PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hilton
vs
Coogan

192 cm
23
225 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Coogan.
Coogan looking to slow down the pace here.
Hilton stalling against the cage.
Hilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coogan backwards.
Hilton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hilton gets through Coogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hilton pushes Coogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coogan taking a breather.
Hilton prevents a body shot from Coogan.
Coogan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coogan misses with an elbow over the top.
Hilton lands a hook that snaps the head of Coogan backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hilton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hilton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coogan letting Hilton take a breather here.
A short right from Hilton on the inside.
Hilton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coogan looks gassed!
Hilton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coogan backwards.
Hilton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hilton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Hilton.
Hilton just leaning against Coogan, taking a breather.
Coogan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hilton avoids the damage to the body.
Hilton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hilton.
Hilton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coogan backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hilton.
Coogan letting Hilton take a breather here.
Hilton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coogan working aggressively here.
Hilton scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hilton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hilton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hilton.
Hilton slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hilton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hilton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hilton pushes Coogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hilton.
Hilton effectively controlling the action here.
Hilton lands a hook that snaps the head of Coogan backwards.
A short left from Hilton.

It looks like Rob Coogan has been cut.
Hilton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hilton digs a right hand underneath Coogan's ribcage. Coogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Hilton - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton has Coogan pushed against the cage.
Hilton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hilton stalling in the clinch.
Hilton lands with a light punch inside.
Hilton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coogan.
A short right from Hilton.
Hilton stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Morgan Hilton.

Hilton lands a left and a right that send Coogan crashing to the mat, dazed. Hilton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Coogan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilton misses with a double jab.

Hilton lands a big right hand that sends Coogan crashing to the mat! Hilton stays standing though and waves Coogan back to his feet!
Coogan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilton finish him?
Coogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hilton circles away.
Coogan seems to have recovered his senses.
Hilton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coogan.
Morgan Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Coogan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hilton punishes Coogan's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Coogan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Coogan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coogan loads up on a big right hand but Hilton slips the punch.

Hilton lands a big uppercut and Coogan crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Coogan looks OK. Hilton waves Coogan back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hilton Throws a clean left jab. Hilton Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Coogan's chin! Coogan crumbles to the ground and Hilton follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Hilton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morgan Hilton!
During a confident post fight interview, Morgan Hilton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.