PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otha Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Por has chosen Saw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Otha Copeland had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Copeland
vs
Por

174 cm
23
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otha Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buakaw Por!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Por moves into range and clinches up with Copeland.
Copeland blocks an elbow strike from Por.
Por is trying to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Por lands an elbow that stopped Copeland in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Otha Copeland has been cut.

Por breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Por lands a leg kick that knocks Copeland off balance momentarily.
Por connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Copeland gets a double leg takedown into Por's guard.
Por avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Copeland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Por wants to stand up but Copeland is controlling him.
Copeland works over Por with some ground and pound from guard.
Copeland landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland connects with a couple of short punches.

Por working for a triangle but Copeland defends it easily.
Por looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Copeland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Por is trying to get back to full guard.
Copeland lands with a punch from half guard.
Por is looking for a sweep. Copeland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Copeland seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Por is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Otha Copeland!