PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Coutre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McPhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McPhee has chosen Loose yourself-Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coutre
vs
McPhee

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Coutre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan McPhee!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McPhee clinches up against the cage.
McPhee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

McPhee successfully pulls guard.
Coutre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coutre landing with the ground and pound.
Coutre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPhee wants to sweep but no luck.
Coutre trying to control but McPhee is working from the bottom.
Coutre tries to free his leg and advance position but McPhee is retaining full guard.
Coutre throws a big right hand that misses.
Coutre tries to free his leg and advance position but McPhee is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coutre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhee misses with a looping right.
Coutre tries to clinch but fails miserably

and McPhee moves into the clinch.

McPhee manages to pull guard.
McPhee wants to sweep but no luck.
Coutre lands a couple of digs.

McPhee working for a triangle but Coutre defends it easily.
Coutre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coutre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McPhee trying to keep a closed guard but Coutre is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McPhee is keeping the position for now.
Coutre trying to control but McPhee is working from the bottom.
Coutre chips away with some ground and pound.
Coutre trying to control but McPhee is working from the bottom.
McPhee is trying to keep Coutre in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McPhee closes the distance and clinches up with Coutre, looking for a takedown. McPhee pushes Coutre against the cage but Coutre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhee throws the left hand but Coutre avoids the punch easily.
Coutre tries to clinch up.

McPhee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coutre trying to control but McPhee postures up.
Ground and pound from McPhee.

McPhee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McPhee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McPhee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coutre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coutre is breathing heavily.
Coutre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhee trying to control but Coutre is working from the bottom.
McPhee prevents Coutre from getting back to his feet.
McPhee is looking to work some ground and pound but Coutre has wrist control.
McPhee stands up over Coutre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McPhee scoring with some ground and pound.
Coutre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McPhee trying to control but Coutre is working from the bottom.
Coutre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coutre trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McPhee connects with a couple of short punches.
Coutre working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan McPhee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McPhee rushes Coutre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

McPhee pulls guard effortlessly.
McPhee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coutre is one step ahead there.
Coutre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McPhee is keeping the position for now.
McPhee is controlling Coutre's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPhee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutre is looking to control McPhee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coutre avoid being mounted?
Coutre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McPhee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McPhee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McPhee scoring with strikes to the body and head.

McPhee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coutre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McPhee.
Coutre tries to get to full guard but McPhee has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutre regains full guard. Nicely done.

McPhee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McPhee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McPhee trying to control but Coutre is working from the bottom.
McPhee connects with a couple of short punches.
Coutre trying to keep a closed guard but McPhee is proving a slippery customer.
McPhee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McPhee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McPhee connects with a couple of short punches.
McPhee landing some decent shots from guard.
McPhee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coutre trying to control but McPhee flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
McPhee connects with a big shot to the side of Coutre's head.
Coutre looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Coutre fending off the submission attempt from McPhee.
McPhee loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Coutre hold on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPhee looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McPhee lands shots from the back.

McPhee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McPhee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhee lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
McPhee lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McPhee lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Coutre hold on?!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards McPhee.
Ryan McPhee has got the better of the ground game so far.
McPhee scores with punches and elbows.

McPhee has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McPhee is working the ground and pound. Can Coutre escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan McPhee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Coutre clinches but McPhee breaks the clinch

and McPhee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McPhee.
Coutre controls McPhee momentarily but McPhee frees himself.
McPhee works over Coutre with some ground and pound from guard.
McPhee scoring with punches to the head and body.
McPhee trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPhee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coutre is trying to control the position but McPhee postures up.

McPhee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McPhee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPhee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McPhee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McPhee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McPhee is working Coutre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McPhee stops Coutre from standing up.
McPhee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McPhee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Coutre working for submissions but it's allowed McPhee to get to half guard.
McPhee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coutre wants to get back to full guard.

McPhee escapes and gets back to his feet.
McPhee shoots for a takedown but Coutre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McPhee is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coutre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

McPhee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coutre wants to get back to his feet but McPhee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McPhee trying to control the position from guard on top but Coutre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coutre has control of McPhee's left arm, preventing McPhee from doing any damage.
McPhee landing with the ground and pound.
McPhee won't allow Coutre to get back to his feet.
McPhee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McPhee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPhee works over Coutre with some ground and pound from guard.
McPhee works over Coutre with some ground and pound from guard.
McPhee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McPhee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

McPhee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McPhee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coutre trying to hold on to McPhee's head to control him but McPhee postures up.
McPhee wants to control but Coutre is keeping him busy.
Ryan McPhee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPhee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coutre is looking for a sweep. McPhee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McPhee uses his free foot to push down on Coutre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coutre.
McPhee looking to finish Coutre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coutre!
McPhee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Coutre is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McPhee with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by McPhee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPhee with a couple of short strikes.
McPhee scoring with strikes but Coutre is staying in there.
Fedor Coutre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coutre working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan McPhee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McPhee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan McPhee!