PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka comes to the cage accompanied by Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kopejtka
vs
Tyson

190 cm
26
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
29
280 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Kopejtka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kopejtka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kopejtka works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but Kopejtka defending well.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Tyson is pressing down on Kopejtka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kopejtka is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tyson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson trying to control the pace.
Kopejtka wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyson misses with a head shot. Kopejtka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kopejtka's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kopejtka wants to stand but Tyson is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergio Tyson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Tyson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tyson prevents Kopejtka from standing back up.
Tyson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tyson content just to control the position here.
Tyson lands a couple of good shots and Kopejtka has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tyson misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tyson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kopejtka.
Tyson controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Tyson dominated that round.
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.

Tyson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tyson wants to pass the guard but Kopejtka is keeping the position.
Tyson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kopejtka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyson.
Tyson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopejtka is keeping the position for now.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sergio Tyson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tyson wants to clinch.

Tyson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kopejtka is trying to defend but Tyson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tyson controlling the action here.
Tyson winds up and cracks Kopejtka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyson throwing shots but Kopejtka is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Sergio Tyson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Tyson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kopejtka to the ground. Tyson is now in Kopejtka's guard.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyson postures up and lands a big shot to Kopejtka's brow.
Tyson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopejtka has wrist control.
Tyson passes Kopejtka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyson uses his free foot to push down on Kopejtka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kopejtka.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka is bucking up trying to escape but Tyson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Kopejtka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson landing strikes from the mount.
Tyson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Kopejtka.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Tyson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyson lands strikes from half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kopejtka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sergio Tyson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopejtka is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson lands a nice short elbow.
Tyson wants to pass to mount but Kopejtka is defending the position.
Tyson passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyson controlling from mount.
Tyson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopejtka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyson with shots to the head and body - Kopejtka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka tries to hold on but Tyson postures up.
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tyson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson controlling the pace for now.
Tyson raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopejtka wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Douglas Kopejtka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson lands a heavy elbow.
Kopejtka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson scoring with strikes but Kopejtka is staying in there.
Tyson working the ground and pound effectively.

Kopejtka is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson unloading with bombs!
Oh Kopejtka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Tyson!