PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1717 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 226 p4p, 291 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. 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.

Gellar
vs
Copeland

166 cm
43
165
45 - 23 - 3

175 cm
30
165
18 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
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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 45 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Copeland pushes Gellar up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Gellar being controlled against the cage.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Gellar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland'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.
Copeland gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
Copeland working Gellar over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gellar's defenses.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Copeland.
Gellar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gellar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Copeland can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Copeland - that landed with a thud.
Gellar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Copeland.
Copeland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Copeland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Copeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Copeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Gellar controls his hands.
Copeland is leaning against Gellar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Copeland presses Gellar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Copeland blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Copeland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
Copeland stalling.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland presses Gellar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Copeland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
Copeland misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gellar avoiding damage as Copeland throws knees to the body.
Copeland lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gellar.
Copeland works on Gellar's body with a couple of short punches.
Gellar misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uri Gellar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gellar gets through Copeland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Copeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
A right hook to the body lands for Copeland.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Copeland as the two fighters clinch.
Gellar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Copeland utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Copeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland moves away from the strike by Gellar.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Copeland stalling against the cage.
Copeland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Copeland is pushing Gellar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Copeland scores with a shot to the side of Gellar's head.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar letting Copeland take a breather here.
Copeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland lands a shoulder strike.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland'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.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Copeland.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Gellar blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
The referee is keeping an eye on Copeland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Copeland misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Copeland.
Copeland throws a punch but it's blocked by Gellar.
Copeland can't get the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gellar dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Gellar.
Gellar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copelands head.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Copeland.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Copeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gellar.
Copeland is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gellar is looking to clinch but Copeland is avoiding it.
Copeland unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws a leg kick that misses.

Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Copeland.
A short left from Gellar.
Copeland swings wildly with an uppercut but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Copeland fails to land.
Gellar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland working aggressively here.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
A short right from Gellar.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Copeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Copeland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Copeland trying to control the position but instead, Gellar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Copeland into the cage.
Copeland lands with a right to the head.

Gellar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Copeland is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gellar to the mat. Gellar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Copeland wants to pass the guard but Gellar is keeping the position.
Copeland postures up.
Copeland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gellar's guard.

Copeland is working for a kimura but Gellar is defending it quite comfortably.
Gellar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uri Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Copeland stands and throws Gellar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Copeland advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Copeland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gellar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gellar tries to reverse the position but Copeland maintains control.
Copeland postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gellar badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Copeland around the waist but Copeland pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Copeland is the winner by TKO! Copeland jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Copeland!
After winning the bout, Travis Copeland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.