PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norman Mccoy (ranked 24705 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Williams Jr (ranked 24758 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tyrell Williams Jr enters the cage!

Mccoy
vs
Williams Jr

196 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Mccoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrell Williams Jr!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams Jr.
Mccoy attempts a counter takedown but Williams Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Mccoy misses with a body shot
and Williams Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams Jr wants to clinch.
Williams Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams Jr throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Mccoy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Norman Mccoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Williams Jr.
Mccoy stuffs the takedown.
Williams Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mccoy.
Mccoy tries a head kick but it misses.

Williams Jr clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams Jr is trying to break free.
Williams Jr tries to circle away but Mccoy has him pinned against the cage.
Williams Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Williams Jr is trying to push Mccoy away but Mccoy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mccoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mccoy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mccoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams Jr.
Williams Jr throws out a leg kick but Mccoy moves out of range and Williams Jr only half commits.
Mccoy throws a nice looking combination but Williams Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mccoy moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams Jr's efforts to push away.
Mccoy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams Jr tries to circle away but Mccoy has him pinned against the cage.
Mccoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mccoy has Williams Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Williams Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mccoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Williams Jr tries to keep at a distance but Mccoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams Jr wants to break free but Mccoy has control.
Williams Jr is trying to force a seperation but Mccoy has the dominant position.
Williams Jr can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams Jr is trying to break the clinch but Mccoy is controlling him.
Williams Jr tries to circle away but Mccoy has him pinned against the cage.
Williams Jr tries to break free but Mccoy pushes him back against the cage.
Williams Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mccoy.
Williams Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Mccoy has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Williams Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mccoy jumps guard but Williams Jr stands there with Mccoy around his waist. Mccoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mccoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams Jr avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams Jr can't break the clinch.
Williams Jr wants to break free but Mccoy has control.
Mccoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mccoy has him pressed against the cage.
Mccoy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams Jr tries to break the clinch but Mccoy is controlling the position.
Williams Jr can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams Jr stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mccoy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Mccoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mccoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccoy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Williams Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams Jr wants to clinch up but Mccoy keeps it at a distance.
Mccoy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mccoy as he avoids it easily.
Mccoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams Jr circles away.
Mccoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams Jr swivels and escapes.
Williams Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mccoy defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams Jr shoots in for a takedown but Mccoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Norman Mccoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Williams Jr.
Williams Jr looks for a takedown but Mccoy sprawls well.
Mccoy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams Jr to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams Jr is breathing heavily.
Mccoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams Jr. Williams Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams Jr tries to clinch but Mccoy moves out of range.
Williams Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccoy.
Sloppy strikes from Mccoy. Those never looked like landing.
Norman Mccoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Mccoy misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams Jr! But no joy.
Mccoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams Jr can do to turn this around?
Williams Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mccoy tries to bum rush Williams Jr with a series of wild strikes but Williams Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mccoy scores with a one two! Williams Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mccoy pinned against the cage. Mccoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams Jr avoids the body shot from Mccoy.
Nice sprawl there from Mccoy as Williams Jr shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mccoy. Williams Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mccoy misses the shot to the body.
Tyrell Williams Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mccoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Mccoy misses with a kick to the body

and Williams Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoy controls Williams Jr momentarily but Williams Jr frees himself.
Mccoy pulls Williams Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Mccoy keeping full guard, as Williams Jr tries to pass.
Mccoy working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Williams Jr stands and steps away. Mccoy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mccoy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams Jr wants to clinch up but Mccoy keeps it at a distance.
Williams Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mccoy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams Jr tries to break the clinch but Mccoy is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccoy won't allow it.
Williams Jr avoiding damage as Mccoy throws knees to the body.
Williams Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Mccoy dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Mccoy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams Jr's head.
Williams Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams Jr shoots in for a double leg but Mccoy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Mccoy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Williams Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Mccoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams Jr tries to bum rush Mccoy with a series of wild strikes but Mccoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mccoy tries to counter with a takedown but Williams Jr is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccoy avoids the head kick by Williams Jr.
Mccoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Mccoy backing up. Mccoy nods at Williams Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccoy misses the shot to the body.

Mccoy clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mccoy has him pressed against the cage.

Mccoy manages to break the clinch.
Williams Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mccoy defends it nicely.
Norman Mccoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Williams Jr.
Nice sprawl there from Mccoy as Williams Jr shoots in.
Mccoy scores with a head kick.
Mccoy misses with a body shot.
Mccoy takes a swing at Williams Jr's ribcage but misses.

Mccoy moves into range and clinches up with Williams Jr.
Mccoy is pushing Williams Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mccoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mccoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mccoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mccoy shoots in and bounces Williams Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Williams Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Williams Jr looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams Jr is working an open guard so Mccoy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mccoy lands a body shot.
Mccoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams Jr.
Mccoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mccoy takes a swing at Williams Jr's ribcage but misses.
Williams Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Mccoy looks to land a combination but Williams Jr avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams Jr darts in and clinches Mccoy up against the cage.
Williams Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams Jr wants to break free but Mccoy has control.
Williams Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccoy won't allow it.
Williams Jr is trying to push Mccoy away but Mccoy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mccoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams Jr's efforts to push away.
Mccoy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mccoy tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams Jr avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Mccoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mccoy 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Mccoy!