PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Mitchel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cooper
vs
Mitchel

172 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Mitchel settles back down.
Cooper is looking to counter with head kicks.

Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper working Mitchel over with knees to the body.

Mitchel breaks the clinch.

Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Mitchel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.

Cooper pulls Mitchel into guard.
Mitchel wants to stand but Cooper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Cooper has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mitchel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches.

Mitchel has hold of one of Cooper's legs. Cooper is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cooper is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mitchel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Mitchel looks winded!
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.

Cooper successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cooper has his feet on Mitchel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitchel fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel wants a takedown but no success here.
Mitchel working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Cooper jumps guard and drags Mitchel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cooper uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Cooper has Mitchel up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mitchel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Mitchel misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Mitchel.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Mitchel tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper landing knees to the body.

Cooper decides to pull guard.

Cooper uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!

Cooper pushes Mitchel up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.

Cooper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cooper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Cooper manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mitchel takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Cooper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cooper moves into the clinch.
Mitchel lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Mitchel is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mitchel working aggressively here.
Cooper just leaning against Mitchel, taking a breather.
Mitchel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Mitchel's ribcage.
Mitchel letting Cooper take a breather here.

Cooper successfully pulls guard.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooper pushes Mitchel off and scrambles back to his feet.

Cooper rushes Mitchel and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Mitchel's ribcage.
Cooper stalls.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Mitchel.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper has Mitchel pressed against the cage.
Mitchel working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchel up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milton Cooper.

Cooper pushes Mitchel up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to pull guard but Cooper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Milton Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Mitchel.

Cooper pulls Mitchel into guard.

Cooper pushes Mitchel off and gets back to his feet.

Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Mitchel's ribcage.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchel can do to turn this around?
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Mitchel is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.

Cooper pulls guard effortlessly.

Cooper pushes Mitchel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
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.
Cooper gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mitchel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooper after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milton Cooper dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cooper clinches.
Mitchel is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Milton Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cooper gets control of Mitchel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cooper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cooper has his feet on Mitchel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cooper clinches with his opponent.

Cooper pulls Mitchel into guard.

Cooper has his feet on Mitchel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.

Cooper drags the fight down to the ground.

Cooper pushes Mitchel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchel being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Cooper lands a knee to the head.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.

Cooper jumps into guard, dragging Mitchel to the mat.
Milton Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cooper kicks Mitchel off and gets to his feet.

Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Cooper ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cooper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Cooper pushes Mitchel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Cooper gets a clinch.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Cooper landing knees to the body.

Cooper pulls guard.
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!

Cooper uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchel won't want to take too many of those.
Milton Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Cooper jumps guard.
Lucas Mitchel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Mitchel from controlling successfully.

Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mitchel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Cooper!