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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ola John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeSean Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeSean Mccoy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ola John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeSean Mccoy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. John catches Mccoy right on the button with a cross.
John misses with a head kick.
John avoids the body shot from Mccoy.
John is looking to land body kicks.
LeSean Mccoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccoy misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
John is trying to control the action in half guard but Mccoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
John is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John controlling the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccoy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
John stops Mccoy from getting back to his feet.
Mccoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from John.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy wants to sweep but John has passed to side control!
Mccoy can't do much from the bottom here.
John is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mccoy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccoy dodges the ground and pound from John.
John trying to control the action but Mccoy is working from the bottom.
John throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mccoy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mccoy is not content to let John control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mccoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mccoy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John with the ground and pound from mount.
John unloading with bombs!
Mccoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
John landing shots from mount.
Mccoy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from John.
John in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mccoy wants to hold on but John pushes him away.
Mccoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mccoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as John tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
John controlling the position easily from mount.
John looking to control but Mccoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mccoy wants to hold on but John pushes him away.
John with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John trying to control but Mccoy is having none of it.
Mccoy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
Mccoy misses with a wild body shot.
Mccoy shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mccoy.
John changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mccoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
John wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mccoy keeps working.
John 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 get back to his feet here but John is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mccoy's back.
John 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.
John controlling well, preventing Mccoy from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John trying to control.
Mccoy is really stuck here.
Mccoy keeps trying to improve his position.
John controls the position.
Mccoy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if John gets his way!
I would not like to be Mccoy right now.
Mccoy wants to control his opponent's hands but John gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy fending off the submission attempt from John.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mccoy.
Mccoy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
John working for a choke but Mccoy is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John trying to control.
Mccoy tries to escape but John has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mccoy trying to control the action but John just sinks the hooks in.
Even with his hooks in, John manages to miss with strikes from the back.
John connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mccoy to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with an elbow to the head.
John missing with punches from the back.
John is looking for the choke from the back position but Mccoy is controlling his hands well.
John has the hooks in. Mccoy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mccoy is looking for a way out.
John struggling to land strikes to the head as Mccoy covers up.
John struggling to keep hold of the position.
John is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mccoy is keeping busy.
John controlling the position well here. Mccoy rolled but John kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ola John dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mccoy misses with a double jab.
Mccoy misses the shot to the body.
John bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mccoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mccoy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
John tries for a kimura but Mccoy is defending well.
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mccoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mccoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mccoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mccoy can do to turn this around?
John moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
John throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John advances to full mount.
John prevents Mccoy from getting the reversal.
John content just to control the position here.
Ola John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mccoy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mccoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
John has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mccoy's face.
A nice elbow there by John.
Mccoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
John unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Mccoy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John working the ground and pound effectively.
John tries to control but Mccoy wriggling away.
John lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ola John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mccoy is rocked!
It looks like LeSean Mccoy has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mccoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccoy tries to lock up and control but John gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
John content just to control the position here.
Mccoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
LeSean Mccoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John controlling the position easily from mount.
John wants to take his opponent's back but Mccoy doesn't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ola John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ola John!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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