PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiesiek Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiesiek Kolano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cooper
vs
Kolano

150 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiesiek Kolano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper checks a leg kick.

Cooper instigates a clinch.
Kolano is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Cooper decides to pull guard.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but Kolano is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper really is a fat lump.

Kolano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kolano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kolano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kolano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolano passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Kolano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
Kolano throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.

Kolano tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooper is not content to let Kolano control the position.

Kolano is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.

Kolano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolano trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to reverse the position.

Kolano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kolano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cooper!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolano avoids the attempt from Cooper to control.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolano on the ground.

Kolano moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cooper has worked his arm free - good work by Cooper!
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cooper gets back to half guard.
Kolano is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolano passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiesiek Kolano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kolano fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolano tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily

so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Kolano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.

Kolano is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cooper has his hands clasped together but Kolano extends an breaks Cooper's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kolano.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wiesiek Kolano!