cools has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warran Peace.
Peace has his takedown stuffed
and Cools counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace tries for a takedown but Cools circles away easily
and Cools cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peace shoots in and drives through. Cools sprawls well.
Peace dives in and grabs Cools's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cools pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace dives in and grabs Cools's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cools pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
Cools tries to bum rush Peace with a series of wild strikes but Peace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cools misses with a double jab

and Peace counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cools won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cools is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cools knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peace on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cools dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
The strikes coming from Peace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cools 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.
Peace misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Peace seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Peace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peace working the body and head with strikes.
Peace scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peace misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Peace working the head and body with strikes.
Peace trying to control the position but Cools is working away.
Peace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cools dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
Peace in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace landing strikes.
Peace trying to control the action but Cools is working from the bottom.
Peace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Peace working the body and head with strikes.
Cools avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Peace.
Peace cracks Cools with a big right hand but Cools just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cools dodges the ground and pound from Peace.
Peace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Peace tries to score with some ground and pound. Cools controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peace throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peace throws a strike aimed at the side of Cools's head but Cools avoids it well.
Cools is breathing heavily.
Peace throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peace lands some shots froms side control.
Peace in side control, throwing shots but Cools defends.
The strikes coming from Peace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Peace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cools sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Peace working the ground and pound but Cools is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Peace is putting a hurting on Cools here, landing some big shots from side control.
Peace lands a nice forearm strike.
Cools taking punishment in the form of punches.
Peace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cools is working to avoid the ground and pound but Peace connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Peace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cools managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peace.
Peace working the body and head with strikes.
Peace is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Peace working the head with strikes.
Peace in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Peace lands a nice forearm strike.

Cools is rocked!
Peace cracks Cools with a big right hand but Cools just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Cools is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peace working the head with strikes.
A big shot lands for Peace! That's hurt Cools! Will he recover? Peace fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warran Peace!
During a confident post fight interview, Warran Peace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jim Cools was interviewed post fight and said 'Not cool guys'.