PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland's entrance music is Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Copeland
vs
Jones

187 cm
29
217 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
221 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones with a jab.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Copeland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.

It looks like Paul Jones has been cut.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries to break free but Copeland pushes him back against the cage.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Copeland has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Copeland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Copeland tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.

Copeland forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Copeland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling him.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
Copeland with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Copeland connects with a knee to the head.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Copeland unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Copeland keeps him there for the moment.
Copeland looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Copeland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Copeland sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Copeland lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Copeland swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Copeland!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones trying to control the position but Copeland is working away.
Copeland wants to control but Jones postures up.
Copeland prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones trying to control the position but Copeland is working away.
Jones landing strikes.
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!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Copeland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but Copeland slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Copeland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Jones has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Jones laying and praying for a moment but Copeland takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Copeland is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copeland is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Copeland avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jay Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones avoids the body shot from Copeland.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Copeland should have avoided that one.
Copeland is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Copeland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Copeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copeland tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Copeland's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Copeland is retaining full guard.
Copeland keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones forces his way into half guard.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Copeland!
Copeland slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Copeland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Copeland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands and throws Copeland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones trying to control the position but Copeland is working away.
Jones lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to advance to mount but Copeland denies him.
Copeland holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones tries to move to mount but Copeland blocks the move with his legs.
Jones trying to control the action but Copeland is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland struggling a bit here.
Paul Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Copeland bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Copeland is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Copeland won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Copeland stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones trying to control the position.
Copeland trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Copeland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Copeland misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Copeland. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Copeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Jab by Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Copeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Copeland tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones is pressing down on Copeland's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Copeland stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Copeland trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to control but Copeland postures up.
Copeland working the head with strikes.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Copeland seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Copeland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones 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.
Jones is trying to control the position but Copeland postures up.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Jones is looking to cinch up a triangle. Copeland throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jones's body to avoid the submission. Jones has instead reached around Copeland's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jones arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Jones!
A relieved looking Paul Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.