PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike De La Torre (ranked 4553 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Jim Cooper (ranked 519 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Torre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Around. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De La Torre
vs
Cooper

180 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike De La Torre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Cooper!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cooper misses.

De La Torre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

De La Torre breaks from the clinch.
De La Torre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De La Torre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Torre scores with a shot to the body.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with De La Torre, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes De La Torre against the cage but De La Torre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but De La Torre shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Torre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De La Torre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooper's head.
De La Torre is looking to clinch.

Oooooh!!! De La Torre has knocked Cooper down with a huge combo! De La Torre steps away and waves a wobbly Cooper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cooper is rocked!

It looks like Jim Cooper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Torre throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Torre finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body

and De La Torre counters with a double leg. Cooper bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... De La Torre follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Mike De La Torre!
Mike De La Torre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.