PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 2342 p4p, 294 weight class) and Gavin Gagnon (ranked 2667 p4p, 323 weight class). Gagnon has chosen Hand Clap by Fitz and the Tantrums as his entrance music. Gavin Gagnon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Coyoca
vs
Gagnon

180 cm
34
195 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

180 cm
29
200 lbs
8 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coyoca clinches.
Coyoca lands an elbow just above Gagnon 's eye.
Coyoca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coyoca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coyoca misses with a body punch.
Gagnon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coyoca scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Coyoca misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Coyoca fails to land.
Coyoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coyoca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coyoca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coyoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gagnon has clasped his hands together around Coyoca's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coyoca gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Gagnon is working for a submission of some sort.
Coyoca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but Coyoca defending well.
Coyoca works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon advances position into side control!
Coyoca is looking for a sweep.
Gagnon landing a few strikes.
Coyoca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca manages to get back to half guard.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Coyoca is working from the bottom.

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

Gagnon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coyoca sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gagnon winds up and cracks Coyoca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coyoca wants to get back to full guard.
Gagnon trying to control the action but Coyoca is working from the bottom.
Gagnon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Coyoca!
Gagnon looking to control but Coyoca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coyoca is looking to get to half guard.
Gagnon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coyoca hang on?
Coyoca regains half guard.
Gagnon works his way into full mount!
Coyoca regains half guard.
Gagnon winds up and cracks Coyoca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gagnon trying to control from half guard but Coyoca is working away.
Gagnon thows a huge punch but Coyoca dodges it nicely.
Gagnon is trying to control the action in half guard but Coyoca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gavin Gagnon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coyoca gets a clinch.
Coyoca works on Gagnon's body with a couple of short punches.
Coyoca misses with some punches.
Coyoca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coyoca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coyoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Coyoca.
Coyoca pushes Gagnon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allan Coyoca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gagnon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coyoca prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coyoca.

It looks like Gavin Gagnon has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Coyoca.
Coyoca tries to throw a body punch but Gagnon avoids it by throwing Coyoca back against the cage.
Coyoca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coyoca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gagnon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coyoca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca lands a right hand.
Coyoca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
A short right from Coyoca on the inside.
Coyoca lands a nice uppercut.

Coyoca lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coyoca wants to pass to mount but Gagnon is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gagnon looking for submissions off his back.
Coyoca is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coyoca is thwarting Gagnon's attempts to control the position.
Coyoca wants to free his trapped foot but Gagnon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coyoca is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coyoca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gagnon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coyoca scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyoca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gagnon has hold of Coyoca's hands but Coyoca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gagnon wants to get back to full guard.
Coyoca is pressing down on Gagnon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gagnon is holding on for now.
Coyoca lands strikes from half guard.

Gagnon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gagnon is looking for a sweep. Coyoca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coyoca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Coyoca is very close to passing his half guard.
Coyoca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca is looking to advance position but Gagnon won't allow it.
Coyoca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Coyoca seems to be working for a kimura but Gagnon defends the submission attempt.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Coyoca is controlling well.
Coyoca working Gagnon over with strikes.
Coyoca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coyoca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gagnon trying to control but Coyoca postures up.
Gagnon keeping control of the position.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves into full guard.
Coyoca landing some decent shots from guard.
Coyoca lands a couple of elbows.
Gagnon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gagnon wants to control from the top but Coyoca keeps moving.

Coyoca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gagnon is aware though and is defending well.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Coyoca keeps moving.
Gagnon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gagnon stopping the sweep attempt from Coyoca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allan Coyoca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gavin Gagnon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gagnon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coyoca pinned against the cage. Coyoca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws a leg kick
letting Coyoca counter with a right hand.
Coyoca chopping away at his opponent's legs.

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

Coyoca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gagnon defends well.
Gagnon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coyoca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gagnon is aware though and is defending well.

Coyoca looking for a guillotine here but Gagnon defends easily.
Coyoca wants to sweep here but Gagnon controlling him for the moment.

Gagnon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coyoca looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coyoca looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coyoca!

Gagnon stops Coyoca from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Coyoca's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gagnon is trying to improve his position.
Gagnon struggling a bit here.
Gagnon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coyoca's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Coyoca there.
Coyoca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gagnon is looking for a sweep. Coyoca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Coyoca is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gagnon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gagnon.
Coyoca stands up over Gagnon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coyoca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon trying to keep a closed guard but Coyoca is proving a slippery customer.
Coyoca is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gagnon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coyoca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Coyoca lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gagnon down.
Gagnon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coyoca thows a huge punch but Gagnon dodges it nicely.
Coyoca scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coyoca prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
Coyoca trying to mount his opponent but Gagnon defends it.
Gagnon is trying to control but can't.
Gagnon gets back to full guard.
Coyoca forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coyoca working Gagnon over with strikes.
Gagnon misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Coyoca wants to work for an arm triangle but Gagnon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coyoca drops an elbow to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon wants to control but Coyoca is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coyoca landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coyoca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon is looking to improve his position.
Coyoca is nestled in close to Gagnon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Gagnon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gagnon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagnon has hold of Coyoca's hands but Coyoca slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Allan Coyoca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coyoca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Coyoca!
Allan Coyoca very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.