PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Cozzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Sopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozzy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ain't no Stoppin us now. JP Sopa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cozzy
vs
Sopa

179 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
139 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Cozzy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Sopa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cozzy.

Cozzy stands up.
Sopa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sopa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sopa missing with a left hand there. Cozzy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cozzy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sopa doesn't seem bothered though.
Sopa dodges the punch combination from Cozzy.
Cozzy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sopa throws a wild body kick that Cozzy sees coming a mile off.
Sopa slips a jab and a cross from Cozzy.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozzy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozzy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sopa avoids it really well and circles away.
Cozzy fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
JP Sopa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sopa misses with a hook to the body
and Cozzy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses.
Sopa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sopa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cozzy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozzy shoots in for a takedown but Sopa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy checks a leg kick.
Sopa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cozzy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cozzy.
Sopa tries a low kick but Cozzy avoids it.
Cozzy closes the distance and clinches up with Sopa, looking for a takedown. Cozzy pushes Sopa against the cage but Sopa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sopa as Cozzy shoots in.
Cozzy is breathing heavily.
Cozzy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sopa tries to avoid it but Cozzy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sopa to the ground. Sopa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sopa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sopa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sopa tries to land a front kick but Cozzy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sopa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King Cozzy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sopa throws a hook to the side of Cozzy's head but Cozzy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Cozzy.
Sopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozzy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sopa.
Sopa misses with a wild body shot.
Sopa misses with a body punch
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cozzy wants to clinch.
Cozzy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cozzy shoots in and drives through. Sopa sprawls well.
Cozzy misses with a low kick as Sopa jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sopa 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.
Cozzy misses with a head kick.
Cozzy stuns Sopa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sopa throws a leg kick but Cozzy moved away.
Cozzy misses with a series of wild punches.
Sopa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozzy swings for the body but Sopa moves out of range.
Sopa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozzy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sopa circles away.
Cozzy blocks a jab.
Cozzy slips a jab from Sopa.
Sopa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Sopa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A slow jab from Sopa misses its intended target.
Cozzy shoots for a takedown but Sopa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa throws a body kick.
Sopa blocks a head kick by Cozzy.
Cozzy checks a leg kick.
Sopa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cozzy checks the leg kick.
Sopa misses with a few strikes there.
Sopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cozzy blocks a low kick nicely.
Sopa throws a looping overhand right but Cozzy ducks down to avoid it.
Cozzy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sopa.
Cozzy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sopa throws the left hand but Cozzy avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cozzy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cozzy slips a straight right by Sopa.
Cozzy tries to clinch but Sopa is having none of it.
Cozzy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sopa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cozzy.
Sopa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cozzy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cozzy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cozzy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cozzy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozzy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sopa.
Cozzy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sopa's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sopa throws a sloppy head kick and Cozzy moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sopa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozzy.
King Cozzy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sopa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cozzy.
Cozzy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cozzy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sopa defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozzy avoids the head kick by Sopa.
Cozzy lands a head kick!
Sopa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozzy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cozzy is looking to wear down Sopa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sopa misses with a leg kick
and Cozzy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sopa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses.
Sopa throws a leg kick
and Cozzy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cozzy throws a series of punches but Sopa moves out of range.
Cozzy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cozzy.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy counters with a series of strikes. Sopa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa strikes.
Sopa misses with a head kick.
Sopa looks to throw the jab but Cozzy is out of range.
Sopa misses with a head kick.
Sopa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozzy moves away.
Sopa throws a sloppy head kick and Cozzy moves out of range easily.
Cozzy throws a right hand that Sopa ducks under and follows up with a left that Sopa also avoids with ease.
Sopa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cozzy.
Cozzy misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy moves out of range as Sopa throws a body kick.
Cozzy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sopa.
Sopa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cozzy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sopa blocks a head kick by Cozzy.
Sopa throws a combination that misses

and Cozzy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Sopa pushes Cozzy off and gets back to his feet.
Sopa looks to land a combination but Cozzy avoids it well.
Sopa throws a head kick but Cozzy moves out of range.
Cozzy tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy tries to clinch up.
Cozzy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sopa's head.
Cozzy throws a body punch but Sopa moves out of range.
Cozzy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sopa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Sopa does no damage.
Cozzy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sopa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sopa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sopa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cozzy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sopa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sopa is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Cozzy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cozzy is looking to clinch but Sopa is avoiding it.
Sopa keeps the fight on the outside.
Cozzy connects with a high kick.
Cozzy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cozzy throws a sloppy head kick and Sopa moves out of range easily.
Sopa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sopa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Cozzy or perhaps it was just good defense by Sopa which made him look bad.
Sopa tries to work over Cozzy's front leg with a kick but Cozzy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sopa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cozzy counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cozzy throws a shot to the body.
Sopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozzy fails to land the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozzy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sopa misses the body punch
and Cozzy counters with a head kick. That will keep Sopa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cozzy tries to clinch but Sopa moves out of range.
Sopa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cozzy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sopa. Cozzy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sopa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozzy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sopa.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses.
Cozzy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sopa circles away.
Cozzy moves in looking to clinch but Sopa pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sopa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozzy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cozzy checks a leg kick nicely.
Sopa misses with a low kick.
Sopa misses with a low kick.
Sopa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cozzy counters with a one-two to the body.
Cozzy tries for a takedown but Sopa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Cozzy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozzy avoids the head kick by Sopa.
Sopa misses with a body shot.
A head kick by Sopa misses
and Cozzy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sopa really felt that one!
A punch combination from Sopa misses.
Cozzy misses with a head kick.
Cozzy moves away from the strike by Sopa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozzy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozzy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cozzy slips a jab and a cross from Sopa.
Sopa throws a head kick but Cozzy moves out of range.
A big right from Sopa misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sopa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sopa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozzy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sopa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cozzy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozzy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Sopa misses.
A low kick from Sopa misses
and Cozzy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sopa really felt that one!
Sopa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozzy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cozzy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sopa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cozzy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sopa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozzy is looking to clinch but Sopa is avoiding it.
Sopa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cozzy tries to close the distance and clinch but Sopa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sopa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cozzy throws a shot to the body.
Cozzy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sopa tries to score with a low kick but Cozzy moves his leg out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sopa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sopa misses the jab.
JP Sopa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Cozzy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cozzy connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Cozzy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cozzy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cozzy!