PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Town Called Malice. Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cro Copout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thai
vs
Copout

191 cm
26
249 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

219 cm
30
285 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai lands with a slapping head kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thai enables Copout to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout throws a strike but Thai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thai trying to control the position from guard on top but Copout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Copout is keeping the position for now.
Copout has control of Thai's left arm, preventing Thai from doing any damage.

Copout scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thai blocks a jab.
Copout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Copout shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thai pinned against the cage. Thai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the body from Copout misses
and Thai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Copout looks winded!
Copout takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai thuds a left hand into Copout's body.
Thai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Copout walks into a left hand.
Thai delivers a nice body kick.
Thai lunges at Copout with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Copout's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout avoids the body shot from Thai.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Thai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cro Copout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai jabs at Copout's body.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Copout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thai cracks the inside of Copout's front leg.
Thai lands with an overhand left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thai.
Thai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thai. Those never looked like landing.
Copout misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copout is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Copout takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Copout takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Thai.
Thai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Copout's hands.
A swing and a miss from Thai.
Thai lands a nice looking body shot.
Copout takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Copout avoids the body shot from Thai.
Copout on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Copout moves forwards but Thai connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Thai lands a left and a right that send Copout crashing to the mat, dazed. Thai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Copout is rocked!
Thai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Copout is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Thai cracks a nice hook into Copout's ribs.
Copout seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thai lands a big uppercut and Copout crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Copout looks OK. Thai waves Copout back to his feet!
Thai drops Copout with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Copout! Thai dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muay Thai!
An out of breath Muay Thai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.