PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beautiful Mind. This should be a great matchup!

Savage
vs
Cooper

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cooper.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
Cooper lunges at Savage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Savage's hand.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Savage.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage blocks a jab.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Savage.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Savage.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
A head kick from Savage lands but Cooper takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tests Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Savage. That one must have hurt.
Savage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage lands a high kick!
Cooper lands a body shot.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper cracks Savage with an open hand slap.
Cooper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cooper duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Cooper throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Savage's body. Savage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Josh Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Savage's head.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savage working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Savage is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage is struggling to control the position.
Savage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savage.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper letting Savage take a breather here.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage looking to stall.
Cooper is pressed up against the cage. Savage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cooper down to the mat. Cooper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage is looking to clinch.
Savage throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooper scores with a one two! Savage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ben Savage has been cut.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooper catches Savage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper connects with a right hand. Savage shakes it off.
Savage drops his hands momentarily and Cooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooper works the jab nicely.
Savage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to de liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooper throws a series of strikes that have Savage backpedaling.
Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savage is looking to clinch but Cooper is avoiding it.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Savage's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Savage with an uppercut!
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cooper sizes up Savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage drops his hands momentarily and Cooper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooper slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Savage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
Savage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Savage tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Josh Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Savage wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Cooper throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Cooper connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.

Savage has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage prevents Cooper from breaking the clinch.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Savage connects with a knee to the head.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
Savage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savage throws an elbow that misses.
Savage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper tries to circle away but Savage has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Savage keeps him there for the moment.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Cooper avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Savage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Savage keeps him there for the moment.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike from Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Savage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooper. That snapped Savage's head back.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Savage persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Cooper lands.

Savage is rocked!
Cooper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cooper drops Savage with a beautiful combination! Savage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooper is looking for the KO!
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Savage's head backwards.
Cooper lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Cooper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Cooper there.
Cooper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooper fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Savage to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Savage looks to clinch but Cooper throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Savage taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Josh Cooper!