PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elton Mccoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lemoine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mccoy
vs
Lemoine

155 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elton Mccoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemoine!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemoine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mccoy's hands.

Lemoine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mccoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mccoy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lemoine trying to control the action but Mccoy is working from the bottom.
Mccoy pushes Lemoine away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lemoine gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mccoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mccoy defending against the ground and pound.
Mccoy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lemoine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mccoy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lemoine but great work by Mccoy.
Mccoy trying to control the position but Lemoine is working away.
Lemoine wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemoine tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lemoine wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccoy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lemoine can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mccoy controlling from mount.
Mccoy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lemoine taking shots to the head.
Mccoy lands a heavy elbow.
Lemoine is bucking up trying to escape but Mccoy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemoine is in a horrible position here. Mccoy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mccoy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemoine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mccoy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mccoy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mccoy working the ground and pound effectively.
Lemoine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lemoine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mccoy thows a huge punch but Lemoine dodges it nicely.
Mccoy trying to control the action but Lemoine is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemoine wants to get back to full guard.
Mccoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mccoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mccoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mccoy really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Lemoine is looking to control Mccoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lemoine avoid being mounted?

Mccoy seems to be working for a kimura but Lemoine defends the submission attempt.
Mccoy thows a huge punch but Lemoine dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Mccoy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mccoy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lemoine has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mccoy is looking for a kimura but Lemoine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mccoy to get the leverage.
Lemoine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mccoy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Mccoy is looking for a kimura here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lemoine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mccoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elton Mccoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lemoine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccoy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lemoine's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mccoy is defended easily by Lemoine.

Lemoine shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mccoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lemoine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mccoy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lemoine asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lemoine looking to control but instead Mccoy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy is staying active underneath Lemoine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lemoine postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mccoy to stand up.

Lemoine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mccoy is looking to stand up but Lemoine isn't so interested in that idea.

Mccoy is looking for a triangle but Lemoine pushes his legs off easily.
Mccoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemoine can do to turn this around?
Lemoine trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lemoine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mccoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lemoine has managed to get both his arms back between Mccoy's legs - danger averted.
Lemoine wants to control from the top but Mccoy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemoine postures up in Mccoy's guard and throws a big left but Mccoy blocks it.
Lemoine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mccoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mccoy is working an open guard so Lemoine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Mccoy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lemoine!

Mccoy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lemoine rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mccoy's guard! Nice work there by Lemoine!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mccoy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lemoine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lemoine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lemoine's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mccoy working for a triangle but Lemoine defends it easily.
Elton Mccoy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemoine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mccoy is keeping the position for now.
Mccoy keeping moving, preventing Lemoine from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mccoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lemoine defends it easily.

Mccoy is looking for a triangle but Lemoine pushes his legs off easily.
Lemoine trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemoine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lemoine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mccoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mccoy is looking to clinch but Lemoine is avoiding it.
Lemoine wants to counter with a clinch but Mccoy pushes him away.
Lemoine throws a leg kick which misses Mccoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mccoy tries to avoid it.
Mccoy tries to score with a low kick but Lemoine moves his leg out of the way.

Lemoine moves into the clinch successfully.

Lemoine has picked Mccoy up - he's going for a ride! Lemoine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lemoine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mccoy's head.

Mccoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccoy is trying to stand.

Mccoy looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccoy is in trouble now - Lemoine has advanced to mount!

Lemoine looking to secure an arm triangle but Mccoy defends it well.
Mccoy is looking to improve his position but Lemoine isn't that keen on the idea.
Mccoy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lemoine punching from mount but Mccoy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mccoy stops Lemoine from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemoine looking to control but Mccoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Lemoine stands up from mount. Strange move.
Vincent Lemoine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lemoine as he jumps to the side.

Lemoine gets a double leg takedown into Mccoy's guard.

Mccoy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mccoy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemoine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemoine passes Mccoy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lemoine trying to control the action but Mccoy is working from the bottom.

Mccoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mccoy is staying active underneath Lemoine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lemoine controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick from Lemoine lands but Mccoy takes it in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lemoine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lemoine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mccoy tries to get to full guard but Lemoine has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lemoine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lemoine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lemoine!