PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 3224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Copeland (ranked 5827 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fenix
vs
Copeland

197 cm
40
248 lbs
37 - 28 - 0

188 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 37 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix scores with a jab. Copeland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Fenix ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
Fenix slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fenix.
Fenix keeps Copeland at a distance using the push kick.
Copeland misses with a body punch
and Fenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Copeland throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fenix counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Copeland!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copeland is being controlled here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Copeland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fenix lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Copeland down.
Fenix working the head with strikes.

Copeland is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Copeland is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Fenix can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Fenix!
Marcus Fenix really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.