PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Kopara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's entrance music is The Rain - DMX. A fine choice. The key to victory for Luiz Ferreira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ferreira
vs
Kopara

189 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zbigniew Kopara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferreira.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferreira wants to stand but Kopara has his arm trapped.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kopara can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopara parries the strikes from Ferreira easily there. Ferreira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kopara to escape.
Ferreira tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kopara parries the strikes from Ferreira easily there. Ferreira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kopara to escape.
Kopara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ferreira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kopara has escaped the position, nice work there.

Ferreira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferreira tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ferreira throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopara is trying to get back to his feet.
Ferreira tries to stand but Kopara is controlling his head.

Ferreira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ferreira tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ferreira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ferreira misses with a takedown

and Kopara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kopara tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Ferreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kopara tries for a takedown but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ferreira! Kopara is backing up but he can't get away as Ferreira lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kopara and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luiz Ferreira!
Luiz Ferreira looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thank you Tim Tebow for answering my prayers and granting me this victory. You too Jesus.'.