PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes to the cage accompanied by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music. Oisin O Conghaile has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Copeland
vs
O Conghaile

187 cm
25
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
201 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland misses with a double jab.
Copeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Conghaile manages to avoid it.
Copeland takes a swing at O Conghaile's ribcage but misses.
O Conghaile lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Conghaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Copeland.
Copeland misses with a body kick.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile is looking to clinch.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Conghaile fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Conghaile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Copeland.
Copeland stuns O Conghaile with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Copeland blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
Copeland looks to land a combination but O Conghaile avoids it well.
O Conghaile wants to clinch.
Copeland throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Conghaile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Copeland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Conghaile.
Copeland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Conghaile throws a lazy head kick
and Copeland counters with a good low kick that O Conghaile was not able to check.
Copeland works over O Conghaile's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Copeland misses the shot to the body.
Copeland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Conghaile is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Conghaile. Copeland shrugs it off though.

Copeland shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Conghaile napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Copeland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, O Conghaile rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Copeland's guard! Nice work there by O Conghaile!
O Conghaile is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile wants to pass the guard but Copeland is keeping the position.
O Conghaile trying to control the position from guard on top but Copeland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copeland trying to keep a closed guard but O Conghaile is proving a slippery customer.
Copeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Copeland, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oisin O Conghaile was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Conghaile thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Copeland if he has to take too many more of those.
O Conghaile scoring well with a low kick there.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
O Conghaile wants to clinch
and Copeland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a nice head kick!
Copeland throws a sloppy head kick and O Conghaile moves out of range easily.
O Conghaile stuffs the takedown attempt from Copeland. Copeland gets slowly back to his feet.
Copeland throws a right and a left that O Conghaile avoids nicely.
Copeland lands a body shot.
Copeland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Jay Copeland has been cut.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.

O Conghaile clinches with his opponent.
O Conghaile has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
O Conghaile taking a breather.
Copeland keeps control of O Conghaile as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Copeland avoids a wild elbow strike from O Conghaile.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Conghaile can't find room to land a body shot as Copeland controls the action.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Conghaile misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile misses with some punches.
O Conghaile trying to stall but Copeland improves his position.
O Conghaile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Conghaile looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Conghaile.

Copeland breaks the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Copeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Copeland is looking to wear down O Conghaile with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Copeland thows a body shot but no joy.

O Conghaile lands a big head kick that sends Copeland tumbling to the mat! O Conghaile takes a step backwards and waves Copeland back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Copeland is rocked!
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Copeland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy head kick
and Copeland counters with a right hand to the body.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Copeland seems to have got his legs back now.
Copeland is looking to land body kicks.
O Conghaile misses with a head kick.
Copeland misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Conghaile tries to clinch but Copeland moves out of range.
Copeland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Conghaile's waist but O Conghaile gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Copeland off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Copeland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copeland misses with a two punch combination.
O Conghaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Copeland looks to score with a jab to the body but O Conghaile is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oisin O Conghaile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Copeland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Copeland avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copeland.
O Conghaile takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Copeland throws a right hand that O Conghaile ducks under and follows up with a left that O Conghaile also avoids with ease.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.

O Conghaile lands a big head kick that sends Copeland tumbling to the mat! O Conghaile takes a step backwards and waves Copeland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Copeland.
O Conghaile throws a sloppy head kick and Copeland moves out of range easily.
Copeland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Conghaile tries a head kick but it misses.
O Conghaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whack! O Conghaile lands a heavy head kick that drops Copeland. The ref tackles O Conghaile to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Copeland was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Oisin O Conghaile!
Oisin O Conghaile decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.