PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cro copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). copout kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is you throw knee, i go home. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dale's choice of entrance music: Try A Little Tenderness. cro copout has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

copout
vs
Dale

219 cm
20
288 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
287 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, cro copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
copout misses the shot to the body.
copout dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
copout slips a jab from Dale.
copout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
copout lands the left hand.
copout scores with a punch to the head.
copout misses with a shot to the body
and Dale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dale.
An inside leg kick from Dale misses.
copout swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dale scores with the left hand. copout knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
copout moves out of range of the body kick from Dale.
A jab from Dale misses.
copout swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
copout scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from copout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale throws a body punch but copout moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Dale.
copout misses with a hook to the body
and Dale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dale cracks copout with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dale connects with a solid leg kick.
copout is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dale scoring well with a low kick there.
copout is looking to wear down Dale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dale lets loose with a powerful body kick. copout will feel that in the morning.
copout slips a jab from Dale.
copout misses with a body punch
and Dale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
copout takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
copout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dale throws a big shot that misses.
Dale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dale lunges at copout with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by copout's hand.
Dale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dale lands with a hook. copout tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dale looks to land a left hand but copout moved out of range nicely.

Dale cracks copout with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! copout looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dale finish him?
Dale lands with a right and another and another! copout is in big trouble! Dale lands again and this time it's lights out for copout! A quality knockout there for Dale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Philip Dale!