PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Winner
vs
Kopacz

180 cm
23
176 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopacz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Kopacz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kopacz misses with a straight right.
Winner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kopacz throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Kopacz misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kopacz, right into the meat.
A left lands for Kopacz.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopacz catches Winner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kopacz takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner throws out a leg kick but Kopacz moves out of range and Winner only half commits.
Kopacz lands with an overhand left.
Kopacz throws a hook to the side of Winner's head but Winner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Winner misses.
Winner throws a right hand that Kopacz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopacz also avoids with ease.
Winner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kopacz counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz blocks a head kick by Winner.
A big right from Kopacz misses.
Winner takes one to the side of the head.
Winner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Kopacz.
Kopacz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kopacz misses with a straight left.
Kopacz checks a leg kick.
A big left from Winner misses.
Winner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kopacz.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopacz lands a nice looking body shot.
Winner pushes Kopacz away with a front kick.
Kopacz misses with a hook. Winner ducked under it nicely.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopacz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopacz circles away quickly and effectively.
Winner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winner shoots in for a double leg but Kopacz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winner is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopacz.
Some wild striking there from Kopacz.
Winner tries to clinch up.
Winner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Kopacz both land. Nice combination.
Kopacz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kopacz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kopacz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winner on the side of the head.
Kopacz misses with a looping left.
Kopacz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopacz.
Kopacz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Winner is predictable there
and Kopacz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kopacz misses its intended target.
Winner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winner shoots in looking for a takedown. Kopacz tries to sprawl out of it but Winner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kopacz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kopacz works the jab nicely.
Kopacz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Winner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kopacz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Winner. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kopacz. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kopacz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winner at a distance.
Kopacz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kopacz cracks Winner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kopacz scores with a jab to the head.
Kopacz cracks a nice hook into Winner's ribs.
Kopacz connects with a nice looking jab.
Kopacz misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes one on the button.
Winner misses with a shot to the body
and Winner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kopacz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kopacz lands a jab.
Kopacz lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Kopacz catches Winner right on the button with a cross.
Kopacz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winner at a distance.
Winner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kopacz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kopacz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winner momentarily.
Kopacz scores with a nice head shot.
Winner takes one to the chin there.
Piotr Kopacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kopacz throws a jab when Winner was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Winner.
Kopacz defending well as Winner loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Kopacz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Winner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winner misses with a combination
letting Kopacz counter with a right hand.
Winner is looking to wear down Kopacz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kopacz throws a hook but Winner avoids it easily.
Winner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winner lands with a kick to the temple. Kopacz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Winner misses with a shot to the body
and Kopacz counters with an outside leg kick.
Kopacz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winner at a distance.
Kopacz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winner.
Kopacz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winner momentarily.
Kopacz with a jab.
Winner looks to land a left hand but Kopacz moved out of range nicely.
Kopacz lands a nice hook to Winner's body. Winner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Kopacz as he connects with a hook.
Kopacz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Winner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winner's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopacz swinging wildly here.
Kopacz misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kopacz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kopacz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kopacz scores with a punch to the head.
Winner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kopacz.
Kopacz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kopacz lands a really nice looking cross but Winner seems unphased.
Kopacz missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopacz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winner.
Kopacz lands a jab.
Winner slips a straight right by Kopacz.
Piotr Kopacz seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Kopacz.

Winner drives through and clinches with Kopacz against the cage.
Winner taking a breather.
Winner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kopacz backwards.
Winner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kopacz swings wildly with an uppercut but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopacz trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Kopacz on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kopacz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kopacz's efforts to push away.
Winner stalling in the clinch but Kopacz improves position.
Winner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winner blocks an elbow strike.
Winner has a couple of punches blocked by Kopacz.
A bit of stalling here from Kopacz.
Winner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kopacz's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner slows down the pace here.
Kopacz wants to stall.
Winner prevents Kopacz from breaking the clinch.
Kopacz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kopacz throws an elbow but misses.
Kopacz lands an elbow inside.
Winner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winner tries to work over Kopacz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kopacz has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Kopacz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kopacz taking a breather.
Kopacz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kopacz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kopacz lands an elbow just above Winner 's eye.
Winner is working Kopacz over against the cage.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Winner avoids a wild elbow strike from Kopacz.
Kopacz misses with an elbow strike.
Kopacz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winner is defending well for now.
Winner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kopacz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kopacz throws a head punch that misses.
Kopacz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winner.
A head punch on the inside from Winner fails to land.
Winner misses with the head strike.
Kopacz looking to stall.
Kopacz has Winner pressed against the cage.
Winner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopacz controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Kopacz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Winner throws a leg kick
and Kopacz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kopacz cracks Winner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kopacz connects with a crisp jab.
Winner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kopacz slaps away a takedown attempt from Winner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kopacz throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Winner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopacz looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Kopacz ducks under a wild hook from Winner.
Jab, jab by Winner - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winner.
Kopacz misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz avoids the head kick by Winner.
Winner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kopacz thuds his right hand into Winner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kopacz.
Nice jab there from Kopacz.
Kopacz throws the left hand but Winner avoids the punch easily.
Kopacz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Winner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kopacz.
A big right from Winner misses.
Kopacz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopacz.
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopacz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winner misses with a kick to the body
and Kopacz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kopacz misses with a wild combination.
Kopacz lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner throws a lazy head kick
and Kopacz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Winner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Kopacz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winner doesn't seem phased though.
Kopacz misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Kopacz misses with a straight right.
Kopacz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Kopacz.
Winner slips a jab from Kopacz.
Kopacz misses the jab.
Kopacz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopacz scores with a punch to the head.
Kopacz looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Winner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kopacz's waist but Kopacz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winner off to one side.
Kopacz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winner on the side of the head.
Kopacz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kopacz looks to land a combination but Winner avoids it well.
Piotr Kopacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kopacz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kopacz.
Kopacz lands with a kick to the temple. Winner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kopacz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Kopacz.
Winner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kopacz.
Kopacz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winner backs up against the cage.
Kopacz throws a hook to the side of Winner's head but Winner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopacz scores with a nice body kick.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses.
Winner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kopacz finds it's way round the side to connect with Winner's head.
Kopacz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kopacz throws a leg kick but Winner sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kopacz.
Winner tries to work over Kopacz's front leg with a kick but Kopacz checks it.
Kopacz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winner on the side of the head.
Winner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopacz to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kopacz.
Winner slips under a jab from Kopacz.
Kopacz lands with a straight right. Winner didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kopacz, as that shot connected.
Stan Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopacz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kopacz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kopacz scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopacz lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopacz.
Kopacz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kopacz lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Kopacz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kopacz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Kopacz!