PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kopylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jaa
vs
Kopylov

180 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kopylov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Kopylov keeps it at a distance.
Jaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Kopylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kopylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Kopylov tried to score with a low kick but Jaa checks it.
No joy there for Jaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Kopylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kopylov looks for the body kick but Jaa saw that one coming.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Kopylov pushes him off.
Jaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Kopylov is avoiding it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kopylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kopylov.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kopylov throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kopylov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kopylov tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kopylov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kopylov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaa has Kopylov pressed against the cage, preventing Kopylov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vladimir Kopylov has been cut.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Kopylov blocks with his arms.
Kopylov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Kopylov blocks with his arms.
Jaa prevents Kopylov from breaking the clinch.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kopylov is defending well for now.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Kopylov blocks with his arms.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kopylov avoids it.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopylov avoids the damage to the body.
Kopylov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kopylov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kopylov has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Kopylov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopylov avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Kopylov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kopylov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopylov misses with a body kick.
Kopylov thuds a left hand into Jaa's body.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Kopylov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kopylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kopylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopylov tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kopylov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to clinch but Kopylov is having none of it.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Kopylov.
Kopylov looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Kopylov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kopylov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Jaa.
Kopylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Kopylov.
Kopylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kopylov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaa scrambles back to his feet.
Kopylov fails to land with a series of punches.

Jaa forces Kopylov back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kopylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopylov throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kopylov.
Kopylov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kopylov misses the shot to the body.
Kopylov connects with a right hand. Jaa shakes it off.

Jaa has managed to clinch.
Kopylov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa working Kopylov over with knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Kopylov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopylov avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopylov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.

Kopylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopylov throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kopylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Kopylov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kopylov drops Jaa with a beautiful combination! Jaa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kopylov is looking for the KO!

Jaa is rocked!

It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopylov is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Jaa hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Kopylov!