PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagonet McLoughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLoughlin has chosen Kutt Calhoun- Self Preservation as his entrance music. Dagonet McLoughlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cop
vs
McLoughlin

187 cm
23
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zawisza Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dagonet McLoughlin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cop tries to clinch up.
Cop throws a sloppy head kick and McLoughlin moves out of range easily.

Cop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLoughlin, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cop throws an elbow but misses.
Cop is struggling to control the position.
McLoughlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Cop has McLoughlin pressed against the cage, preventing McLoughlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cop just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLoughlin's brow.

Cop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cop throws a jab but it's blocked by McLoughlin.
McLoughlin throws a series of punches but Cop avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Cop.
McLoughlin fails to land with a series of punches.
McLoughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLoughlin throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLoughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McLoughlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLoughlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLoughlin misses with an uppercut.
McLoughlin misses with a head kick.
Cop tries to clinch up but McLoughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLoughlin tries to clinch but Cop is having none of it.
Cop throws a series of punches but McLoughlin moves out of range.
Cop misses the jab.
Cop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McLoughlin back to the cage. Cop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cop throws a push kick but McLoughlin slaps the foot to one side.
McLoughlin throws a head kick that misses.
McLoughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLoughlin tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Cop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by McLoughlin.
McLoughlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cop counters with a straight right hand.
McLoughlin looks winded!
Cop lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLoughlin's sensitive parts.
Cop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cop.
Cop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Dagonet McLoughlin has been cut.
Cop scores with a punch to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cop throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop has a couple of punches blocked by McLoughlin.

Cop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cop closes the distance and clinches.
Cop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but McLoughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop misses with an elbow over the top.
Cop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLoughlin tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cop seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Cop lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLoughlin backwards.
McLoughlin blocks an uppercut.

Cop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cop clinches with his opponent.
Cop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zawisza Cop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dagonet McLoughlin's cut.
That's time! Cop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid body kick from Cop.
McLoughlin walks into a stiff left hand from Cop.
McLoughlin wants to clinch.
McLoughlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cop cracks McLoughlin with a good jab.

McLoughlin is rocked!
Zawisza Cop is winning the standup battle so far.

Cop clinches with his opponent.
McLoughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cop finish him?
McLoughlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Cop.
A head punch on the inside from Cop fails to land.
Cop misses with an elbow over the top.
Cop throws a punch but it's blocked by McLoughlin.
Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLoughlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop working aggressively here.

Cop breaks the clinch.
Cop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cop walks forward and throws a big overhand right! McLoughlin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cop swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from McLoughlin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zawisza Cop!