PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Kopacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Loner. 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.

Kopacz
vs
Stringer

182 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
184 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Kopacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Kopacz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stringer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kopacz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kopacz tries a low kick but Stringer avoids it.
Kopacz thuds a left hand into Stringer's body.
Stringer on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Avon Stringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Stringer misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kopacz misses the target.
Stringer throws a looping overhand right but Kopacz ducks down to avoid it.
Kopacz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kopacz, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopacz throws a head kick but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kopacz thows a body shot but no joy.
Stringer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kopacz missing with a left hand there. Stringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopacz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kopacz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stringer misses with a looping left.
Kopacz scores with a jab to the head.
Kopacz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kopacz in his tracks.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopacz moves away.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopacz.
Nice cross by Stringer.
The fighters circling - Stringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stringer. That's going to slow Kopacz down.
Kopacz scores with a body shot.
Kopacz ducks right into an uppercut from Stringer.
Kopacz throws a hook but Stringer avoids it easily.
Stringer misses with a body shot.
Kopacz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kopacz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stringer throws out the jab.
Kopacz works the jab nicely.
Kopacz cracks Stringer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stringer slips a jab from Kopacz.
Kopacz blocks a jab.
Stringer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stringer misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Kopacz.
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Kopacz's head but Kopacz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stringer.
Kopacz throws a jab when Stringer was well out of range.
Kopacz scores with a jab.
A big left from Kopacz misses.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kopacz slips a jab and a cross from Stringer.
Kopacz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kopacz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stringer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stringer misses with an uppercut.
Stringer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Kopacz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kopacz ducks under a wild hook from Stringer.
Piotr Kopacz is winning the standup battle so far.
Stringer tries a low kick but Kopacz avoids it.
Stringer tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopacz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stringer.
Stringer slips under a jab from Kopacz.
Kopacz misses with a straight left.
Kopacz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kopacz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kopacz misses with a combination
and Stringer counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stringer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kopacz's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kopacz misses.
Kopacz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kopacz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kopacz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a body punch
and Kopacz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kopacz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stringer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopacz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kopacz misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stringer misses with a combination
and Kopacz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Kopacz.
Kopacz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stringer.
A head kick misses from Kopacz.
Kopacz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kopacz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Stringer misses the target.
Kopacz walks into a straight right hand from Stringer.
Stringer throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a hook but Kopacz avoids it easily.
Kopacz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kopacz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kopacz duly obliges.
Stringer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kopacz.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Kopacz misses with a looping right.
Kopacz throws out a loose jab but Stringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avon Stringer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopacz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stringer lands a two punch combo.
Stringer throws a lazy right hand but Kopacz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Kopacz.
Kopacz ducks under a wild hook from Stringer.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer misses with a hook. Kopacz ducked under it nicely.
Kopacz staying out of range there.
Stringer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kopacz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kopacz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kopacz slips a jab and a cross from Stringer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stringer tries to bum rush Kopacz with a series of wild strikes but Kopacz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stringer throws a series of punches but Kopacz moves out of range.
Stringer looks to land a right hand but Kopacz moved out of range.
Stringer cracks Kopacz with an open hand slap.
Kopacz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stringer checks it well.
Stringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kopacz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stringer.
Kopacz stuns Stringer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopacz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Stringer finds it's target.
Kopacz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stringer lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kopacz misses with a hook.
Stringer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stringer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kopacz on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kopacz.
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Kopacz's head but Kopacz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stringer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kopacz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stringer moves away from the strike by Kopacz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopacz misses with a straight right.
Kopacz lands a head kick. Stringer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopacz manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Stringer.
Stringer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kopacz off the cage and back into rage.
Stringer misses with a leg kick
and Kopacz counters with a series of strikes. Stringer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stringer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Kopacz.
Kopacz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stringer to score with a decent uppercut.
Kopacz swings for the body but Stringer moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kopacz slips under a jab.
Stringer misses with a wild body shot.
Stringer wants to land a leg kick but Kopacz is out of range.
Stringer throws a series of punches but Kopacz avoids them all with ease.
Stringer moves out of range of the strikes.
Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Kopacz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Stringer misses.
Kopacz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Stringer does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stringer cracks Kopacz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stringer misses with a two punch combination.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Stringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stringer missing with a left hand there. Kopacz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopacz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Kopacz misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Stringer wants to slow Kopacz down by chopping away at his legs.
Kopacz cracks the inside of Stringer's front leg.
Stringer throws the left hand but Kopacz avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avon Stringer.
I think Stringer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Avon Stringer!