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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Potter (ranked 2248 p4p, 1707 weight class) and Declan McCoy (ranked 237 p4p, 186 weight class). Declan McCoy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 cm 25 195 2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 190 4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Brawler Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Potter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Declan McCoy! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. McCoy lands a right hook to the body.
Potter slips under a jab from McCoy. McCoy throws a hook but Potter blocks it. Potter lands with a cross. McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The fight moves into the clinch position. McCoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Potter swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it. McCoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Potter lands with a light punch inside. Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not. McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Potter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A nice right hand lands inside from Potter. Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. McCoy blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy misses with some punches.
Potter tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
Potter working aggressively here.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not. Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Potter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCoy misses with a short punch on the inside. Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. McCoy lands with a short shot to the head. Potter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. Potter lands with a right to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCoy. Potter misses with a body punch.
Potter working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land. Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. This has been an exciting period of action! Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. McCoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow. McCoy misses with a hook from the clinch. Potter digs a right hand underneath McCoy's ribcage. McCoy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Potter. McCoy working aggressively here.
Potter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potter blocks a body shot from McCoy. Potter scores with a shoulder strike. Potter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Potter digs a right hand into McCoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCoy's gas tank. McCoy looks winded! Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle. McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
McCoy tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Potter is working McCoy over against the cage. Nice body punch from Potter - that landed with a thud.
Potter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Potter.
Potter scores with a nice hook to the head. McCoy misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Potter. Potter presses McCoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Potter.
Potter digs a right hand into McCoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCoy's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Potter lands a hook that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter. Still in the clinch, Potter scores with a nice short uppercut. Potter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head. Potter lands a shoulder strike. Potter scores with a shot to the side of McCoy's head. Potter lands a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Potter. Potter lands a right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Potter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Potter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Potter on the inside. Potter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCoy. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Potter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Potter scores with a shoulder strike. Potter pushes McCoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Potter. Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not. Potter scores with a nice hook to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Potter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. McCoy misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Potter. Potter blocking some punches.
McCoy tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Potter lands with a left to the head. Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle. Potter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right from Potter. Potter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. McCoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow. McCoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCoy has a couple of punches blocked by Potter.
McCoy tries a body shot but Potter blocks it.
Potter lands a body punch. McCoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McCoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Potter lands a hook that snaps the head of McCoy backwards. Potter is working McCoy over against the cage. McCoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Potter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Potter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Potter dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Potter rushes McCoy with punches - McCoy moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McCoy goes down! Potter follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Potter! Our winner, Scott Potter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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