PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Go. Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Live Wire. 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
Young

176 cm
31
147 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

175 cm
35
153 lbs
30 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cope. That's going to slow Young down.
A left and a right from Cope both land. Nice combination.
Young catches Cope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cope lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Cope shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Cope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young wants to slow Cope down by chopping away at his legs.
Young scores with a jab.
Young blocks a leg kick.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Young misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young slips a jab from Cope.
Young lands with a good body shot.
Cope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cope.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young throws a body kick that misses
and Cope counters with a stiff right hand.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Cope bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
Young slips a jab from Cope.
Cope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Youngs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Cope.
Cope misses with the combination.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Cope off balance momentarily.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Cope checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young has Cope up against the cage in a clinch.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Cope controls the action.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cope backwards.
Cope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young lands a body shot.
Cope tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Cope drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young misses with the head strike.
Cope blocks a body shot from Young.
Cope tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cope.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cope manages to break the clinch.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cope avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cope lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Cope.
Cope misses with a wild body shot.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young swings for the body but Cope moves out of range.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Young dominated that round.
That's time! Cope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cope connects with a high kick.
Young moves away from the strike by Cope.
Cope falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cope manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cope tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Cope.
Young lands with a straight right. Cope didn't see that one coming.
Cope fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Cope checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Cope.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cope.
Angus Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cope looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
Cope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cope thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Cope ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Good work by Cope as he checks the leg kick.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cope.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young misses with a hook.
Cope gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young jabs Cope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Cope throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Cope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young jabs at Cope's body.
A jab from Young does it's job there.
Young throws out a loose jab but Cope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Cope - just one landing.
Cope misses with a kick to the body.

Cope shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cope working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.

Cope is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Young doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cope.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Cope is very close to passing his half guard.
Young preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cope is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cope thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.

Cope wants to work for an arm triangle but Young is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Young controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young has hold of Cope's hands but Cope slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Angus Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Young lands a jab to the head.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cope.
Cope scoring well with a low kick there.
Cope throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Cope misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cope. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young blocks a jab.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Young takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cope connects with a single shot there.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Young takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Cope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
Cope swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young tries to clinch but Cope moves out of range.
Cope takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Cope misses with a body shot
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Cope looking to score a takedown here. Young is defending well but Cope drives through and ends up in Young's guard.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cope is one step ahead there.
Young keeping full guard, as Cope tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young is looking for a triangle but Cope pushes his legs off easily.
Cope chips away with some ground and pound.
Cope trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cope manages to get himself to full guard.

Cope working for submissions but it's allowed Young to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cope trying to control but Young postures up.
Cope tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.

Cope looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Young uses his free foot to push down on Cope's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cope.
Young controlling his opponent.

Young is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Cope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cope on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Cope misses with a leg kick
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Cope throws a body kick that misses.
Cope looks to throw a body kick
and Young counters with a good low kick that Cope was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cope under the eye.
Mike Cope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Cope throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cope misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus Young.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
A victorious Angus Young thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.