PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music. Cro Copout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brizuela
vs
Copout

199 cm
23
315 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

219 cm
24
288 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Copout slips under a jab from Brizuela.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Copout's corner calls for a 1-2. Copout obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Copout lands a nice looking body shot.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela misses with a jab to the body
and Copout counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brizuela misses the body punch
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brizuela slaps away a takedown attempt from Copout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brizuela throws a shot to the body.
Brizuela throws a shot to the body.
Brizuela is looking to wear down Copout with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Copout looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Copout misses.

Brizuela rushes Copout and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copout managing to block the knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela pushes Copout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela tries to land knees in the clinch but Copout avoids the damage to the body.
Copout tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brizuela.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Copout fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brizuela tries to work over Copout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Brizuela working Copout over with knees to the body.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Copout controls his hands.
Copout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copout goes for a takedown attempt but Brizuela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brizuela throws a sloppy body shot
and Copout counters with a left to the body.
Brizuela cracks Copout with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brizuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Copout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Copout.
Brizuela tries to clinch up but Copout circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout shoots in looking for a takedown. Brizuela tries to sprawl out of it but Copout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brizuela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis Brizuela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cro Copout.
Brizuela misses with a body shot
letting Copout counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands with a nice combination. Copout backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brizuela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brizuela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Copout.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Brizuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copout misses with a hook. Brizuela ducked under it nicely.
Brizuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Copout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela swings for the body but Copout moves out of range.
Good shot there by Brizuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Brizuela dominated that 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.

Copout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Copout.
Copout misses with a hook
and Brizuela counters with a right hand to the body.
Copout slips under a jab.
Brizuela throws a body punch but Copout moves out of range.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copout throws the left hand but Brizuela avoids the punch easily.
Copout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brizuela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Copout moves forwards but Brizuela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Francis Brizuela is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Copout on the side of the head.
Brizuela scores with a three punch combo!
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizuela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brizuela moves out of range of the strikes.

Copout throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brizuela was covering up waiting for the punch and Copout finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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 tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brizuela controlling the position.
Copout with a flurry of punches that miss.
Copout controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Brizuela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Copout looking to sit in guard and control but Brizuela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Copout is looking to sweep but instead, Brizuela has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brizuela prevents Copout from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cro Copout hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brizuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copout moves away.
A slow jab from Brizuela misses its intended target.
A cross from Copout lands.
Brizuela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brizuela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Copout lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Copout bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brizuela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout working the strikes but Brizuela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Copout thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brizuela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Copout makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brizuela managing to control the position.
Copout tries to stand but Brizuela is controlling from the bottom.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Brizuela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copout has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brizuela trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Francis Brizuela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Copout lands with a right hand.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout ducks under a wild hook from Brizuela.
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela misses with a body punch
and Copout counters with a right hand to the body.
Brizuela lands a nice looking body shot.
Brizuela misses with a body shot.
Copout scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela looks to score with a jab to the body but Copout is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout throws a shot from downtown. Brizuela moves away and avoids it.
Copout scores with a sloppy right hand. Brizuela should have avoided that one.
Copout moves away from the strike by Brizuela.
Brizuela swings for the body but Copout moves out of range.
Copout shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brizuela misses with a wild body shot.
Brizuela misses with a jab to the body
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brizuela is looking to clinch.
Brizuela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Copout counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cro Copout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brizuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copout.
Brizuela slips under a jab from Copout.
Copout misses with a kick to the body.
Copout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brizuela manages to avoid it.
Brizuela lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Brizuela misses
and Copout counters with a straight right hand.
Brizuela lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copout moves away.
Copout throws a hook but Brizuela blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Copout.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Brizuela. That snapped Copout's head back.
Copout tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Copout throws a lazy uppercut
and Brizuela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Francis Brizuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brizuela avoids the body shot from Copout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela clobbers Copout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 a lunging right hand
and Copout counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Brizuela coming out on top.
Copout is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brizuela misses with a wild body shot.
Copout avoids the body shot from Brizuela.
Francis Brizuela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Copout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela defending well as Copout loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout misses with a looping right.
Copout throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brizuela counters with a left to the body.
Brizuela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copout was well out of range. Poor timing from Brizuela.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cro Copout.
I think Brizuela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Brizuela!
Francis Brizuela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.