PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Ground acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

McCoy
vs
Ground

173 cm
27
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
29
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Ground!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a big shot that misses.
Ground shoots for a double leg takedown but McCoy sprawls well. He's pushed Ground's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCoy lands a jab to Ground's midsection.
McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Ground bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
McCoy with a nice cross.
Ground throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ground.
Ground misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from McCoy misses the target.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
Ground tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by McCoy's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy stalks Ground and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ground's face. Ground staggers backwards, shaken.
McCoy throws a combination that misses
and Ground counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCoy thinking.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ground.
McCoy punishes Ground's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy throws a body punch but Ground moves out of range.
Ground fails with a takedown attempt.
Ground takes a swing at McCoy's ribcage but misses.
McCoy lands a jab to the nose.
McCoy cracks Ground with a good jab.
Ground dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
Ground misses with a wild body shot.
McCoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ground takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy swings away with a body shot that misses

and Ground counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ground.

McCoy wriggles free and stands up.
McCoy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Ground off the cage and back into range.
Ground misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
A little feinted left hand from McCoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ground moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ground throws out a loose jab but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy misses with a body shot.

Ground throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCoy was covering up waiting for the punch and Ground finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ground trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy keeping full guard, as Ground tries to pass.

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.
Ground advances position into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ground wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.
Ground is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCoy rather than just go for the knockout.
McCoy digs a good hook to Ground's body.
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ground doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCoy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ground.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny McCoy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ground circles away quickly and effectively.
Ground ducks under a wild hook from McCoy.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy swings for the body but Ground moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ground throws a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ground decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCoy's guard.
Ground trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Ground throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
McCoy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ground controls the pace.
McCoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ground on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground wants to pass the guard but McCoy is keeping the position.
Ground advances to half guard.
Ground perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danny McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ground moves away.
McCoy connects with a crisp jab.
Ground cracks McCoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Ground avoids nicely.
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Danny McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy misses with a hook. Ground ducked under it nicely.
Ground misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ground looks to land a body kick but McCoy moved away.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Ground avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
McCoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ground backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground misses with a low kick.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as McCoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ground doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground misses with a straight right.
Ground slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
McCoy moves out of range of the body kick.
McCoy swinging wildly here.
McCoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCoy throws a series of strikes that have Ground backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Ground scores with a hook.
McCoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCoy moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ground can do to turn this around?
Ground throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ground there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground jabs at McCoy's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ground moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ground fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Ground manages to avoid it.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ground.
Ground uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ground circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from McCoy misses.
Ground fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ground throws an overhand right that lands on McCoy's shoulder, as McCoy tries to avoid the shot.
Ground takes one to the chin there.
Ground walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny McCoy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McCoy misses the shot to the body.
McCoy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ground has time to react.
Ground tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ground.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Ground bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ground lands with a good body shot.
McCoy misses with a straight right.
A big right from McCoy misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCoy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCoy throws a jab when Ground was well out of range.
Ground looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ground cracks McCoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCoy tries to bum rush Ground with a series of wild strikes but Ground uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ground manages to avoid it.
And Ground tries to counter it with a takedown but McCoy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ground displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
Ground throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Ground throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
Ground tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground connects with a body shot that sends McCoy's belly button to the back.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Ground avoids them all with ease.
Ground bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCoy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ground looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCoy!
McCoy is trying to escape the position but Ground is controlling the position.

Ground in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McCoy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Ground!
Mark Ground spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.