PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goban Declan (ranked 1659 p4p, 253 weight class) and Allan Coyoca (ranked 1382 p4p, 213 weight class). Allan Coyoca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Declan
vs
Coyoca

187 cm
32
190 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

180 cm
32
195 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goban Declan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan Coyoca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Declan. That's going to slow Coyoca down.
Declan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Coyoca rushes Declan and presses him up against the cage.
Coyoca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coyoca lands a hook that snaps the head of Declan backwards.
Coyoca throws an elbow that misses.
Declan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coyoca dodges an elbow strike from Declan.
Coyoca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Coyoca.
Coyoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coyoca lands a left hand.
Coyoca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coyoca lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coyoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Declan tries to work over Coyoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Declan tries to work over Coyoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coyoca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Declan is defending well.
Coyoca tries to throw a body punch but Declan avoids it by throwing Coyoca back against the cage.
Declan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Declan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coyoca misses with the head strike.
Declan pushes Coyoca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan tries a body shot but Coyoca blocks it.
Declan tries to work over Coyoca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Declan gets through Coyoca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Declan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coyoca blocks the elbow strike.

Declan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coyoca misses with a low kick.
Goban Declan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Declan scoring well with a low kick there.
Coyoca lands the left hand.
Coyoca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Declan misses with a kick to the body

and Coyoca counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Declan!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Declan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coyoca.
Declan defending against the ground and pound.
Declan tries to buck Coyoca off but Coyoca is having none of it.
Coyoca looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Declan is avoiding damage well.
Coyoca in side control, throwing shots but Declan defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan parries the strikes from Coyoca easily there. Coyoca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Declan to escape.

Coyoca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Declan dodges the ground and pound from Coyoca.
Coyoca throws a strike aimed at the side of Declan's head but Declan avoids it well.
Declan wants to control but Coyoca postures up.

Coyoca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Coyoca has knee on belly momentarily but Declan bucks him off and regains half guard.

Coyoca is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Declan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca throws a big elbow that misses.
Coyoca passes Declan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coyoca throwing shots but Declan is blocking nicely.
Coyoca working over Declan with some ground and pound. Declan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coyoca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coyoca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Declan has hold of Coyoca's hands but Coyoca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coyoca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Declan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coyoca.
Coyoca is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Declan reverses the position - he's now on top in Coyoca's guard.
Coyoca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Coyoca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Declan defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coyoca looking for a guillotine here but Declan defends easily.
Coyoca wants to hit a switch here but Declan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Coyoca there!
Coyoca is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Coyoca dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coyoca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coyoca tries to clinch up.
Coyoca slips a straight right by Declan.
Declan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Declan motions for Coyoca to come forward. Declan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coyoca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Declan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coyoca! But no joy.
Declan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coyoca checks it well.
Declan backing away here, and Coyoca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Declan scores with a kick to the body.

Coyoca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coyoca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coyoca throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyoca lands a right hand.
Coyoca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Declan backwards.
Declan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coyoca backwards.
Declan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coyoca takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coyoca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Declan backwards.
Coyoca wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Declan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Declan throws out a loose jab but Coyoca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coyoca is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Declan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Declan throws a leg kick but Coyoca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Declan misses with a right hand
and Coyoca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coyoca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Declan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coyoca throws a jab when Declan was well out of range.
Declan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coyoca tries to clinch up.
Coyoca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Declan. Declan obviously looking to wear him down.
Coyoca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goban Declan is winning the standup battle so far.
Declan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Coyoca back to the cage. Declan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coyoca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goban Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan connects with an inside leg kick.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Coyoca moved out of range.
Coyoca wants to counter the offense by Declan and move into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan swings for the body but Coyoca moves out of range.

Coyoca moves into range and clinches up with Declan.
Coyoca lands with a light punch inside.
Coyoca tries a body shot but Declan blocks it.
Declan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coyoca blocks a body shot from Declan.

Coyoca pulls Declan into guard.

Coyoca has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Declan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coyoca.
Coyoca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coyoca connects with a nice short shot to Declan's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca passes to side control.
Coyoca misses with the ground and pound.
Declan is looking to regain half guard here but Coyoca keeps moving and retains side control.

Coyoca is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Declan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Coyoca gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Declan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Coyoca lets go of the hold and Declan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Allan Coyoca!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Allan Coyoca waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.