PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Edwin Evans enters the cage!

McCoy
vs
Evans

173 cm
27
157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edwin Evans!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - McCoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. McCoy tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCoy swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. McCoy fights it but they end up in guard.

McCoy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nice body punch from McCoy - that landed with a thud.
McCoy pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy lands a right hand.

McCoy breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy connects with a body shot that sends Evans's belly button to the back.
McCoy connects with a single shot there.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
Evans tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCoy lands a body shot.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

McCoy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy works Evans's body with a nice hook.
Evans tries to clinch up
and McCoy counters with a two punch combo.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCoy is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from McCoy.
Evans dives in and grabs McCoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Danny McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Evans.
McCoy lands a jab to the nose.
McCoy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans walks into a straight right hand from McCoy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCoy, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCoy misses with a double jab

and Evans counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCoy!

McCoy throws Evans to one side and escapes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands with a nice combination. Evans backs away looking to recover.
Danny McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCoy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Danny McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy connects with the punch.
McCoy connects with a body shot.
McCoy jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCoy lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by McCoy. Beautiful body shot.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCoy pinned against the cage. McCoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy connects with a nice looking jab.

Evans has managed to clinch.
Evans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCoy blocks it with crossed arms.

McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCoy.
McCoy swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evans is defended easily by McCoy.
Evans needs to keep his hands up - McCoy had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny McCoy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McCoy lands an overhand right.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans tries for a takedown but McCoy circles away easily
and McCoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Evans throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
McCoy takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
McCoy lands a right hook to the body.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCoy as he jumps to the side.
Evans tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans looking for a takedown.
Danny McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Evans.
McCoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCoy lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants a takedown.
Evans is breathing heavily.
McCoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.

McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy connects with a single shot there.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evans wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.

Evans has gone for a leg lock! McCoy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Evans's guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Evans looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCoy passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans has a hand on McCoy's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McCoy takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Evans holds on, trying desperately to control.

McCoy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Danny McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
McCoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCoy lands a body shot.
McCoy is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Evans shapes to counter with a head kick.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Evans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCoy lands with a nice combination. Evans backs away looking to recover.
McCoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Evans takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evans wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Evans takes one on the button.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCoy cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
McCoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Evans is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Evans takes one to the chin there.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McCoy lands with a shot to the body.
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
McCoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCoy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.

Evans drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.

McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans walks into a jab.
McCoy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
Evans tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCoy defends well and Evans ends up having to push McCoy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans misses with a head kick.
McCoy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCoy misses with a few strikes there.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by McCoy, which made it look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
McCoy lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by McCoy there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by McCoy, which made it look bad.
McCoy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Danny McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edwin Evans.
Evans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCoy drops Evans with a naaaaasty hook - Evans is in real trouble here! McCoy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny McCoy!