PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Copeland jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Guy
vs
Copeland jr

154 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Copeland jr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland jr throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Copeland jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Copeland jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Copeland jr which made him look bad.
Copeland jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Copeland jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Guy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Guy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Guy works his way into side control.

Guy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Copeland jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Guy 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland jr tries to escape but Guy is in control.

Guy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guy in side control, throwing shots but Copeland jr defends.

Guy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Copeland jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guy trying to control the position but Copeland jr is working away.
Copeland jr wants to get back to his feet.
Copeland jr misses with a strike from the bottom.
Copeland jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guy is controlling him well.
Copeland jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Guy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Copeland jr lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Copeland jr thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Copeland jr throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Copeland jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Copeland jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alan Copeland jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland jr scores with a three punch combo!
Copeland jr swinging wilding here.
Copeland jr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Copeland jr duly obliges.
Copeland jr scores with a nice head shot.
Copeland jr throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Copeland jr throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Copeland jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guy in his tracks.
Copeland jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copeland jr.
Copeland jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Copeland jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Copeland jr swinging wilding here.
Copeland jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Copeland jr misses with the combination.
Guy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Last Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Copeland jr.
Copeland jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Copeland jr misses the shot to the body.
Guy tries for a takedown but Copeland jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Copeland jr pinned against the cage. Copeland jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Copeland jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copeland jr tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copeland jr to the ground. Copeland jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Copeland jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Copeland jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Last Guy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Copeland jr misses with a few strikes there.
Copeland jr misses with a few strikes there.

Guy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Copeland jr pushes Guy off looking to stand but Guy dives back in and keeps control.

Guy is trying to work for a kimura but Copeland jr is defending well.
Copeland jr punching from the bottom.
Copeland jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Copeland jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guy trying to control the action but Copeland jr is working from the bottom.

Guy seems to be working for a kimura but Copeland jr defends the submission attempt.

Guy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Copeland jr kicks Guy off and gets back to his feet.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copeland jr.
Guy takes one to the chin there.

Guy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Copeland jr can do anything to dispel that myth.

Guy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Guy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Copeland jr has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Copeland jr explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alan Copeland jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Copeland jr.
Copeland jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Guy should have avoided that one.
Copeland jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Guy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guy showed some decent athleticism there.
Copeland jr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Guy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Copeland jr misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Copeland jr tries to roll over but Guy keeps him under control.

Copeland jr kicks off Guy and gets to his feet.
A combination from Copeland jr does no damage.
A combination from Copeland jr does no damage.
Copeland jr misses with a wild body shot.
Copeland jr misses the shot to the body.
Copeland jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Copeland jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Copeland jr scores with a one two! Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Copeland jr scores with a jab to the head.
Copeland jr throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Copeland jr sprawls well.
Copeland jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guy fails to land the takedown.
Copeland jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guy backs up against the cage.
Copeland jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Copeland jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copeland jr tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copeland jr to the ground. Copeland jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Last Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copeland jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Last Guy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Guy gets the takedown into side control.
Guy is putting a hurting on Copeland jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Guy scoring with punches from side control.
Copeland jr throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Copeland jr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Guy is controlling him well.

Guy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Guy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Copeland jr, who protects the arm well.
Last Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Copeland jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Guy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Copeland jr to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy is trying to get an arm triangle but Copeland jr is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Copeland jr pushes Guy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Guy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Copeland jr keeps working.

Guy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Copeland jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Guy working the ground and pound but Copeland jr is defending the strikes.
Guy prevents Copeland jr from escaping the position.
Guy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Copeland jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Guy blocks the strikes from Copeland jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy tries for a kimura but Copeland jr is defending well.
Copeland jr is trying to buck Guy off.
Copeland jr throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Copeland jr tries to escape but Guy is in control.

Guy in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Copeland jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Last Guy!