PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Offembach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offembach has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kopylov
vs
Offembach

194 cm
25
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anatoly Kopylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Offembach!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Offembach 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Offembach won't allow Kopylov to get back to his feet.
Offembach cracks Kopylov with a solid left hand.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Offembach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kopylov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Offembach is controlling him.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Offembach from controlling successfully.
Offembach stops Kopylov from standing up.
Offembach looking to pass the guard.
Offembach scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Offembach trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Offembach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Offembach sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Offembach wants to control from the top but Kopylov keeps moving.
Kopylov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kopylov, not yet.
Kopylov controls Offembach momentarily but Offembach frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Offembach checks a leg kick.
Kopylov misses with a hook. Offembach ducked under it nicely.
Offembach throws a right hand that Kopylov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopylov also avoids with ease.
Offembach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kopylov misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopylov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Offembach moves into the clinch.

Offembach has Kopylov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Offembach pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kopylov tumbling to the mat - Offembach dives into Kopylov's guard.
Kopylov keeping moving, preventing Offembach from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Offembach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopylov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Offembach must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Offembach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopylov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Offembach postures up in Kopylov's guard and throws a big left but Kopylov blocks it.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Offembach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopylov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offembach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Offembach throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Offembach throwing strikes from guard but Kopylov blocks nicely.
Offembach landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Offembach lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Offembach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Offembach with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kopylov has momentary wrist control but Offembach slips an elbow through the middle.
Offembach controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offembach lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Offembach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopylov has momentary wrist control but Offembach slips an elbow through the middle.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Offembach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Offembach throwing strikes but missing.
Offembach scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopylov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Offembach slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Offembach lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Offembach dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kopylov enables Offembach to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kopylov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kopylov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Offembach is controlling him.
Kopylov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Offembach trying to control but Kopylov is working from the bottom.
Offembach throws an elbow that misses. Kopylov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Offembach's guard. Nice move by Kopylov!
Kopylov won't allow Offembach to get back to his feet.
Kopylov wants to control from the top but Offembach keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Offembach is looking to stand up but Kopylov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Offembach pushes Kopylov off and scrambles back to his feet.

Offembach shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Offembach was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jacques Offembach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Offembach throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kopylov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Offembach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Offembach connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kopylov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Offembach loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kopylov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Offembach land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Offembach stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Offembach!
Our winner, Jacques Offembach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.