PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lotus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lotus
vs
Kopacz

186 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

182 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Bling Bling

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 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kopacz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lotus misses with a two punch combination.
Lotus tries to bum rush Kopacz with a series of wild strikes but Kopacz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus avoids the head kick by Kopacz.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Kopacz moves out of range.
Lotus fails to land the takedown.
Kopacz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lotus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopacz won't be happy with that.
Lotus tries to score with some ground and pound. Kopacz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kopacz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lotus is just content to waste time from the top position. Kopacz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lotus tries to free his leg and advance position but Kopacz is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lotus trying to hold on to Kopacz's head to control him but Kopacz postures up.
Kopacz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kopacz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kopacz is thwarting Lotus's attempts to control the position.
Lotus punching from the bottom.
Kopacz is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus is looking to control Kopacz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lotus avoid being mounted?
Lotus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kopacz prevents Lotus from getting back to his feet.

Lotus manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lotus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kopacz defends it nicely.
Kopacz lands a slapping body shot.
Lotus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kopacz pinned against the cage. Kopacz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kopacz cracks a nice hook into Lotus's ribs.
Lotus is breathing heavily.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopacz lands with a hook. Lotus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kopacz misses with an uppercut.

Lotus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kopacz is looking for a sweep. Lotus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Piotr Kopacz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Left hook, right uppercut from Kopacz.
Kopacz lands with a right hand.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kopacz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Kopacz misses with a wild combination.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Kopacz moves out of range.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kopacz tries to sprawl out of it but Lotus 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.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses.
Kopacz misses with a looping left.
Lotus has a takedown stuffed.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopacz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lotus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kopacz scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotus.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Kopacz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Kopacz.
Lotus needs to keep his hands up - Kopacz had a free shot at his head there.
Kopacz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kopacz delivers a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Kopacz.

Lotus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kopacz digs a good hook to Lotus's body.
Piotr Kopacz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lotus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopacz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kopacz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kopacz misses with a double jab.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus misses with a combination
and Kopacz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lotus misses with a shot to the body
and Kopacz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus moves away from the strike by Kopacz.
Kopacz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kopacz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lotus moves forwards but Kopacz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kopacz scores with a nice right hand.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Lotus or perhaps it was just good defense by Kopacz which made him look bad.
Kopacz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kopacz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus moves forwards but Kopacz connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz misses with a two punch combination.
Piotr Kopacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lotus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kopacz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lotus is now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kopacz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lotus prevents Kopacz from improving his position.
Lotus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopacz's head.

Lotus 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus trying to control from half guard but Kopacz is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kopacz counters with a left to the body.
Kopacz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lotus.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kopacz counters with a left to the body.
Kopacz looks to land a combination. Lotus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kopacz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lotus throws a combination that misses
and Kopacz counters with a body kick.
Kopacz cracks Lotus with a good jab.
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!
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopacz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lotus circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopacz misses with a two punch combination.
Kopacz misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopacz throws a right and a left that Lotus avoids nicely.
Kopacz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lotus counters with a series of strikes. Kopacz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lotus lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopacz is just out of range.
Lotus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kopacz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lotus somewhat.
Lotus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kopacz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lotus looks for a takedown but Kopacz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kopacz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lotus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Kopacz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kopacz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lotus dodges the punch combination from Kopacz.
Lotus digs a good hook to Kopacz's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lotus - just one landing.
Lotus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kopacz lands a jab-cross combination.
Lotus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Lotus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Kopacz trying to hold on to Lotus's head to control him but Lotus postures up.
Lotus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus stalling away here and it's allowed Kopacz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lotus stopping the sweep attempt from Kopacz.
Piotr Kopacz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kopacz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Lotus wants to get up but he can't break Kopacz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lotus wants to pass the guard but Kopacz is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kopacz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lotus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kopacz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kopacz lands a lovely overhand right.
Tommy Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Lotus misses.

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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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