PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anze Kopitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubrihayev has chosen Kalinka maja as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kopitar
vs
Ubrihayev

183 cm
24
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anze Kopitar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopitar.
Kopitar scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Zaubrek Ubrihayev has been cut.
Ubrihayev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopitar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ubrihayev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopitar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopitar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ubrihayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kopitar just misses with a punch to the body.
Anze Kopitar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Kopitar misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kopitar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopitar lands a body shot.
Ubrihayev throws a right and a left that Kopitar avoids nicely.
Kopitar misses with a double jab.

Kopitar lands a big right hand that sends Ubrihayev crashing to the mat! Kopitar stays standing though and waves Ubrihayev back to his feet!

Ubrihayev is rocked!
Kopitar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ubrihayev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ubrihayev is still on wobbly legs! Can Kopitar finish him?
Ubrihayev defending well as Kopitar loads up on a big left hand.
Kopitar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ubrihayev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopitar throws the left hand but Ubrihayev avoids the punch easily.
Kopitar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ubrihayev.
Ubrihayev slips under a jab from Kopitar.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kopitar moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ubrihayev! Kopitar continues to tee off on Ubrihayev, landing with a left and a right! Kopitar connects with a right hand that leaves Ubrihayev sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Kopitar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anze Kopitar!
Anze Kopitar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vitality for their support in the buildup to the fight.