PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Andre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When the Saints Go Marching In. Riley Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Andre
vs
Cooper

176 cm
33
164 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

173 cm
30
170 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Project Mayhem

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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Cooper throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Andre staying out of range there.
St Andre missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
St Andre tries to land a leg kick but Cooper saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Cooper.
St Andre throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Andre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Cooper moved away.
St Andre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Andre cracks the inside of Cooper's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper avoids the head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper misses with a right hand
and St Andre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from St Andre misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
St Andre misses with a body shot.
St Andre throws a lazy body kick
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
St Andre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St Andre throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
St Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
St Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by St Andre. Beautiful body shot.
Cooper slips under a jab.
St Andre throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
St Andre throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
A low kick from St Andre is predictable there
and Cooper counters with a low kick, right behind St Andre 's knee.
St Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming St Andre to the mat! St Andre manages to get full guard.
Cooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooper is working St Andre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but St Andre is retaining full guard.
Cooper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

St Andre looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but St Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Andre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooper is one step ahead there.
St Andre keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Andre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
St Andre is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Cooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper wants to control from the top but St Andre keeps moving.
Cooper distracts St Andre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Cooper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Andre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
St Andre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Andre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
St Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre misses the jab.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Andre.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but St Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
St Andre cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
St Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Andre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper lands a body shot.
St Andre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin St Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Cooper stuns St Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with the left hand. St Andre knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper checks a low kick from St Andre.
St Andre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Andre.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Andre manages to avoid it.
Cooper blocks a head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
St Andre misses with a wild body shot.
St Andre lands a really nice looking cross but Cooper seems unphased.
Nice body kick there by St Andre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooper counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Andre's knee momentarily.
St Andre throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
St Andre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooper, right into the meat.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Andre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Andre - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Andre. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Andre takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Cooper with a jab.
St Andre looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
St Andre lands with a right hand.
St Andre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Andre manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
St Andre throws a low kick but Cooper moves out of range easily.
St Andre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin St Andre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cooper throws a good cross that connects.
St Andre misses with a combination
and Cooper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Andre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with St Andre's head.
St Andre throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
St Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
St Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Andre takes one to the chin there.
Benjamin St Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
St Andre throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
St Andre throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
St Andre punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
St Andre misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Andre throws out the jab.
St Andre misses with an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Andre.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooper is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Andre throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
St Andre lands with a cross.
Cooper throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
St Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper throws a leg kick but St Andre checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper feints and then cracks St Andre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Andre down.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper lands a leg kick that knocks St Andre off balance momentarily.
St Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Andre looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
St Andre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Andre misses with a straight left.
St Andre moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Cooper digs a good body shot into St Andre's ribs.
St Andre takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Andre misses with a leg kick.
St Andre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper thumps St Andre with a low kick.
St Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Andre throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin St Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think St Andre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin St Andre!
A relieved looking Benjamin St Andre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.