PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumming's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Penny Arcade. McCoy has chosen Frick Park Market as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cumming
vs
McCoy

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Cumming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCoy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCoy lands in his opponent's guard.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Cumming wants to stand up but McCoy is controlling him.
McCoy working some strikes from top position.
McCoy postures up in Cumming's guard and throws a big left but Cumming blocks it.
McCoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCoy postures up in Cumming's guard and throws a big left but Cumming blocks it.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cumming preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Cumming has wrist control.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cumming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy postures up in Cumming's guard and throws a big left but Cumming blocks it.
McCoy throwing strikes from guard but Cumming blocks nicely.
Cumming is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCoy is controlling him.
McCoy throwing strikes from guard but Cumming blocks nicely.
McCoy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cumming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cumming is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cumming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cumming preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cumming swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cumming preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Cumming has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McCoy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A head kick misses from Cumming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - McCoy scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McCoy dominated that round.
That's time! Cumming's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cumming misses with a double jab

and McCoy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cumming!
Cumming holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCoy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cumming holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCoy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cumming is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
McCoy throws some wild stikes that Cumming manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming wants to get back to his feet.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCoy looking to ground and pound but Cumming is blocking nicely.
McCoy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McCoy throws some wild stikes that Cumming manages to avoid easily.
McCoy thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCoy misses with a head shot.
James McCoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
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 throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
McCoy misses with a head shot.
McCoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cumming on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cumming tries to get out of the position.
McCoy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy with the ground and pound from mount.
McCoy throws some wild stikes that Cumming manages to avoid easily.
Cumming avoids a series of strikes thrown by McCoy.
Cumming is trying to stand.
McCoy dominating with strikes here.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McCoy looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cumming is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McCoy punching from mount but Cumming doing a good job of avoiding damage.
BOOM! McCoy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Cumming that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McCoy unloads with some shots from mount but Cumming bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cumming pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cumming misses with a body kick.

Nice combo by Cumming! Oh, that's hurt him - McCoy falls to the canvas and Cumming follows him into side control.

McCoy is rocked!

It looks like James McCoy has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cumming decides to stand back up. Cumming steps back and let's McCoy get back to his feet.
McCoy is still on wobbly legs! Can Cumming finish him?
Cumming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cumming throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so McCoy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCoy throws a big elbow that misses.
McCoy works over Cumming with some ground and pound from guard.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cumming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Cumming manages to escape and get back to his feet.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. Cumming sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cumming.
Thomas Cumming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cumming throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McCoy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cumming avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCoy.
McCoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McCoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 with the ground and pound but Cumming uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCoy distracts Cumming with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cumming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy with a nice head shot there.
McCoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCoy postures up in Cumming's guard and throws a big left but Cumming blocks it.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
Cumming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy postures up in Cumming's guard and throws a big left but Cumming blocks it.
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cumming works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Cumming has wrist control.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James McCoy.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James McCoy!
After the fight, James McCoy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.