PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopejtka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metamorphosis by Blue Stahli. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kopejtka
vs
Powers

190 cm
26
230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

206 cm
23
283 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

KAISER

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 - 1 - 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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Powers!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopejtka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Powers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kopejtka.

It looks like Zeke Powers has been cut.
Douglas Kopejtka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Powers clinches with his opponent.
Powers with a knee to the head.

It looks like Douglas Kopejtka has been cut.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kopejtka working hard to break the clinch.
Kopejtka can't break the clinch.
Kopejtka throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
Powers lands an elbow inside.
Powers lands an elbow inside that Kopejtka shrugs off.
Powers lands an elbow just above Kopejtka 's eye.
Powers misses with a knee to the head.
Powers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kopejtka.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kopejtka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Powers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Powers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kopejtka is breathing heavily.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
Powers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powers lands a good knee to the midsection. Kopejtka won't want to take too many of those.

Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kopejtka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.

Powers rushes Kopejtka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kopejtka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Powers lands a good knee to the midsection. Kopejtka won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Powers - that landed with a thud.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Powers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kopejtka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Powers.
Powers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kopejtka misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Powers lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Powers.
Powers lands a shot to the body.

Powers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kopejtka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kopejtka has hold of Powers's hands but Powers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Powers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Powers 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Zeke Powers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Powers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kopejtka scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Powers.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Powers forces Kopejtka back against the cage and clinches.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kopejtka tries to throw a body punch but Powers avoids it by throwing Kopejtka back against the cage.
Kopejtka tries to circle away but Powers has him pinned against the cage.
Powers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kopejtka fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
Powers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powers.
Powers pushes Kopejtka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopejtka's defenses.
Powers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powers lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Powers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Powers moves into the clinch.
Powers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powers landing knees to the body.
Kopejtka tries to break free but Powers pushes him back against the cage.
Zeke Powers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Powers lands a nice uppercut.
Powers pushes Kopejtka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Powers - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Powers.

Powers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Powers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kopejtka defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopejtka prevents Powers from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kopejtka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kopejtka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers pulls Kopejtka in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopejtka wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Kopejtka with a nice head shot there.
Kopejtka throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Powers keeps trying to improve his position.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Kopejtka from controlling successfully.
Powers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Powers controlling Kopejtka's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Douglas Kopejtka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kopejtka lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Kopejtka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Powers clinches with his opponent.
Powers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Powers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Powers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kopejtka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Powers.
Powers lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Powers.
A right hand to the body from Powers.

Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kopejtka tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers lands a body shot.
Powers crunches a lovely knee into Kopejtka's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Powers.
Powers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Powers.
Powers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kopejtka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powers lands an elbow that stopped Kopejtka in his tracks for a moment.
Powers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kopejtka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Powers jumps guard.
Kopejtka stopping the sweep attempt from Powers.

Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kopejtka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kopejtka!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Powers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kopejtka throws a head punch that misses.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Powers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kopejtka is trying to break the clinch but Powers is controlling him.
Kopejtka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kopejtka managing to block the knees to the body from Powers.
Kopejtka throws a head punch that misses.
Kopejtka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kopejtka lands with a right to the head.
Kopejtka misses with a short punch on the inside.

Powers wants the takedown. Kopejtka is fighting it off but Powers persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kopejtka's guard against the cage.
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!
Kopejtka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Powers dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers controls the position.
Powers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Kopejtka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kopejtka regains half guard.
Powers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopejtka's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kopejtka defending well though.
Powers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kopejtka wants to control but Powers is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Powers wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopejtka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kopejtka is defending against the submission attempts here by Powers.
Kopejtka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zeke Powers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stops Kopejtka from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kopejtka gets full guard.
Kopejtka being controlled here, momentarily.
Powers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers is working Kopejtka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Douglas Kopejtka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopejtka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zeke Powers.
Kopejtka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Powers has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Powers 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Powers!