PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babidi
vs
Cooper

172 cm
25
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
158 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babidi.

Cooper darts in and clinches Babidi up against the cage.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Babidi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Babidi tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Babidi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babidi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A right handed body shot lands from Babidi.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Babidi.
Babidi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babidi trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babidi scores with a knee to the head.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Babidi landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babidi struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Babidi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Babidi connects with a knee to the head.
Cooper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Babidi up against the cage.
Babidi scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Babidi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Babidi gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper tries a knee to the head but Babidi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Babidi - that landed with a thud.
Babidi lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Babidi - that landed with a thud.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.

Cooper is rocked!
Babidi lands an elbow inside.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Babidi finish him?
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!
Babidi has Cooper pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cooper is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Babidi - that's hurt Cooper badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cooper is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cooper doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lorenzo Babidi!
Lorenzo Babidi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.