PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cooper (ranked 25191 p4p, 5658 weight class) and Caelan Hall (ranked 755 p4p, 631 weight class). Alex Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cooper
vs
Hall

177 cm
18
175
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Aloha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Caelan Hall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
Cooper takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Hall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall cracks Cooper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cooper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall takes a little break here. Cooper wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Let's hope that Hall has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hall working the head with strikes.
Hall scores with punches from side control.
Hall advances to mount.
Hall landing punches.
Hall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hall looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!

It looks like Alex Cooper has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cooper hang on?
Hall looking to finish Cooper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooper!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hall has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Cooper is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caelan Hall!