PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavender Gooms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace McCoy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McCoy
vs
Gooms

190 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lavender Gooms!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gooms keeps the fight on the outside.
Gooms misses with a wild combination.
McCoy slips a straight right by Gooms.
Gooms misses with a two punch combination.

Gooms scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCoy pushes Gooms away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gooms gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Gooms is trying to get an arm triangle but McCoy is defending well.
Gooms wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Gooms keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gooms tries for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
Gooms is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McCoy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.

Gooms wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCoy, who protects the arm well.

Gooms wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCoy, who protects the arm well.
Gooms looks gassed!
Gooms is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gooms controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to improve his position.
Gooms tries to advance to mount but can't.
McCoy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Gooms tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Gooms keeps moving and retains side control.
Gooms landing a few strikes.
McCoy is trying to control Gooms's posture but Gooms avoids it.
Gooms is working McCoy over with some ground and pound from side control.

Gooms tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gooms has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCoy tries to buck Gooms off but Gooms is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gooms thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCoy struggling a bit here.
McCoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gooms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gooms has hold of McCoy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McCoy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gooms cranks the arm and McCoy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McCoy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lavender Gooms!