PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudirez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Going to Brazil - Motorhead. Marco Rudirez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rudirez
vs
McCoy

178 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

184 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Rudirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudirez motions for McCoy to come forward. Rudirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from McCoy misses
and Rudirez counters with a low kick, right behind McCoy 's knee.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Rudirez circles away easily
and Rudirez counters with a thumping low kick.

Rudirez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCoy wants to control the position but Rudirez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rudirez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Rudirez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCoy defends it well.
Rudirez is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rudirez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rudirez is trying to control the action in half guard but McCoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rudirez controlling the action here.
Rudirez wants to pass to mount but McCoy is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rudirez is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
McCoy trying to control but Rudirez postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCoy misses with a takedown

and Rudirez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rudirez throwing strikes but missing.

Rudirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCoy looks gassed!
Rudirez trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rudirez won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
Rudirez landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rudirez sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCoy wants to sweep here but Rudirez controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rudirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rudirez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rudirez works over McCoy with some ground and pound from guard.
Rudirez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCoy is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
McCoy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McCoy wants to control the action but instead Rudirez gets a body lock and reverses into McCoy's guard! Nice work!
Rudirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCoy looking to control.
Rudirez is working McCoy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rudirez won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
Rudirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rudirez won't allow McCoy to sweep him here.
Rudirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rudirez throws a nice looking combination but McCoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Rudirez misses its intended target.
McCoy fails with the takedown

and Rudirez counters with a single leg into guard. McCoy didn't expect that.
Marco Rudirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick McCoy.

McCoy is looking for a triangle but Rudirez pushes his legs off easily.
Rudirez advances position into side control!
Rudirez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCoy down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rudirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
Rudirez in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rudirez with a hook.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Rudirez counters with a low kick, right behind McCoy 's knee.
Rudirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage!
McCoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rudirez throws a chopping leg kick but McCoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rudirez is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Rudirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
Rudirez throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy moves in looking to clinch but Rudirez pushes him off.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Rudirez counters with a thumping low kick.
McCoy fails with the takedown
and Rudirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marco Rudirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick McCoy.
Rudirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Rudirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rudirez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudirez is trying to control the action in half guard but McCoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rudirez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCoy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rudirez thows a huge punch but McCoy dodges it nicely.
McCoy is looking to control Rudirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCoy avoid being mounted?
McCoy is looking to improve his position.
McCoy is refusing to be controlled, as Rudirez sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rudirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCoy is out of range and Rudirez settles back down.

Rudirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rudirez tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez trying to control the position.
Rudirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rudirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?
McCoy wants to improve his position but Rudirez is controlling well.
Rudirez is keen to just control but McCoy is a slippery customer.
Rudirez winds up and cracks McCoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCoy wants to sweep but Rudirez has passed to side control!
Rudirez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rudirez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCoy's face.
McCoy wants to hold on but Rudirez pushes him away.
McCoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez working the ground and pound effectively.
McCoy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rudirez landing strikes from the mount.
Rudirez prevents McCoy from getting the reversal.
Rudirez working McCoy over with strikes here.
Rudirez landing strikes from the mount and McCoy is in trouble!
Rudirez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCoy hang on?

Rudirez is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rudirez extends the arm and McCoy is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Rudirez!