PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Аркона - Call of Battle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianov
vs
Kopylov

184 cm
25
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Emelianov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Roman Emelianov has been cut.
Emelianov tries to clinch but Kopylov moves out of range.

Kopylov drops Emelianov with a beautiful combination! Emelianov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopylov is looking for the KO!

Emelianov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianov.
Oh Emelianov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kopylov tries to escape but Emelianov is in control.
Emelianov seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianov trying to control the position but Kopylov is working away.
Emelianov taking a breather here.
Emelianov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kopylov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kopylov looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov is looking to advance position but Kopylov won't allow it.
Emelianov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kopylov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

We're going to have a standup here because Roman Emelianov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kopylov misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov fails with the takedown.
Emelianov tries to clinch up but Kopylov circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Kopylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopylov lands a high kick!
Emelianov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kopylov's waist but Kopylov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianov off to one side.
Kopylov lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Roman Emelianov's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianov is looking to clinch.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses

and Emelianov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianov.
Emelianov is trying to drag Kopylov to the mat but Kopylov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Emelianov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kopylov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kopylov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianov keeps control of Kopylov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianov won't allow it.
Emelianov looking for a takedown.
Kopylov is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him.
Kopylov gets underhooks to prevent Emelianov's takedown attempt.

Kopylov pulls guard effortlessly.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Emelianov from controlling successfully.
Emelianov looking to sit in guard and control but Kopylov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kopylov wants to stand and escape but instead Emelianov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Emelianov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
Emelianov stops Kopylov from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianov trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kopylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick by Kopylov misses
and Emelianov counters with a body kick.
Kopylov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianov in his tracks.
Good work by Emelianov as he checks the leg kick.
Emelianov tries to clinch up.
Kopylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianov.
Emelianov tries to clinch there but Kopylov circles away.
Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopylov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianov misses with a takedown attempt - Kopylov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kopylov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kopylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelianov.
Kopylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianov manages to avoid it.
Emelianov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roman Emelianov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianov fails to land the takedown.
Kopylov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianov off the cage and back into rage.

Roman Emelianov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kopylov throws a push kick but Emelianov slaps the foot to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianov connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vladimir Kopylov has been cut.
Kopylov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianov walks away with a smile on his face. Kopylov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kopylov but Kopylov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Emelianov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kopylov drops Emelianov with a beautiful combination! Emelianov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopylov is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopylov tries to bum rush Emelianov with a series of wild strikes but Emelianov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov looks for the body kick but Emelianov saw that one coming.
Kopylov throws a nice looking combination but Emelianov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianov drops his hands momentarily and Kopylov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Jeez, Roman Emelianov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kopylov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Emelianov takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kopylov prevents it.
Kopylov tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage.
Kopylov is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him.
Emelianov can't get the takedown.
Kopylov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianov.
Emelianov has Kopylov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kopylov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopylov controls his hands.
Emelianov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kopylov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kopylov working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopylov avoids the damage to the body.
Kopylov gets underhooks to prevent Emelianov's takedown attempt.
Emelianov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kopylov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kopylov lands a jab to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Emelianov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Kopylov!