PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cooper
vs
Bouche

172 cm
23
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bouche!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouche misses with a combination

and Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouche tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.

Bouche breaks from the clinch.
Bouche misses with a combination

and Cooper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouche tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouche can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Bouche wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bouche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bouche working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bouche's efforts to push away.
Bouche wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper has Bouche pressed against the cage, preventing Bouche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouche has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Bouche wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouche wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Bouche tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Bouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouche throws a combination that misses

and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.
Bouche tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper has Bouche pushed against the cage.
Bouche takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Cooper.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bouche wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Bouche looks winded!
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Bouche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper has Bouche pressed against the cage, preventing Bouche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouche tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouche tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Bouche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bouche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouche tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Nice body punch from Cooper - that landed with a thud.
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!
Bouche is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooper digs a right hand underneath Bouche's ribcage. Bouche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouche backwards.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Cooper 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 has closed the distance and engaged Bouche in a clinch.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper has Bouche pressed against the cage, preventing Bouche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouche is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bouche can't break the clinch.
Bouche is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bouche has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bouche backwards.
Bouche wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bouche tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouche tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Bouche is breathing heavily.
Bouche working hard to break the clinch.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Bouche can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bouche has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Bouche wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Duncan Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Bouche is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Cooper gets through Bouche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Cooper gets through Bouche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Cooper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Bouche is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper gets through Bouche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper pushes Bouche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper stalls.
A short uppercut from Cooper.

Bouche is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Cooper just leaning against Bouche, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooper.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bouche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bouche backwards.
A short left from Cooper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Bouche is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bouche seems to have recovered his senses.
Cooper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan Cooper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cooper drives through and clinches with Bouche against the cage.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bouche wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Bouche can't break the clinch.
Cooper has Bouche pressed against the cage, preventing Bouche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Bouche wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Cooper prevents Bouche from breaking the clinch.
Bouche takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper is working Bouche over against the cage.
Bouche is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Bouche tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper has Bouche pressed against the cage, preventing Bouche from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper prevents Bouche from breaking the clinch.
Bouche wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper is stalling here.
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Bouche's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Bouche's head.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Bouche tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Cooper.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Bouche backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper dips a shoulder and cracks Bouche with a mighty uppercut! Bouche falls back against the cage and Cooper unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bouche is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cooper screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Cooper!