PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Copland (ranked 5065 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goral Davies (ranked 5337 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Copland
vs
Davies

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Copland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Goral Davies!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt

and Davies counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Copland has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Davies is on him like a limpet, forcing Copland back against the cage.
Copland has had enough of the clinch but Davies keeps him there for the moment.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies stuffs the takedown attempt from Copland. Copland gets slowly back to his feet.

Davies moves into the clinch successfully.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Davies is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Copland can't fight it off and eventually Davies manages to take the fight to the floor. Copland looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Copland uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Copland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davies wants to counter the offense by Copland and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Davies closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davies lands in his opponent's guard.
Davies controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Copland looking for a sweep. Not yet Copland, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copland being controlled here, momentarily.
Copland is looking to stand up but Davies isn't so interested in that idea.
Davies 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.
Davies content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Davies gets to his feet - Copland follows without any prompting.
Copland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Copland swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Copland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copland trying to keep a closed guard but Davies is proving a slippery customer.
Davies 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.

Davies decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Copland, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Copland throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Davies shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davies showed some decent athleticism there.
Copland is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Davies jumps into side control!
Copland being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Goral Davies will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Copland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Davies throws a chopping leg kick but Copland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Davies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.

Davies looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Copland!

Copland sneaks out the side door and pushes Davies away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Copland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Davies as Copland shoots in.
Copland tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davies!
Davies walks forward, straight into a front kick from Copland.
Nice body kick there by Copland.
Goral Davies seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Davies drives through with a takedown into Copland's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Copland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davies is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Copland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies advances position into side control!

Davies has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Copland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davies throws a head kick but Copland moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copland looks to clinch
and Davies counters with a one-two to the body.
Davies shoots for a double leg takedown but Copland sprawls well. He's pushed Davies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Copland is looking to counter the offense by Davies and move into the clinch.
Copland shoots in for a takedown but Davies shows good takedown defense.
Copland tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Copland. No joy for Davies on that attempt.
Adam Copland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goral Davies.
Copland is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Copland.
Davies takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Copland closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but Copland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Copland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Davies pushes Copland up against the cage in a clinch.
Copland looking to stall.

Davies breaks the clinch.
Copland has his takedown stuffed
letting Davies counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copland throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Davies goes for a double leg but Copland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Copland continues to drive forward.
Copland doesn't manage to clinch there - Davies circles away.
Davies takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Copland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Davies manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Copland keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Copland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Copland breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goral Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Copland tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copland moves in looking to clinch but Davies pushes him off.
Davies lands with a kick to the ribs.
Copland tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Copland wants to clinch.
Davies tries to counter with a clinch but Copland shakes him off and moves away.

Davies moves into range and clinches up with Copland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Copland's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Davies pulls guard.
Copland trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copland wants to stand but Davies is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davies is adopting a defensive guard.
Davies throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Copland stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davies throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Copland tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
Adam Copland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davies.
Copland tries to counter with a takedown but Davies is quick to defend against it.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Copland closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Copland lands in his opponent's guard.
Davies managing to control the position.
Copland won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies seems keen to control Copland's posture.
Davies has a closed guard, preventing Copland from standing up.
Copland trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Copland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Copland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Copland is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davies has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Copland.

Davies drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Copland wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Davies manages to pass to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Copland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goral Davies!