PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Justice
vs
Cooper

207 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cooper can do anything to dispel that myth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Justice wants to stand but Cooper is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice stopping the sweep attempt from Cooper.
Justice wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Justice drops back looking for a leg! Cooper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper manages to kick Justice off! Justice jumps back into Cooper's guard.
Cooper looking to control.
Justice controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooper is proving hard to escape from.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Cooper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Justice's guard.
Cooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cooper should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice has momentary wrist control but Cooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Justice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooper stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Justice throws up his legs and catches Cooper in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Cooper tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Justice! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hassan Justice!