PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Deftones - Beware. A fine choice. Harry McCoy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Davis
vs
McCoy

188 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCoy gets the takedown into side control.
McCoy taking a break here but Davis is having none of it and regains half guard.

McCoy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Davis gets a clinch.
McCoy wants to break free but Davis has control.

McCoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis with a poor takedown
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McCoy tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis lands a big shot there that rocks McCoy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCoy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McCoy tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy controlling the position well.
McCoy is trying to control but can't.
McCoy is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

McCoy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
McCoy is in trouble now - Davis has advanced to mount!
Davis avoids the attempt from McCoy to control.
Davis prevents McCoy from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCoy looks gassed!
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Davis wants to control the pace but McCoy is squirming around nicely.

Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but McCoy frees his head quite easily.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCoy is looking to escape.
McCoy is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCoy is looking to escape.
McCoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCoy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McCoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Davis with a nice head shot there.
McCoy striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. McCoy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by McCoy!
Davis is trying to hold McCoy in close to prevent damage but McCoy has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCoy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McCoy is tying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis moves into full guard.
Davis looking to control.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCoy!
McCoy reaches up to try and control the position but Davis seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McCoy rolls and tries to escape and now Davis has his back!

Davis is persistently looking for the submission but McCoy is defending it well.
McCoy trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry McCoy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A decent looking body kick lands there for McCoy.
Davis tries for a takedown but McCoy circles away easily
and McCoy counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at McCoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McCoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCoy.
McCoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCoy is keeping busy.
McCoy is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns McCoy into the cage.
Davis wants to stall.

McCoy jumps guard.
Davis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCoy is proving hard to escape from.
Davis won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Davis has gone for a leg lock! McCoy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing McCoy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis wants to sweep here but McCoy controlling him for the moment.
McCoyis looking to pass into half guard but Davis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Davis is in guard.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
McCoy striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
McCoy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McCoy's guard.
McCoy is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis is looking to stall here but McCoy recovers full guard.

That's two 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.
McCoy is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McCoy looking for a sweep. Not yet McCoy, not yet.

Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCoy taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Davis controls the position from side control.
Davis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McCoy!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
McCoy tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
McCoy is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and McCoy is in trouble!
McCoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis controlling the pace for now.

Davis has hold of McCoy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McCoy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

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.
McCoy tries to improve his position but instead Davis has taken his back!
McCoy wants to control his opponent's hands but Davis gets his hands free.
McCoy tries to roll but Davis sticks to his back.

McCoy fending off the submission attempt from Davis.

Davis looking for the RNC.
McCoy breaks Davis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Davis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davis checks the leg kick.
McCoy throws a one two combo.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mickey Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a head kick that misses

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McCoy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCoy wants to improve his position but instead Davis has moved into half guard.
Davis is thwarting McCoy's attempts to control the position.
McCoy is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.

Davis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McCoy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davis trying to control from half guard but McCoy is working away.
McCoy trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to control but Davis passes into side control!
McCoy tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
McCoy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
McCoy is trying desperately to improve position.
McCoy gets back to half guard.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Davis is working for a kimura but McCoy is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy gets back to full guard.

Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown. McCoy tries to sprawl out of it but Davis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
McCoy is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis is trying to work for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCoy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McCoy trying to control here.
McCoy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McCoy wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis tries for a takedown but McCoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis looks to clinch
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Davis!