PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alighieri comes to the cage accompanied by Mosquito Song by Queens Of The Stone Age. Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alighieri
vs
Copout

185 cm
25
245 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

219 cm
30
285 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout scores with a body shot.
Copout closes the distance looking to clinch

and Alighieri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Copout's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Copout has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alighieri throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Copout is pulling down on Alighieri's head. It's preventing any offense from Alighieri, at least for the moment.

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.
Copout keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alighieri shoots in and drives through. Copout sprawls well.
Copout tries to clinch but Alighieri moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throws a lazy uppercut
and Copout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Copout scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alighieri in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout throws an off balance right hand

and Alighieri counters with a takedown into side control.
Alighieri tries to score with some ground and pound. Copout controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Copout sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copout is trying to stand up here but Alighieri is controlling him well.
Copout makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Copout.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Copout keeps moving.
Alighieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Copout keeps moving.
Alighieri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Copout is keeping the position for now.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Copout keeps moving.
Alighieri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alighieri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alighieri won't allow Copout to get back to his feet.
Alighieri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copout preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alighieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Copout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Copout kicks Alighieri off and gets to his feet.
Copout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alighieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alighieri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alighieri. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Copout misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Tristan Alighieri will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alighieri takes one to the chin there.
Alighieri changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copout tries to avoid it but Alighieri manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copout to the ground. Copout escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alighieri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Copout.
Copout wants to clinch up but Alighieri keeps it at a distance.
Copout is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alighieri fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Copout, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alighieri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copout.
Alighieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copout lands with an uppercut that bounces Alighieri off the cage and back into range.
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alighieri.
Copout wants to clinch.
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alighieri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout scores with a sloppy right hand. Alighieri should have avoided that one.
Alighieri looks for a takedown but Copout sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alighieri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Copout lunges at Alighieri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alighieri's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Copout throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alighieri on the side of the head.
Copout clobbers Alighieri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Copout scores with a jab to the jaw.

Copout looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Copout winds up and cracks Alighieri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alighieri wants to control but Copout is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Copout is trying to control the action in half guard but Alighieri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Copout missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alighieri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Copout not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Copout not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Copout with the ground and pound but Alighieri uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alighieri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copout working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alighieri's head.
Alighieri has momentary wrist control but Copout slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cro Copout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alighieri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Copout with a jab.
Nice body punch from Copout.
Alighieri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Copout scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Copout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alighieri throws out the jab.
Alighieri ducks under a wild hook from Copout.
Copout scores with a sloppy right hand. Alighieri should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alighieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Copout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alighieri at a distance.
Alighieri catches Copout with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Some bone on bone action there as Copout checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Copout misses.
The fighters circling - Copout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alighieri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Copout is fending him off so far but Alighieri persists. Nope, Copout circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout cracks Alighieri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cro Copout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Copout scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Copout. Beautiful body shot.
Copout has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Copout.

Copout shoots in and gets a takedown into Alighieri's guard.
Copout loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Copout throws a big elbow that misses.
Alighieri keeping moving, preventing Copout from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout throws a big elbow that misses.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Alighieri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copout throws a big right hand that misses.
Copout looking to sit in guard and control but Alighieri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Copout looking to control.
Alighieri is fighting to break Copout's control of his arms but Copout is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri wants to control from the top but Copout keeps moving.
Alighieri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Copout is trying to control the position but Alighieri postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cro Copout was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alighieri throws a lazy right hand but Copout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alighieri scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copout tests Alighieri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alighieri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Copout.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cro Copout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Copout 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cro Copout!
A very excited looking Cro Copout rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.