PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 1106 p4p, 137 weight class) and Caio Bottura (ranked 980 p4p, 125 weight class). Cooke's entrance music is Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. A fine choice. Bottura has chosen Face The Pain as his entrance music. Caio Bottura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Cooke's chin.

Cooke
vs
Bottura

184 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

173 cm
28
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.

Cooke moves into the clinch.
Bottura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bottura avoids it.

Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bottura feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bottura. Bottura obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Bottura saw that one coming.
Bottura lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottura! But no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bottura lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bottura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Bottura blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Bottura throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Bottura moves his leg out of the way.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bottura throws out the jab.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Bottura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
Bottura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Bottura moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Bottura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Bottura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bottura lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bottura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to slow Bottura down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Bottura was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cooke swings for the body but Bottura moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Bottura sees coming a mile off.
Bottura looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Bottura swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Bottura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bottura will feel that in the morning.
Samuel Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a right hand that Bottura ducks under and follows up with a left that Bottura also avoids with ease.
Bottura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bottura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but Bottura avoids it.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bottura! But no joy.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
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.

That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bottura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bottura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooke.
Bottura connects with the punch.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Bottura moves his leg out of the way.
Bottura throws a fast counter high kick but Cooke manages to duck under it in time.
Bottura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bottura takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Bottura was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Bottura checks a leg kick.
Samuel Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Bottura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke motions for Bottura to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Bottura flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bottura doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Bottura misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Bottura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bottura counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bottura. Cooke shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Bottura counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bottura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bottura is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Bottura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bottura.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Bottura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Bottura dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Cooke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bottura.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bottura at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bottura.
Bottura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Bottura pushes him off.
Bottura throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Bottura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Bottura is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Bottura avoided it.
Bottura feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bottura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Bottura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bottura checks a leg kick.
Bottura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Bottura motions for Cooke to come forward. Bottura throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura misses with a straight right.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bottura.
Cooke is looking to wear down Bottura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bottura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bottura throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Bottura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bottura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Nice shot by Bottura.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Bottura's head but Bottura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bottura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Bottura off balance momentarily.
Bottura throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bottura checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Bottura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bottura throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke jabs at Bottura's body.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bottura throws a front kick aimed at Cooke's knee but Cooke avoids it well.
Bottura throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bottura defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Bottura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bottura scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bottura counter with a right hand.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottura throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke lands a high kick!
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!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Bottura counters with a straight right hand.
Bottura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Bottura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bottura lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Bottura lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Bottura scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Bottura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bottura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
Bottura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
No joy there for Bottura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bottura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bottura throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body kick.

Cooke darts in and clinches Bottura up against the cage.
Cooke scores with a knee to the head.

Bottura jumps guard.
Cooke is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bottura is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.

Bottura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooke is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bottura working a defensive guard but Cooke passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caio Bottura.
I think Bottura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caio Bottura!
Caio Bottura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.