PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're Going Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cope
vs
Miller

176 cm
23
152 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Cope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danilo Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cope.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Miller wants to clinch up but Cope keeps it at a distance.
Miller wants to clinch up but Cope keeps it at a distance.
Cope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cope lands with a right hand.
Cope lands with a shot to the body.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cope is out of range and Miller settles back down.
A left lands for Cope.
Cope scores with a jab. Miller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller looks for the body kick but Cope saw that one coming.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Cope throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cope fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Danilo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cope misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a low kick but Cope avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Cope. Beautiful body shot.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cope lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cope connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Cope catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danilo Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cope thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Nice jab there from Cope.
A swing and a miss from Miller.

Cope rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Cope.
Cope jumps guard but Miller stands there with Cope around his waist. Cope gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Cope is controlling the position.

Cope gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Cope slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope wants to free his trapped foot but Miller is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cope.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cope.
Cope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Cope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cope not landing any meaningful shots this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
Cope avoids the head kick by Miller.
Cope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cope.
Miller looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cope.
Cope cracks Miller with a good jab.
Miller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cope. That one must have hurt.

Cope rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Cope's takedown attempt.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cope has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cope breaks the clinch.
Miller throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Cope counter with a right hand.
Cope fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cope.
Miller throws a jab when Cope was well out of range.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Cope ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A jab from Cope finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Cope scores with a body shot.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Cope counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Cope connects with a single shot there.

Cope drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miller taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is not content to let Cope control the position.
Cope has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cope dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cope lands a jab.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller throws a head kick that misses

and Cope counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cope passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Miller!
Cope looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Cope connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cope dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope with the ground and pound from mount.

Miller is rocked!
Cope postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Miller in real trouble here! The ref calls for Miller to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cope!
Mike Cope retains his featherweight title!