PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

McCoy
vs
Lawrence

200 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawrence !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence throws a series of punches but McCoy avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence lands a body shot.
McCoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCoy on the side of the head.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Lawrence avoids nicely.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence .
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy blocks a jab.
Lawrence misses the body punch
and McCoy counters with a left to the body.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from McCoy misses.
McCoy throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Lawrence .
Decent striking displayed by McCoy there.
The fighters circling - Lawrence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence throws a big shot that misses.
McCoy throws a right hand that Lawrence ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawrence also avoids with ease.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence .
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence .
A big left from McCoy misses.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lawrence takes the fight into the clinch.
McCoy tries to circle away but Lawrence has him pinned against the ropes.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lawrence creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lawrence digs a right hand underneath McCoy's ribcage. McCoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Lawrence .
McCoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawrence lands a body punch.
Lawrence wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Lawrence .
McCoy is breathing heavily.

Lawrence breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Lawrence avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the body from Lawrence misses
and McCoy counters with a left and a right that stings Lawrence .
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCoy on the side of the head.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but McCoy seems unphased.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but McCoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Lawrence misses with a hook. McCoy ducked under it nicely.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence .
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but McCoy avoids them all with ease.
Lawrence misses with a jab to the body
and McCoy counters with a three punch combo that has Lawrence backing up. Lawrence nods at McCoy to acknowledge the strikes.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawrence finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy's head.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lawrence .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCoy misses the body punch
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
McCoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
McCoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawrence looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCoy.
McCoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lawrence rushes McCoy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoy tries to bum rush Lawrence with a series of wild strikes but Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence jabs McCoy right on the nose. McCoy blinks but takes it well.

McCoy lands a left and a right that send Lawrence crashing to the mat, dazed. McCoy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lawrence is rocked!
Lawrence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCoy counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Lawrence ! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by McCoy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony McCoy!