PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Ferrazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pietro Ferrazzo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ferrazzo
vs
McCoy

180 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pietro Ferrazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrazzo fails in his attempt to clinch.

McCoy gets the takedown into side control.
Ferrazzo taking a bit of punishment here - McCoy scoring with strikes.
McCoy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McCoy is trying to get an arm triangle but Ferrazzo is defending well.
McCoy working the body and head with strikes.

Ferrazzo throws McCoy to one side and escapes!
Ferrazzo leaves McCoy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ferrazzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferrazzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ferrazzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ferrazzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrazzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ferrazzo gets caught flat footed, as McCoy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ferrazzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferrazzo tries to get out of the position.
Ferrazzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McCoy advances position into side control!
McCoy cracks Ferrazzo with a big right hand but Ferrazzo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ferrazzo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McCoy is controlling him well.
McCoy tries to advance to mount but can't.
McCoy in side control, throwing shots but Ferrazzo defends.
McCoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrazzo is not content to let McCoy control the position.
McCoy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferrazzo!
Ferrazzo taking shots to the head.
McCoy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McCoy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McCoy cracks Ferrazzo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCoy lands a big shot there that rocks Ferrazzo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McCoy looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy looking to finish with strikes here!
McCoy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferrazzo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McCoy punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCoy working the ground and pound effectively.
McCoy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferrazzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy landing shots from mount.
BOOM! McCoy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ferrazzo is squirming around, avoiding McCoy's attempts to control the action.

McCoy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ferrazzo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McCoy scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ferrazzo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret McCoy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ferrazzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferrazzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCoy.

Ferrazzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferrazzo prevents the takedown attempt.
Pietro Ferrazzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret McCoy.
Ferrazzo lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ferrazzo.
McCoy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ferrazzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferrazzo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferrazzo.
McCoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferrazzo lands with a right to the head.
Ferrazzo gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
Ferrazzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.

Ferrazzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferrazzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pietro Ferrazzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrazzo is looking to clinch.

Ferrazzo instigates a clinch.
Ferrazzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Ferrazzo lands an elbow inside.
McCoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Ferrazzo.
Still in the clinch, Ferrazzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferrazzo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ferrazzo manages to break the clinch.

Ferrazzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
Ferrazzo lands with a right to the head.
Ferrazzo scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferrazzo.
Ferrazzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCoy wants a takedown.
Ferrazzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ferrazzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferrazzo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferrazzo.

Ferrazzo manages to break the clinch.
Ferrazzo tries to clinch up.
Ferrazzo swinging wildly here.

McCoy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferrazzo to the mat! Ferrazzo manages to get full guard.
McCoy throwing strikes from guard but Ferrazzo blocks nicely.
McCoy looking to sit in guard and control but Ferrazzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCoy has a closed guard, preventing Ferrazzo from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrazzo stopping the sweep attempt from McCoy.
McCoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bret McCoy has got the better of the ground game so far.

Ferrazzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferrazzo has managed to get both his arms back between McCoy's legs - danger averted.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferrazzo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Ferrazzo has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferrazzo lands a nice elbow.
Ferrazzo lands a shoulder strike.
Ferrazzo stops a takedown attempt from McCoy.
Ferrazzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferrazzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferrazzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferrazzo unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferrazzo prevents the takedown attempt.
McCoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferrazzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McCoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferrazzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ferrazzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferrazzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferrazzo wants it to stay on the feet.

McCoy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ferrazzo wants to get back to his feet but McCoy drags him back down.
Ferrazzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Ferrazzo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ferrazzo tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Ferrazzo wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Ferrazzo is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Ferrazzo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ferrazzo instigates a clinch.
McCoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferrazzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferrazzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferrazzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferrazzo scores with a shot to the side of McCoy's head.

Ferrazzo manages to break the clinch.
Ferrazzo doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrazzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

McCoy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ferrazzo's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferrazzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCoy controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrazzo keeping full guard, as McCoy tries to pass.
McCoy prevents Ferrazzo from getting back to his feet.
McCoy passes Ferrazzo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCoy wants to pass the guard but Ferrazzo is defending well.
McCoy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferrazzo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCoy is looking to pass Ferrazzo's guard but actually Ferrazzo recovers to full guard.
McCoy stops Ferrazzo from standing up.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferrazzo is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferrazzo has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferrazzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferrazzo wants to clinch.

McCoy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ferrazzo!
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCoy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ferrazzo is looking to escape.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrazzo tries to buck McCoy off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by McCoy.
Ferrazzo tries to hold on but McCoy postures up.
McCoy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrazzo taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by McCoy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret McCoy!