PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottaa Koppia (ranked 483 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 74 p4p, 153 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Koppia
vs
Leonov

183 cm
30
191
17 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
195
14 - 11 - 0

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppia looks to land a right hand but Leonov moved out of range.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Koppia lands with an overhand left.
Leonov slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leonov slips under a jab.
Leonov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koppia misses with a body shot
and Leonov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koppia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koppia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koppia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koppia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonov lands with a hook. Koppia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koppia avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Koppia misses the target.
Koppia misses the jab.
Leonov throws a counter combo.
Leonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koppia. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koppia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonov looks to throw the jab but Koppia is out of range.
Koppia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonov connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Koppia tries to move into range but Leonov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koppia throws an overhand right that lands on Leonov's shoulder, as Leonov tries to avoid the shot.
Leonov lands a leg kick that knocks Koppia off balance momentarily.
Leonov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Leonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Koppia.
Koppia loads up on a big right hand but Leonov slips the punch.
As Koppia backs off Leonov throws a huge counter combo but Koppia manages to avoid it all.
Leonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koppia needs to keep his hands up - Leonov had a free shot at his head there.
Leonov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koppia under the eye.
Koppia ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
It looked like Koppia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koppia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koppia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koppia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koppia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Leonov lands a jab to the nose.
Leonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Koppia.
Koppia slips under a jab from Leonov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koppia.
Leonov takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leonov. That's going to slow Koppia down.
Koppia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonov.
Koppia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Koppia.
Koppia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koppia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koppia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leonov throws a big shot that misses.
Koppia misses with a left hand
and Leonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonov staying out of range there.
Leonov tries a quick counter leg kick but Koppia is wise to it.
Koppia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koppia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koppia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koppia throws a hook but Leonov blocks it.
Koppia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leonov.
Koppia tests Leonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koppia in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koppia.
Leonov scores with a leg kick.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leonov!
Leonov feints and then cracks Koppia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koppia down.
Leonov misses with a kick to the body.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koppia.
A slow jab from Leonov misses its intended target.
Koppia missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Leonov misses.
Leonov is looking to land body kicks.
Leonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koppia throws a big shot that misses.
Koppia misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonov lands an overhand right.
Leonov avoids the body shot from Koppia.
Leonov misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands a nice shot that snaps Koppia's head back.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Koppia takes it in his stride.
Leonov lands a head kick!
Koppia looks to land a right hand but Leonov moved out of range.
Leonov throws a hook but Koppia avoids it easily.
Leonov misses with a wild body shot.
Koppia throwing a counter right hand but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Leonov scores with a decent looking hook.
Koppia ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Koppia slips a straight right by Leonov.
Koppia throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonov throws a fast counter high kick but Koppia manages to duck under it in time.
Leonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koppia's head backwards.
Koppia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Koppia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koppia slips a jab from Leonov.
Leonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonov throws a lazy right hand but Koppia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koppia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koppia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Leonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leonov fakes the leg kick and cracks Koppia in the body.
Leonov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koppia slips under a jab from Leonov.
Leonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Koppia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koppia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koppia.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Koppia as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koppia misses with a looping left.
Leonov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koppia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koppia misses with a hook. Leonov ducked under it nicely.
Leonov tests Koppia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonov pushes Koppia away with a front kick.
Koppia blocks a head kick by Leonov.
Koppia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koppia misses the body punch
and Leonov counters with a low kick, right behind Koppia 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leonov misses with a looping left.
Leonov staying out of range there.
Leonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koppia.
Leonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonov throws the left hand but Koppia avoids the punch easily.
Koppia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov throws a head kick that Koppia semi-blocks.
Koppia lands the left hand.
Leonov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Koppia gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottaa Koppia!
After winning the bout, Ottaa Koppia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.