PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Simeone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeone has chosen Brucia Ancora as his entrance music. 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.

Kopacz
vs
Simeone

182 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Simeone!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopacz misses with a wild body shot.
Kopacz slips a jab and a cross from Simeone.

Simeone takes the fight into the clinch.
Kopacz is trying to break free.
Simeone blocks the elbow strike.
Simeone is working for takedown but Kopacz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Simeone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kopacz lands with a left to the head.
Kopacz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kopacz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kopacz gets underhooks to prevent Simeone's takedown attempt.

Kopacz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kopacz connects with a single shot there.

Simeone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kopacz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Simeone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Simeone's back!
Simeone is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone trying to get back to his feet but Kopacz is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopacz keeps control of the position easily here as Simeone tries to buck him off.

That's two 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.
Kopacz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone trying to get back to his feet but Kopacz is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Simeone is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Kopacz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopacz swats away the attempt to clinch by Simeone.

Simeone drives through and clinches with Kopacz against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simeone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kopacz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Piotr Kopacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Simeone.
Kopacz misses with a wild body shot.
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 Piotr Kopacz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simeone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kopacz as he jumps to the side.
Simeone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kopacz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simeone somewhat.
Kopacz looks to score with a jab to the body but Simeone is just out of range.
Kopacz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simeone tries to clinch up.
Kopacz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopacz stuffs the takedown attempt from Simeone. Simeone gets slowly back to his feet.
Piotr Kopacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Simeone.
Simeone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kopacz misses with a double jab.
Piotr Kopacz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopacz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone avoids the head kick by Kopacz.

Simeone pushes Kopacz up against the cage in a clinch.
Simeone goes for a takedown attempt but Kopacz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simeone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kopacz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simeone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kopacz connects with a jab.
Kopacz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kopacz swings for the body but Simeone moves out of range.
Simeone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kopacz cracks Simeone with a good jab.
Kopacz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simeone in his tracks.
Kopacz misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz looks to land a left hand but Simeone moved out of range nicely.
Simeone tries to clinch up but Kopacz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diego Simeone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopacz throws a jab when Simeone was well out of range.
Simeone moves away from the strike by Kopacz.
Kopacz misses with a straight right.
Simeone fails with a takedown attempt.
Kopacz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simeone.

Simeone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Simeone looking to sit in guard and control but Kopacz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kopacz controlling from the top position.

That's four 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.
Kopacz wants to control from the top but Simeone keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kopacz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Kopacz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kopacz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kopacz throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Kopacz misses.
Kopacz lands a body shot.
Kopacz jabs Simeone right on the nose. Simeone blinks but takes it well.
Kopacz misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopacz.
Kopacz throws a head kick that Simeone semi-blocks.
Kopacz lands a jab to the nose.
Kopacz with a hook.
Simeone throws a low kick, looking for Kopacz's leg but Kopacz calmly moves out of range.

Simeone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kopacz did well to prevent Simeone getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simeone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Simeone is just content to waste time from the top position. Kopacz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Simeone trying to control but Kopacz is working from the bottom.
Kopacz is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopacz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simeone is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kopacz trying to control the position.
Simeone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diego Simeone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simeone tries to free his leg and advance position but Kopacz is retaining full guard.
Simeone trying to move into half guard but instead Kopacz has managed to sweep!
Kopacz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone is looking to stand back up but Kopacz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Simeone.
Piotr Kopacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simeone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kopacz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kopacz wants to pass to mount but Simeone is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Kopacz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kopacz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Kopacz!