PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

McCoy
vs
St Pierre

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Poweful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
McCoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCoy.
McCoy shoots in looking for a takedown. St Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but McCoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by St Pierre.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCoy fails with the takedown.
St Pierre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCoy tries to clinch there but St Pierre circles away.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Horrible takedown by McCoy or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
McCoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from McCoy. McCoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and McCoy moves out of range easily.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
A head kick from St Pierre lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
St Pierre scores with a one two! McCoy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre is working the combinations to good effect here.
McCoy takes a kick to the side of the head.

St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but McCoy has double underhooks.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but McCoy won't allow it.

McCoy gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.

McCoy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
McCoy stops St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
McCoy working St Pierre over with strikes.
St Pierre is trying to stand back up but McCoy is controlling him

McCoy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so St Pierre is just riding it out for now. McCoy eventually gives up the hold.

St Pierre kicks McCoy off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Pierre counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. McCoy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

McCoy tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but McCoy has double underhooks.
McCoy wants a takedown but no success here.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pierre is trying to break the clinch but McCoy has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy throws a body kick the misses
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings McCoy.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by McCoy misses
and St Pierre counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Pierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCoy shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Pierre pushes McCoy away with a front kick.
McCoy blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

McCoy is rocked!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh McCoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Kyle McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gaston St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Pierre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCoy's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
McCoy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
McCoy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCoy blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McCoy counters by clinching up.
McCoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCoy seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McCoy.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Pierre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Pierre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kyle McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - St Pierre scores with a four punch combination!
McCoy blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre thows a body kick. McCoy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McCoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Pierre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but McCoy avoids them all with ease.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCoy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCoy avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre lands a head kick. McCoy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCoy blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a kick to the body
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. McCoy will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre swinging wilding here.
Danga de danga de dang - St Pierre scores with a four punch combination!
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre thuds his shin into the meat of McCoy's side.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from St Pierre.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
St Pierre wants to break free but McCoy has control.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCoy misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but McCoy manages to get underhooks.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre thumps McCoy with a low kick.
McCoy shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.
McCoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCoy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Pierre cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston St Pierre 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!

St Pierre scores with a head kick.
St Pierre tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Pierre scores with a spinning back kick!
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!
St Pierre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.

St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
McCoy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCoy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. McCoy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pierre connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
McCoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre checks a low kick from McCoy.
St Pierre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCoy's hands.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
St Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McCoy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Pierre - the referee stops the clock and McCoy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Pierre. McCoy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCoy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters circling a little - St Pierre finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well,McCoy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
McCoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
St Pierre swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Pierre!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pierre Rushes McCoy and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! McCoy is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. St Pierre Piles on the pressure and McCoy crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston St Pierre!