PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (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.

Zavurov
vs
Cooper

172 cm
31
169 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

186 cm
24
179 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Cooper.
Cooper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zavurov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooper. That's going to slow Zavurov down.

Zavurov closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Zavurov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Zavurov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zavurov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper is leaning against Zavurov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper digs a right hand into Zavurov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zavurov's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Zavurov wants to stall.
Cooper pushes Zavurov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zavurov is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Zavurov is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zavurov is trying to stall.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zavurov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper has Zavurov pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zavurov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Cooper just leaning against Zavurov, taking a breather.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Zavurov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Vincent Cooper has been cut.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Zavurov controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Cooper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Zavurov avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
A short right from Zavurov.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zavurov up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Cooper's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Zavurov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavurovs head.
Cooper lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Zavurov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Zavurov misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper pushes Zavurov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zavurov's elbow.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Cooper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cooper lands a really nice looking cross but Zavurov seems unphased.
Shamil Zavurov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Zavurov avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Zavurov moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. Zavurov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Zavurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper scores with the left hand. Zavurov knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Zavurov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zavurov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Cooper responds with a good body kick, but Zavurov manages to step out the way in time.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zavurov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooper. Cooper obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zavurov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zavurov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooper. That's going to slow Zavurov down.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zavurov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zavurov lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper tries a body shot but Zavurov blocks it.
Zavurov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper works on Zavurov's body with a couple of short punches.
Zavurov blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper tries to work over Zavurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper cracks Zavurov with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Cooper.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov blocks a body shot from Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Vincent Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Cooper gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zavurov.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper digs a right hand underneath Zavurov's ribcage. Zavurov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zavurov or not.
Cooper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooper.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.

Zavurov is rocked!
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Zavurov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper throws a big uppercut that drops Zavurov! More strikes from Cooper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zavurov lies dazed against the cage as Cooper celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Cooper!
In his post fight interview, Vincent Cooper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.