PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by You're Going Down. Jett Jaggers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cope
vs
Jaggers

176 cm
24
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

5th Round
Vodka Rags

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 10 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Jaggers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cope misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Cope or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaggers which made him look bad.
Jaggers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Cope shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jaggers is trying to defend but Cope finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jaggers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jaggers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cope is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cope gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaggers misses with a hook. Cope ducked under it nicely.

Cope scores with a takedown into Jaggers's guard.

Jaggers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope throws a big right hand that misses.
Cope won't allow Jaggers to get back to his feet.
Cope wants to control from the top but Jaggers keeps moving.
Jaggers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cope.
Cope wants to control from the top but Jaggers keeps moving.
Cope trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cope stands up over Jaggers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cope has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Cope is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaggers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaggers has escaped and now he's on top!
Jaggers trying to control but Cope is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaggers wanted to stand there but Cope had control of the position.
Cope controls Jaggers momentarily but Jaggers frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cope 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.
Cope working a defensive guard here.

Jett Jaggers has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Cope shoots in and bounces Jaggers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cope throwing strikes from guard but Jaggers blocks nicely.
Cope passes Jaggers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jaggers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaggers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jaggers is refusing to be controlled, as Cope sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Cope.
Cope takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jaggers pushes Cope off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope feints and then cracks Jaggers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jaggers down.
Jaggers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cope but Cope pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaggers throws a body punch but Cope moves out of range.
Jaggers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Jaggers.

Jaggers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cope!
Cope really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cope gets back to half guard.
Cope slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jaggers won't allow Cope to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cope dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jaggers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaggers swings for the body but Cope moves out of range.

Jaggers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cope to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cope advances to half guard.
Jaggers is trying to stand up here but Cope is controlling him well.
Jaggers trying to control here.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaggers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jaggers missing with punches from the bottom.
Jaggers wants to get back to his feet.
Cope is pressing down on Jaggers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaggers is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Cope there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers wants to improve his position but Cope is controlling well.
Cope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cope lands a nice short elbow.
Jaggers is trying to stand back up but Cope is controlling him
Cope is keen to just control but Jaggers is a slippery customer.
Mike Cope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Cope there.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaggers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cope frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cope avoids the attempt from Jaggers to control.
A nice elbow there by Cope.
Jaggers is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope is landing with some decent strikes but Jaggers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Cope.
Jaggers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cope looking to finish Jaggers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jaggers!
Cope landing strikes from the mount and Jaggers is in trouble!
Cope lands a nice shot to the head.
Jaggers working to try and regain half guard.
Cope looking to control but Jaggers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cope landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaggers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cope trying to control but Jaggers is having none of it.
The referee warns Jaggers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope landing strikes from the mount and Jaggers is in trouble!
Jaggers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Cope looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cope looking to finish Jaggers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jaggers!
Cope landing shots from mount.
Jaggers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cope scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaggers?
Cope dominating with strikes here.
Cope is trying to control here but Jaggers has managed to regain half guard.
Cope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jaggers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cope pulls his head out easily.
Cope is controlling the pace.
Cope is thwarting Jaggers's attempts to control the position.
Cope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cope stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cope, right into the meat.
Jaggers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaggers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Cope dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cope takes a swing at Jaggers's ribcage but misses.
Cope throws a right and a left that Jaggers avoids nicely.
Cope wants to land a leg kick but Jaggers is out of range.
Jaggers works Cope's body with a nice hook.
Jaggers connects with a nice looking jab.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt - Jaggers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Cope is just out of range.
Good exchange - Cope coming out on top.
Jaggers scores with a jab.
Cope throws a shot to the body.
Jaggers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
Jaggers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cope rather than just go for the knockout.
Cope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaggers swivels and escapes.
Jaggers swings for the body but Cope moves out of range.

Cope shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jaggers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cope tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaggers is retaining full guard.

Jaggers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cope defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers seems keen to control Cope's posture.

Jaggers looking for a guillotine here but Cope defends easily.

Cope has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Jaggers to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cope is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Jaggers pulls down on the head and he's put Cope to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jett Jaggers!
Jett Jaggers is the new featherweight champion!