PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy McCoy (ranked 2624 p4p, 2411 weight class) and Ijin Yu (ranked 342 p4p, 315 weight class). McCoy comes to the cage accompanied by You Don't Mess Around With Jim. Ijin Yu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

McCoy
vs
Yu

180 cm
19
180
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
180
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijin Yu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu throws a series of punches but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Yu does no damage.
Yu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu as he connects with a hook.
McCoy dodges the punch combination from Yu.
McCoy fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Yu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu misses with a body shot.
McCoy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCoy.

McCoy gets a double leg takedown into Yu's guard.
McCoy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McCoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCoy drops back looking for a leg! Yu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yu manages to kick McCoy off! McCoy jumps back into Yu's guard.
McCoy distracts Yu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCoy working some strikes from top position.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy 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.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCoy stays in close to Yu's body and controls the position.
McCoy with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCoy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McCoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu's head.
McCoy won't allow Yu to get back to his feet.
McCoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yu wants to stand but McCoy is controlling the position.
McCoy working some strikes from top position.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McCoy landing with the ground and pound.
Yu wants to stand and escape but McCoy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McCoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCoy advances position into side control!
McCoy is staying tight to Yu's torso, preventing him from escaping.

McCoy is trying to get an arm triangle but Yu is defending well.

McCoy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McCoy but great work by Yu.
You can see the frustration on McCoy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCoy gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to stand up but McCoy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
McCoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCoy tries to get out of the position.

McCoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCoy is trying to maintain the position but Yu is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCoy controlling the position for now.
McCoy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yu's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willy McCoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCoy blocks a jab.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yu as he jumps to the side.

McCoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yu on his heels. He'll look to pass Yu's guard now, I'm sure.
Yu wants to get back to his feet but McCoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu's head.
Yu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCoy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yu wants to stand but McCoy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy 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.
McCoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yu wants to stand up but McCoy is controlling him.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCoy passes Yu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCoy controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy trying to mount his opponent but Yu defends it.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCoy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCoy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McCoy controlling the pace.
McCoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Yu is rocked!
McCoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yu is still in real trouble! Can McCoy finish him?
McCoy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yu can do to turn this around?
McCoy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCoy scores with a big shot! Yu's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yu! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willy McCoy!