PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Copeland (ranked 3038 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 400 p4p, 458 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Copeland
vs
Chan

175 cm
29
165
16 - 18 - 0

184 cm
24
180
9 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Chan throws a hook but Copeland avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Copeland is just out of range.
Copeland misses with a wild combination.

Chan has Copeland up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan is trying to stall.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Copeland.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Chan.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland is stalling here.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chan jumps guard but Copeland stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland is trying to stall.

Chan breaks from the clinch.
Copeland throws a shot to the body.
Copeland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Copeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Copeland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Copeland lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan scores with a leg kick.
Copeland connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chan. Chan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Copeland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chan to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Copeland gets a clinch.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a shot to the side of Copeland's head.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan working aggressively here.
Copeland throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland landing knees to the body.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.

It looks like Charlie Chan has been cut.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Chan lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Copeland.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Copeland lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan looks winded!
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland scores with a knee to the head.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland lands a shot to the body.
Copeland is working Chan over against the cage.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Copeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan sizes up Copeland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan lands the left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan misses with a punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland stalling in the clinch.
Copeland working Chan over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Copeland with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Copeland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Copeland blocking some punches.
Chan working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland with a knee to the head.

Chan is rocked!
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Copeland finish him?
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Chan is blocking nicely.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.
Copeland lands a knee to the body.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Chan stalling in the clinch but Copeland improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Copeland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chan up against the cage.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Copeland just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Chan blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland lands a good knee to the midsection. Chan won't want to take too many of those.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Travis Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland taking a breather.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Copeland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chan's cut.
That's time! Copeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Copeland scores with a hook.
Chan just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Copeland was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chan.
Chan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chan throws a hook but Copeland avoids it easily.
Chan lunges at Copeland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Copeland's hand.
A big left from Chan misses.

Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chan's defenses.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Copeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Copeland putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan working aggressively here.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan letting Copeland take a breather here.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chan misses with the head strike.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Copeland is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Chan throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Copeland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Chan fails to land.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chan.
Chan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan stalling in the clinch but Copeland improves position.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Copeland to work.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Chan avoids the damage to the body.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Copeland avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Chan 's eye.

Chan jumps into guard, dragging Copeland to the mat.

Copeland decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chan, up you get!
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Copeland counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Copeland works Chan's body with a nice hook.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Copeland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Copeland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Copeland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan is looking to score with low kicks.

Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Copeland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Chan shrugs off.
Copeland just leaning against Chan, taking a breather.
Chan misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chan misses with some punches.
Copeland avoids a wild elbow strike from Chan.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copeland landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan misses with some punches.
Chan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Good body shot from Copeland.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Copeland is stalling here.
Copeland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan takes an elbow to the temple.
Travis Copeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Copeland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Copeland!
A relieved looking Travis Copeland thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.