PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Copeland
vs
Jones

187 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

199 cm
22
207 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Copeland.
Jones with a nice cross.
Donk. Jones catches Copeland right on the button with a cross.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Copeland throws a body kick that misses.
Copeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Copeland is looking to land body kicks.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland blocks a jab.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Copeland slips the punch.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones throws a body punch but Copeland moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Copeland moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Copeland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Copeland scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Copeland lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Copeland lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will Copeland go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jones is trapped and Copeland is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.
Copeland scores with strikes from the back.
Jones trying to control the hands but Copeland won't let him.
Can Jones hold on?! Copeland is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Copeland trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Copeland struggling to land strikes to the head as Jones covers up.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Copeland!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Copeland is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jones is trapped and Copeland is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jones breaks Copeland's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jones tries to stand but Copeland is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copeland is controlling Jones's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Copeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Copeland counters with a nice body kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Copeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones misses with a hook. Copeland ducked under it nicely.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Andre Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copeland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Copeland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Copeland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Copeland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jay Copeland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Copeland cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Copeland tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Copeland advances to full mount.
Copeland looking to land elbow strikes but Jones uses the position to regain half guard.
Copeland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Copeland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Copeland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Copeland is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Copeland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Copeland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland moves nicely into side control.
Copeland working the ground and pound.

Copeland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Copeland working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Copeland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Copeland lands a few punches from side control.
Copeland creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Copeland crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands some shots froms side control.

That has opened up Andre Jones's cut even more.
Jones isn't going anywhere.

Copeland working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Copeland tries to advance to mount but can't.
Copeland has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Copeland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Copeland moves away from the strike by Jones.
Copeland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Copeland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab. Copeland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones thuds his right hand into Copeland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Copeland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses

and Copeland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Copeland passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Copeland lands a nice forearm strike.
Copeland working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Copeland works his foot free and advances to mount.
Copeland thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Copeland looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Copeland lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Copeland landing strikes from the mount.

The cut above Andre Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Copeland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Copeland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Copeland there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Andre Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andre Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jay Copeland!
In his post fight interview, Jay Copeland started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.