PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Garcius
vs
McCoy

183 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius fails with the takedown

and McCoy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCoy prevents Garcius from improving his position.
Garcius taking some punishment here, with McCoy in his half guard.
Garcius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from McCoy there.
McCoy is thwarting Garcius's attempts to control the position.
McCoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy misses with a head shot. Garcius uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garcius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McCoy throws a strike but Garcius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcius works over McCoy with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius throwing strikes from guard but McCoy blocks nicely.
McCoy looking for a sweep. Not yet McCoy, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius working some strikes from top position.
Garcius stopping the sweep attempt from McCoy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McCoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCoy is on top in guard.
Garcius working a defensive guard here.
Garcius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.

McCoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garcius tries to get out of the position.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcius is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCoy is controlling Garcius's posture.
Garcius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy has his hands on Garcius's head, controlling the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesse McCoy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcius fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius throws the kick towards the body but McCoy avoids it.
Garcius ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt

and McCoy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcius is breathing heavily.
Garcius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
McCoy postures up and lands a big shot to Garcius's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius wants to sweep but no luck.
McCoy is in close to Garcius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcius has wrist control.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy trying to control but Garcius is working from the bottom.
Garcius looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcius, not yet.
McCoy lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse McCoy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcius wants to land a leg kick but McCoy is out of range.
Garcius shoots and misses

and McCoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy cracks Garcius with a solid left hand.
McCoy postures up in Garcius's guard and throws a big left but Garcius blocks it.
McCoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McCoy distracts Garcius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCoy looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy landing with the ground and pound.
Garcius seems keen to control McCoy's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McCoy wants to take a breather but Garcius is having none of it.
Garcius is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCoy lands a nice short elbow.
McCoy slips a nice elbow through Garcius's hands, connecting with Garcius's forehead.
Garcius is refusing to be controlled, as McCoy sits in half guard.
Garcius tries to kick McCoy off but McCoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garcius has hold of McCoy's hands but McCoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McCoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Garcius is defending against the submission attempts here by McCoy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcius is pressing down on McCoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCoy working some strikes from top position.
McCoy trying to control but Garcius is working from the bottom.
Garcius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy with a nice head shot there.
Garcius controls McCoy momentarily but McCoy frees himself.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Garcius keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
McCoy is in close to Garcius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCoy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCoy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jesse McCoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCoy working the head with strikes.
McCoy grinds an elbow into Garcius's temple.
McCoy working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on McCoy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcius is trying to get back to half guard.
McCoy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Garcius down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garcius prevents McCoy from improving position.
Garcius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCoy is putting a hurting on Garcius here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garcius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McCoy scores with punches from side control.
Garcius takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Garcius taking punishment in the form of punches.
McCoy is working Garcius over with some ground and pound from side control.
McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garcius to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy scoring with punches from side control.
McCoy is looking to take a break and control but Garcius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCoy scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Garcius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Garcius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcius with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Garcius.
Garcius fails with the takedown
and McCoy counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from McCoy misses.
Garcius looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
Garcius checks a leg kick.

McCoy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McCoy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcius defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is nestled in close to Garcius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McCoy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McCoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garcius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCoy lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCoy lands a nice short elbow.
Garcius won't allow McCoy to pass to mount.
Garcius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCoy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcius is not content to let McCoy control the position.
McCoy drops an elbow to the side of Garcius's head.

McCoy is looking for a kimura but Garcius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCoy to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCoy.
McCoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McCoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCoy lands a nice short elbow.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCoy winds up and cracks Garcius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcius has hold of McCoy's hands but McCoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCoy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McCoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is trying to stand back up but McCoy is controlling him
McCoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcius taking some punishment here, with McCoy in his half guard.
McCoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McCoy connects with a nice short shot to Garcius's temple.
McCoy slips a nice elbow through Garcius's hands, connecting with Garcius's forehead.
McCoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCoy working Garcius over with strikes.
McCoy drops an elbow to the side of Garcius's head.
McCoy drops an elbow to the side of Garcius's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCoy moves nicely into side control.
McCoy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jesse McCoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scoring with punches from side control.
Garcius is looking to regain half guard here but McCoy keeps moving and retains side control.
McCoy lands a nice forearm strike.
McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garcius to see if he's OK.
McCoy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcius keeps working.
McCoy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy scoring with punches and elbows.
McCoy working the head with strikes.
Jaius Garcius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCoy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Garcius to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCoy 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse McCoy!
Jesse McCoy very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.