PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Brouwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shady McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brouwer
vs
McCoy

190 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Brouwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shady McCoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Brouwer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Brouwer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Brouwer 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.
Brouwer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Brouwer there.
Brouwer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brouwer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brouwer wants to free his trapped foot but McCoy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brouwer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer is keeping busy.
McCoy tries to roll over but Brouwer keeps him under control.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brouwer controlling the action here.
Brouwer lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brouwer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brouwer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brouwer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCoy defending well though.
McCoy is trying to maintain the position but Brouwer is very close to passing his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brouwer content to control rather than advance.
Brouwer wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ernesto Brouwer just wasn't active enough.
Brouwer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brouwer has a takedown stuffed.
McCoy misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy punishes Brouwer's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
Brouwer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCoy cracks Brouwer with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Brouwer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Brouwer moved out of range nicely.
Brouwer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCoy tests Brouwer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

McCoy cracks Brouwer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brouwer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McCoy finish him?

Brouwer is rocked!
McCoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shady McCoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McCoy lands a big right hand that sends Brouwer crashing to the mat! McCoy stays standing though and waves Brouwer back to his feet!
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Brouwer.
Brouwer moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brouwer looks for a takedown but McCoy sprawls well.
A big right from Brouwer misses.
McCoy swings for the body but Brouwer moves out of range.
McCoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Brouwer's head.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brouwer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCoy scores with a hook to the body. Brouwer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCoy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Brouwer. McCoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brouwer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
Brouwer ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a hook.
Brouwer walks into a left hand.
Shady McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
Brouwer moves away from the strike by McCoy.
McCoy lands with a shot to the body.

McCoy drops Brouwer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Brouwer looks back up at him and smiles so McCoy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Shady McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Brouwer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brouwer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brouwer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McCoy is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Brouwer is trying to get an arm triangle but McCoy is defending well.
Brouwer working the ground and pound but McCoy is defending the strikes.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Brouwer working away.
Brouwer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ernesto Brouwer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCoy parries the strikes from Brouwer easily there. Brouwer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCoy to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer postures up.
Brouwer is putting a hurting on McCoy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brouwer working away.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy tries to improve position but can't.
McCoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brouwer 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.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Brouwer keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shady McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

McCoy misses with a straight left.
Brouwer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brouwer in his tracks.
Brouwer avoids the body shot from McCoy.
McCoy with a jab.
McCoy scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Brouwer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brouwer ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
Brouwer seems to have got his legs back now.
McCoy lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a hook. Brouwer ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by McCoy - just one landing.

Brouwer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brouwer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brouwer is trying to drag McCoy to the mat but McCoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Brouwer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer is working for takedown but McCoy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Brouwer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
Shady McCoy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brouwer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCoy wants to control but Brouwer passes into side.
Brouwer trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brouwer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McCoy stops Brouwer from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Brouwer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brouwer trying to control the position but McCoy is working away.
McCoy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brouwer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to control Brouwer's posture but Brouwer avoids it.

Brouwer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brouwer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Brouwer.
McCoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An elbow from Brouwer crashes against the mat.
Brouwer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ernesto Brouwer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brouwer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McCoy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shady 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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