PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamala Naamahaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naamahaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kishore Kumar : Chuu Kar Mere Mann Ko. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cop
vs
Naamahaara

190 cm
26
250 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
239 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamala Naamahaara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamahaara tries to clinch there but Cop circles away.
Cop motions for Naamahaara to come forward. Cop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naamahaara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Naamahaara misses with a looping left.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cop throws a front kick aimed at Naamahaara's knee but Naamahaara avoids it well.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Naamahaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Cop misses

and Naamahaara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cop scores with a hook to the body.
Naamahaara lands a damaging elbow.
Good body shot from Cop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Cop tries to throw a body punch but Naamahaara avoids it by throwing Cop back against the cage.
Cop lands a nice shot to the body.
Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Naamahaara controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara throws an elbow that misses.
Naamahaara tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Naamahaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cop misses with a looping right.
Naamahaara avoids the head kick by Cop.
A combination from Cop does no damage.
Cop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naamahaara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naamahaara manages to avoid it.
Cop avoids the head kick by Naamahaara.
Cop avoids the head kick by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara misses with a wild body shot.
Cop just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara walks into a jab.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
Cop scores with a head kick. Naamahaara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mirko Cop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cop misses with a kick to the body.
Cop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naamahaara.
Naamahaara is looking to clinch but Cop is avoiding it.
Cop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naamahaara is able to avoid easily.
Naamahaara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cop. That one must have hurt.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naamahaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naamahaara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cop counters with a right hand to the body.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Naamahaara misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Naamahaara blocks the low kick.
Cop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naamahaara is able to avoid easily.
Naamahaara checks a leg kick nicely.
Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naamahaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cop counters with a nice uppercut.

Naamahaara closes the distance and pushes Cop back into the cage.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara tries to circle away but Cop has him pinned against the cage.
Cop tries a body shot but Naamahaara blocks it.

Naamahaara breaks the clinch.
Cop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cop throws a lazy body kick
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that stops Cop in his tracks momentarily.
Cop throws a leg kick
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that stops Cop in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Naamahaara misses
and Cop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naamahaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naamahaara.
Cop punishes Naamahaara's body with a nice straight punch.
Cop lands with a nice body punch.
Cop cracks a nice hook into Naamahaara's ribs.
Cop swings for the body but Naamahaara moves out of range.
Naamahaara throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cop.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naamahaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naamahaara is out of range and Cop settles back down.
Cop throws a leg kick but Naamahaara moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Cop dominated that round.
That's time! Cop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Naamahaara avoids the head kick by Cop.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cop jabs Naamahaara right on the nose. Naamahaara blinks but takes it well.
Cop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naamahaara tries to clinch up but Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Naamahaara lands a head kick. Cop smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naamahaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Naamahaara blocks the low kick.
Cop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Cop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naamahaara.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cop gets tackled into the cage by Naamahaara. Naamahaara maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Naamahaara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.
Cop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Naamahaara manages to break the clinch.
Cop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Cop tries to keep at a distance but Naamahaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cop swings wildly with an uppercut but Naamahaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Cop lands a shoulder strike.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naamahaara misses with an elbow strike.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop avoiding damage as Naamahaara throws knees to the body.
Cop struggles to land a body shot inside as Naamahaara controls his hands.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naamahaara connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cop's face.

It looks like Mirko Cop has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Naamahaara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mirko Cop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naamahaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Cop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Cop blocks the elbow strike.
Naamahaara prevents a body shot from Cop.

Naamahaara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cop blocks a head kick by Naamahaara.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Cop moves out of range of the body kick from Naamahaara.
Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Naamahaara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naamahaara checks a leg kick.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Cop misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Naamahaara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick and Cop moves out of range easily.
Naamahaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cop lands with an overhand left.
A lazy body kick from Naamahaara
and Cop counters with a nice uppercut.
Naamahaara throws a head kick but Cop moves out of range.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Naamahaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Naamahaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naamahaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Cop circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop works Naamahaara's body with a nice hook.
Naamahaara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamala Naamahaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cop lands a jab to Naamahaara's midsection.
Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Cop scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cop.
Cop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naamahaara moves to clinch but Cop breaks away
letting Cop counter with a right hand.
Naamahaara throws a lazy head kick
and Cop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Naamahaara moves in looking to clinch but Cop pushes him off.
Cop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Naamahaara.
Naamahaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamahaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naamahaara blocks a head kick by Cop.
Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naamahaara moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cop. Beautiful body shot.
Naamahaara misses with a leg kick
and Cop counters with a thumping low kick.
Naamahaara misses with a head kick.
Cop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naamahaara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naamahaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Cop counters with an outside leg kick.
Naamahaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naamahaara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamahaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cop throws a wild body kick that Naamahaara sees coming a mile off.
Naamahaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cop.
Naamahaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cop. Cop obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naamahaara checks a low kick from Cop.
Naamahaara tries to clinch there but Cop circles away.
Cop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naamahaara.
Cop throws a right and a left that Naamahaara avoids nicely.
Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naamahaara.

Naamahaara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cop presses Naamahaara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naamahaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Cop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Naamahaara is trying to break the clinch but Cop has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Naamahaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naamahaara has had enough of the clinch but Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Cop lands a body shot.
Cop is working Naamahaara over against the cage.
Cop tries a body shot but Naamahaara blocks it.
Cop misses with a body punch.
Naamahaara misses with an elbow strike.
Cop lands a nice shot to the body.
Cop tries to work over Naamahaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cop pushes Naamahaara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naamahaara blocks a body shot from Cop.
Naamahaara blocks a body shot from Cop.
Cop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naamahaara takes a shot to the head.
Cop misses with a punch to the body.
Cop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cop lands a right hand.
Naamahaara throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Cop.
Cop works on Naamahaara's body with a couple of short punches.
Cop misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naamahaara's elbow.
Cop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Cop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Cop!
Mirko Cop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.