PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willy Coffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run to the hills. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Coffey
vs
Pihl

168 cm
22
138 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Coffey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pihl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coffey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coffey is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coffey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pihl swats away the attempt to clinch by Coffey.
Coffey tries to clinch up but Pihl circles away and keeps his distance.
Pihl dives in and grabs Coffey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coffey pushes down on Pihl's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pihl shoots in but no luck this time.

Pihl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coffey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pihl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coffey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pihl wants to stand up but Coffey is controlling him.
Coffey thows a big elbow that misses.
Coffey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coffey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pihl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pihl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coffey is looking to work some ground and pound but Pihl has wrist control.

Pihl manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two 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.
Coffey wants to clinch.
Coffey tries to clinch up but Pihl circles away and keeps his distance.
Coffey throws a low kick but Pihl avoids it.
Coffey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coffey wants to clinch up but Pihl keeps it at a distance.
Coffey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coffey tries to close the distance and clinch but Pihl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Pihl with that takedown attempt.
Willy Coffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralle Pihl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey moves in looking to clinch but Pihl pushes him off.
Pihl shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coffey pinned against the cage. Coffey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pihl is defended easily by Coffey.
Coffey tries to clinch up.
Coffey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Coffey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coffey lands with a left to the head.
Coffey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pihl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Pihl has clasped his hands together around Coffey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Coffey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pihl looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coffey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Coffey dodges it nicely.
Pihl scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Coffey dodges it nicely.
Pihl wants to stand up but Coffey is controlling the position.
Pihl looks gassed!
Coffey trying to control but Pihl postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Coffey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pihl misses with a takedown

and Coffey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pihl won't be happy with that.
Pihl is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coffey moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Coffey.
Coffey landing punches.
Coffey wants to control the pace but Pihl is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coffey prevents Pihl from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coffey scoring with strikes but Pihl is staying in there.
Coffey with shots to the head and body - Pihl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coffey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pihl?
Pihl really wants to buck Coffey off and get back to his feet.
Pihl is breathing heavily.
Coffey scoring with strikes but Pihl is staying in there.
Coffey looking to finish with strikes here!
Coffey lands a nice shot to the head.
Coffey dominating with strikes here.
Pihl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Coffey thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coffey with shots to the head and body - Pihl looks very uncomfortable down there.

Pihl somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pihl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pihl sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coffey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pihl looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coffey is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pihl's best efforts.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Coffey dodges it nicely.
Pihl thows a huge punch but Coffey dodges it nicely.
Coffey is trying to control but can't.
Pihl lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pihl drops an elbow to the side of Coffey's head.
Coffey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pihl.
Pihl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coffey defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pihl decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pihl fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pihl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pihl shoots in looking for a takedown. Coffey tries to sprawl out of it but Pihl keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coffey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willy Coffey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralle Pihl.
Coffey fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pihl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pihl keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Coffey 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!

Coffey wants to clinch.
Coffey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Coffey moves into the clinch.
Pihl has Coffey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coffey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pihl tries for a takedown but Coffey manages to get underhooks.
Pihl managing to block the knees to the body from Coffey.

Pihl gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Coffey regains guard.
Pihl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pihl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pihl accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pihl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pihl lands a couple of digs.
Coffey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pihl throwing strikes from guard but Coffey blocks nicely.
Coffey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pihl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pihl missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pihl throws a strike but Coffey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coffey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coffey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coffey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pihl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pihl wants to get back to his feet but Coffey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pihl looking for a sweep. Not yet Pihl, not yet.
Coffey throws and elbow that misses. Pihl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coffey's guard. Nice move by Pihl!
Coffey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coffey 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pihl throws a big right hand that misses.
Pihl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pihl is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pihl in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pihl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pihl with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pihl thows a big elbow that misses.
Pihl is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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.
Pihl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coffey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pihl with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pihl landing some decent shots from guard.
Pihl works over Coffey with some ground and pound from guard.
Pihl preventing the sweep.
Pihl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pihl working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pihl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pihl chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralle Pihl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coffey 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Willy Coffey!