PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bronson
vs
Kopo

184 cm
20
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Big right hand

Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Kopo ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Kopo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Kopo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Kopo clinches up with Bronson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kopo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.

Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bronson clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bronson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kopo dodges the punch combination from Bronson.

Kopo closes the distance and pushes Bronson back into the ropes.

Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bronson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopo misses with a head kick.

Kopo gets tackled into the ropes by Bronson. Bronson maintains the clinch.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.

Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bronson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronson pushes Kopo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bronson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Kopo is rocked!

Kopo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kopo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronson finish him?

Bronson manages to break the clinch.
Bronson cracks Kopo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kopo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kopo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Kopo could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Charles Bronson!