PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 3864 p4p, 25060 weight class) and Kaleb Estrada (ranked 333 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cooke
vs
Estrada

178 cm
18
165
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
160
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Bloodbath MMA Clothing

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaleb Estrada!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada tries to clinch up.
Cooke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Estrada.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Estrada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Estrada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estrada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Estrada throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Estrada manages to circle out of the way.
Estrada misses with a combination

and Cooke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooke stands and throws Estrada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Estrada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Estrada some visible discomfort.
Cooke looks up at the clock and then as Estrada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cooke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke controlling the position from side mount.
Estrada is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cooke is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke looks up at the clock and then as Estrada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cooke smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cooke cracks Estrada with a big elbow.
Cooke controls the position.
Cooke working the head and body with strikes.
Estrada looks winded!
Cooke working the head with strikes.
Cooke fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cooke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Estrada to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrada taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cooke takes a little break here. Estrada wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cooke working the head and body with strikes.
Cooke lands a nice forearm strike.
Cooke controlling from side mount.
Cooke scoring with punches and elbows.
Cooke controls the position from side control.
Cooke is putting a hurting on Estrada here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks Estrada with a big right hand but Estrada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cooke lands some shots froms side control.
Estrada takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Estrada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cooke passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Estrada!
Cooke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Estrada that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cooke lands a big shot there that rocks Estrada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Estrada is rocked!
Cooke controlling from mount.
Estrada is still in real trouble! Can Cooke finish him?
Cooke cracks Estrada with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). August Cooke!