PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cheater ZyD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ZyD
vs
Cooper

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheater ZyD!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper misses with a body shot
and ZyD makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cooper really felt that one!
A decent looking body kick lands there for ZyD.
ZyD throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ZyD was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
ZyD tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ZyD defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooper.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and ZyD makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ZyD lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
ZyD with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper looks gassed!
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from ZyD.
ZyD misses with an attempted mid kick.
ZyD delivers a nice body kick.
ZyD scores with a head kick. Cooper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
ZyD looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
ZyD pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick from ZyD.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ZyD delivers a nice body kick.
Cooper throws a jab when ZyD was well out of range.
Cooper misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from ZyD.
ZyD connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
ZyD throws a head kick that misses.
ZyD looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper throws a body punch but ZyD moves out of range.
ZyD comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ZyD misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by ZyD.
ZyD cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Cooper avoids the head kick by ZyD.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ZyD - that will leave a mark!
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ZyD.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
ZyD misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooper has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from ZyD.
ZyD throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheater ZyD is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ZyD.
ZyD throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
ZyD swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ZyD moves away.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ZyD at a distance.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
ZyD feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by ZyD there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ZyD moves out of range as Cooper strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from ZyD.
ZyD fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
ZyD scores with a head kick. Cooper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooper misses with a hook
and ZyD counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from ZyD finds it's way through Cooper's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by ZyD as he connects with a hook.
ZyD throws a head kick that misses.
ZyD throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
ZyD throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper avoids the head kick by ZyD.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ZyD tries to score with a low kick but Cooper moves his leg out of the way.
Cooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ZyD rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ZyD lands a head kick!
ZyD tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ZyD.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper has a takedown stuffed.
Cheater ZyD has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cooper.
ZyD avoids the body shot from Cooper.
ZyD looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper shoots in and drives through. ZyD sprawls well.
Cooper throws the left hand but ZyD avoids the punch easily.
ZyD buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ZyD lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheater ZyD 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.

Cooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
ZyD looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper misses with a shot to the body
and ZyD makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
ZyD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
ZyD fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
ZyD fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
ZyD throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ZyD throws a head kick that misses.
ZyD looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ZyD pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper takes one on the button.
Cooper throws a body punch but ZyD moves out of range.
Cooper closes this distance looking for a takedown but ZyD circles away.
Cooper is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ZyD is looking to land body kicks.
Cooper moves out of range as ZyD throws a body kick.
ZyD scores with a spinning back kick!
ZyD lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
ZyD keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.
Nice straight punches there by ZyD. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ZyD.
Cooper cracks ZyD with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
ZyD looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper shoots in and drives through. ZyD sprawls well.
ZyD misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from ZyD - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says ZyD. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
ZyD thuds his shin into the meat of Cooper's side.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
ZyD avoids the body shot from Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before ZyD can pounce on him.
ZyD fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooper in the body.
ZyD connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooper might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ZyD has got the better of the exchanges.
ZyD lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
ZyD misses with an attempted mid kick.
ZyD scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick from ZyD.
ZyD delivers a nice body kick.
ZyD scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
ZyD needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Cheater ZyD is winning the standup battle so far.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
ZyD misses with a low kick as Cooper jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper shoots in but ZyD avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cheater ZyD has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Cooper.
Jab from ZyD.
Cooper scores with a jab. ZyD acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from ZyD.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but ZyD saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ZyD throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from ZyD. That one must have hurt.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ZyD - that will leave a mark!
Cooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
ZyD throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ZyD throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper blocks a head kick by ZyD.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
ZyD is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
Cooper shoots in but ZyD avoids the takedown attempt easily.
ZyD misses with a head kick.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ZyD moves away.
ZyD works the jab nicely.
Cooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ZyD scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ZyD slips a straight right by Cooper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ZyD scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheater ZyD dominated that second round.
That's time! ZyD's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from ZyD lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooper throws a body punch but ZyD moves out of range.
ZyD defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
ZyD misses the body punch
and Cooper counters with a left to the body.
ZyD throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
ZyD uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
ZyD throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of ZyD 's head but he takes it in his stride.
ZyD misses with a kick to the body.
ZyD lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ZyD defends it nicely.
ZyD explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ZyD lands a head kick!
Cooper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
ZyD ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick from ZyD.
ZyD throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooper.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ZyD connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooper scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from ZyD.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ZyD moves away.
ZyD throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooper throws a hook but ZyD blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ZyD.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ZyD misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
ZyD takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from ZyD.
Cooper with a jab.
ZyD finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
ZyD looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
ZyD ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
ZyD scores with a hook.
Cooper takes a swing at ZyD's ribcage but misses.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but ZyD sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ZyD throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Joe Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ZyD lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ZyD lands with an overhand left.
ZyD looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
ZyD fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooper in the body.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and ZyD counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper is trying desperately to land a takedown but ZyD is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cooper.
ZyD displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooper throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from ZyD.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper avoids the head kick by ZyD.
Cooper misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ZyD bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Cooper swings for the body but ZyD moves out of range.
That kick from ZyD tenderised Cooper's leg. Cooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
ZyD misses with a head kick.
Cooper avoids the head kick by ZyD.
ZyD moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ZyD bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ZyD looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Cooper misses
and ZyD counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheater ZyD showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ZyD has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cheater ZyD!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Cheater ZyD!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cheater ZyD!

Cheater ZyD wins by unanimous decision!