PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coon
vs
Stroud

188 cm
26
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

190 cm
30
220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stroud slips a straight right by Coon.
Stroud moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stroud.
Stroud shoots in looking for a takedown. Coon tries to sprawl out of it but Stroud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coon throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud tries to clinch but Coon moves out of range.
Stroud lands a really nice looking cross but Coon seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Lee Stroud has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Stroud with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stroud manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stroud moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coon working some strikes from top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coon scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stroud is on top in guard.
Coon looking for a sweep. Not yet Coon, not yet.
Stroud wants to get up but he can't break Coon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stroud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throwing strikes from guard but Coon blocks nicely.
Coon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stroud won't allow Coon to sweep him here.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Coon is keeping the position.
Stroud postures up.
Stroud trying to control but Coon is working from the bottom.
Coon keeping full guard, as Stroud tries to pass.
Coon is trying to control the position but Stroud postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stroud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stroud. Coon shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Coon.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coon misses with an uppercut. Stroud saw that one coming.
Coon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stroud.
Stroud dips to his left and cracks Coon with an uppercut!
Stroud scores with a nice body kick.
Coon misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud has a takedown stuffed.
Coon scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud dives in and grabs Coon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coon pushes down on Stroud's head and hops out.
Stroud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stroud wants it to stay on the feet.
Stroud dodges the punch combination from Coon.
Stroud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coon circles away.

Stroud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stroud looks gassed!
Coon moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Stroud works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Stroud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coon looks to land a right hand but Stroud moved out of range.
Stroud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coon.
Coon scores with a hook to the body. Stroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coon throws a poor cross that misses

and Stroud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Coon!
Coon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coon is working hard here to advance position.
Coon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stroud throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Coon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stroud keeping full guard, as Coon tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon works over Stroud with some ground and pound from guard.
Coon preventing the sweep.
Stroud thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Coon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stroud's head.
Coon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Coon lands some shots froms side control.
Coon working the ground and pound.
Coon in side control, throwing shots but Stroud defends.
Coon cracks Stroud with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coon is putting a hurting on Stroud here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stroud defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Coon crashes against the mat.
Coon landing a few strikes.
Coon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coon grinds an elbow into Stroud's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
Coon working the ground and pound from side control.
Stroud parries the strikes from Coon easily there. Coon is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stroud to escape.
Coon working the ground and pound.
Stroud tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Agamemnon Coon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coon working the ground and pound.
Coon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Coon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Coon lands an elbow.
Coon working the ground and pound from side control.
Stroud is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon with the ground and pound but Stroud regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Coon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stroud defending well though.
Coon throwing shots but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Stroud regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coon postures up in Stroud's guard and throws a big left but Stroud blocks it.
Coon lands a couple of elbows.
Stroud 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.
Stroud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coon 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.
Coon postures up and lands a big shot to Stroud's brow.
Coon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stroud's head.
Stroud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coon.
Coon postures up.
Coon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Coon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coon working some strikes from top position.
Coon throwing strikes but missing.
Coon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stroud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coon is one step ahead there.
Stroud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Stroud is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coon defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Agamemnon Coon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Stroud drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coon connects with a nice short shot to Stroud's temple.
Ground and pound from Coon.
Stroud wants to control but Coon is keeping busy.
Stroud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coon.
Stroud has hold of Coon's hands but Coon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coon lands a nice short elbow.
Coon looks to land a strike but Stroud avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coon is in close to Stroud's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stroud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Stroud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stroud doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coon connects with a couple of short punches.
Stroud trying to control the position.
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stroud will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon postures up in Stroud's guard and throws a big left but Stroud blocks it.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coon throwing strikes from guard but Stroud blocks nicely.
Coon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coon throws a big right hand that misses.
Stroud 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.
Coon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stroud trying to control the position.
Coon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stroud's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stroud looking for a sweep. Not yet Stroud, not yet.
Coon is working Stroud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coon won't allow Stroud to sweep him here.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stroud utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stroud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon throws a big elbow that misses.
Stroud looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Stroud is looking for a triangle but Coon pushes his legs off easily.
Coon advances to half guard.
Stroud trying to hold on to Coon's head to control him but Coon postures up.
Coon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stroud with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stroud taking some punishment here, with Coon in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coon connects with a nice short shot to Stroud's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coon working the head and body with strikes.
Stroud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stroud manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agamemnon Coon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coon 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agamemnon Coon!
Agamemnon Coon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.