PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Masvidal (ranked 6292 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Coyote (ranked 6206 p4p, 0 weight class). Coyote has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Masvidal
vs
Coyote

180 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jorge Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Coyote!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masvidal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Coyote manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Masvidal keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Coyote looks winded!

Masvidal pulls guard effortlessly.
Coyote being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Masvidal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masvidal trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masvidal is on top in guard.

Coyote can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Masvidal controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal passes Coyote's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masvidal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Masvidal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coyote!
Masvidal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coyote's face.
Masvidal controlling from the full mount.
Coyote is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Masvidal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masvidal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Masvidal content just to control the position 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.
Masvidal thowing shots but they're missing.
Coyote blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masvidal throws some wild stikes that Coyote manages to avoid easily.
Masvidal controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Masvidal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coyote was covering up waiting for the punch and Masvidal finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Masvidal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coyote, up you get!

Coyote tries to sprawl but Masvidal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coyote is looking to get back to is feet but Masvidal passes into side control.
Coyote gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Masvidal looking for a guillotine from mount but Coyote is having none of it.

Masvidal gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Coyote is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masvidal looking to score a takedown here. Coyote is defending well but Masvidal drives through and ends up in Coyote's guard.
Masvidal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Masvidal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coyote's guard.
Masvidal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Masvidal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Coyote to stand up.

Masvidal manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Coyote on his heels. He'll look to pass Coyote's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coyote throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Masvidal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Masvidal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Masvidal wants to pass the guard but Coyote is keeping the position.
Jorge Masvidal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Masvidal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Masvidal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Masvidal feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Masvidal gets to his feet. Coyote looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Masvidal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Masvidal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coyote is looking to get back to his feet here but Masvidal is keeping cool and he's managed to take Coyote's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Masvidal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Masvidal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Coyote napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coyote managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Masvidal.
Masvidal moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Masvidal advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyote blocking the ground and pound.
Coyote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Masvidal controlling from the full mount.
Coyote is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal looking to finish with strikes here!
Masvidal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masvidal misses with a head shot.
Coyote wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masvidal.

Masvidal is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coyote can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two 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.
Masvidal controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Masvidal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Coyote wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Masvidal.
Coyote blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal controlling his opponent.
Masvidal misses with a head shot.
Masvidal throwing strikes here but Coyote is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Masvidal controlling his opponent.
Coyote felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masvidal prevents Coyote from getting the reversal.
Masvidal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Masvidal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masvidal 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Masvidal!