PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you throw knee, i go home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Copout
vs
Brizuela

219 cm
24
288 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

199 cm
22
315 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a looping right.
Copout slips a straight right by Brizuela.
Copout misses with a hook. Brizuela ducked under it nicely.
Copout throws a series of punches but Brizuela moves out of range.
Copout showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws the left hand but Copout avoids the punch easily.
Copout lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Copout slips under a jab from Brizuela.
Copout fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Copout throws a lazy right hand but Brizuela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Copout walks into a straight right hand from Brizuela.

Brizuela rushes Copout and presses him up against the ropes.
Brizuela throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brizuela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Copout's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela prevents a body shot from Copout.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brizuela.
Copout blocking some punches.
Copout blocks an elbow strike from Brizuela.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Copout takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Brizuela fails to land.
Copout is struggling to control the position.
Copout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copout lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Copout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brizuela with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Copout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Copout throws an elbow but misses.
Brizuela working aggressively here.
Copout is trying to drag Brizuela to the mat but Brizuela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Copout takes an elbow to the temple.
Copout managing to block the knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brizuela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Copout tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Copout lands a nice knee to the body.
Copout tries to stall but Brizuela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Copout blocks an elbow strike from Brizuela.
Copout avoids the elbow strike from Brizuela, against the ropes.
Copout lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brizuela throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brizuela pushes Copout back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Cro Copout will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Copout uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brizuela.
Brizuela misses with a hook
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Copout to counter with a crisp jab.
Copout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brizuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copout.
Copout paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Copout is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Copout is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Copout looks for a takedown but Brizuela sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela throws a hook but Copout avoids it easily.
Brizuela throws an off balance right hand
and Copout counters with a stiff right hand.
Copout ducks under a wild hook from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws a hook to the side of Copout's head but Copout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brizuela throws a right hand that Copout ducks under and follows up with a left that Copout also avoids with ease.
Copout drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brizuela might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Copout has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela throws an off balance right hand
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis Brizuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brizuela looks to land a right hand but Copout moved out of range.
Copout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Copout shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brizuela as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cro Copout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brizuela misses with an uppercut
and Copout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brizuela throws a lazy uppercut
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Brizuela misses.
Brizuela throws a series of punches but Copout moves out of range.
Brizuela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brizuela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copout blocks a jab.
Copout throws a body punch but Brizuela moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brizuela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Copout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brizuela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brizuela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brizuela misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brizuela throws a lazy right hand but Copout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Francis Brizuela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Copout staying out of range there.
Brizuela throws an off balance right hand
enabling Copout to counter with a crisp jab.
Copout punishes Brizuela's body with a nice straight punch.
Copout is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Copout connects with a jab.
Cro Copout is winning the standup battle so far.
Brizuela misses with a hook.
Brizuela throws a hook but Copout avoids it easily.
Copout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brizuela misses with a right hand
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout lands a lovely overhand right.
Brizuela lands the left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Copout here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brizuela avoids the body shot from Copout.
Copout misses the shot to the body.
Brizuela sizes up Copout with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brizuela connects with a nice looking jab.
Brizuela misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout fails to land the takedown.
Copout slips under a jab from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Brizuela there.
Copout has a takedown stuffed.
Copout looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela throws a series of punches but Copout moves out of range.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brizuela misses with an uppercut. Copout saw that one coming.
Brizuela throws an overhand right that lands on Copout's shoulder, as Copout tries to avoid the shot.
Copout shoots for a double leg takedown but Brizuela sprawls well. He's pushed Copout's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cro Copout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brizuela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Copout shoots in for a double leg but Brizuela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brizuela misses its intended target.
Brizuela throws a jab when Copout was well out of range.

Copout gets tackled into the ropes by Brizuela. Brizuela maintains the clinch.
Brizuela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copout blocks an uppercut.
Brizuela working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brizuela has him pressed against the ropes.
Copout working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brizuela.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Brizuela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brizuela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Brizuela!