PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Troy
vs
Cooke

187 cm
41
195 lbs
49 - 28 - 1

185 cm
25
203 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Troy blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
An attempted straight right counter from Troy misses the target.
Nice body kick from Troy.
Cooke wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Troy.
Cooke throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Troy's leg. Troy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy throws a head kick that misses.
Troy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy lands a right hook to the body.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troy under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Troy.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Troy's belly button to the back.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses

and Troy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but Troy blocks it.
Troy presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Troy tries to circle away but Cooke has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Cooke is controlling the position.
Cooke misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Troy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Troy's ribcage. Troy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Nice straight punches there by Troy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Troy.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Cooke misses.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooke throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Troy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Cooke 's knee.
Cooke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke thows a leg kick but Troy checks it
and Troy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy scores with a jab.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Troy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Troy blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cooke tries to move into range but Troy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hektor Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Troy connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Troy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Troy avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.

Cooke closes the distance and pushes Troy back into the cage.

Troy breaks the clinch.

Cooke clinches.
A short left from Cooke.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Troy breaks from the clinch.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Troy motions for Cooke to come forward. Troy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Troy takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke motions for Troy to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Cooke tries to get set, Troy tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooke manages to avoid the attempt.
Troy throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troy.
Cooke throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Troy misses the target.
Troy lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troy throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy checks it.
Good work by Troy as he checks the leg kick.
Troy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Troy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Troy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooke misses the body punch
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Cooke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troy's sensitive parts.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Jab from Troy.
Cooke tries to clinch but Troy moves out of range.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Troy throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Troy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troy connects with the punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Troy's head but Troy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook but Troy blocks it.
Cooke slips a straight right by Troy.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Troy is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Troy moves away and avoids it.
Cooke jabs at Troy's body.
Troy throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Troy wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke scores with the left hand. Troy knows he should have avoided that one.
Troy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
Troy lands a body shot.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke slips under a jab from Troy.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a low kick but Troy avoids it.
Troy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Cooke clinches up against the cage.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooke pushes Troy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Troy breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Troy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Troy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.

Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.

Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke checks a low kick from Troy.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Cooke forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooke has double underhooks.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troy tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.
Troy gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Troy manages to break the clinch.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Troy throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Troy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooke throws a head kick but Troy moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Troy misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Troy.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Troy works the jab nicely.
Troy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke is looking to slow Troy down with leg kicks.
Troy misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Troy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Troy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooke connects with a body shot.

Cooke pushes Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
After the fight, Matt Cooke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.