PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fergus McDugan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Coat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JC Coat has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McDugan
vs
Coat

198 cm
19
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Liquid Damage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fergus McDugan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JC Coat!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDugan shoots in for a takedown but Coat shows good takedown defense.

Coat clinches with his opponent.
Coat tries to score a body lock takedown but McDugan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coat tries to score a body lock takedown but McDugan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDugan tries for a takedown. No joy.
McDugan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergus McDugan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McDugan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDugan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coat drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDugan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDugan counters with a flying knee. Nice.

McDugan lands a left and a right that send Coat crashing to the mat, dazed. McDugan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like JC Coat has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coat looks gassed!
A slapping body kick lands there for McDugan.

McDugan gets the takedown into side control.
McDugan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McDugan trying to control the position but Coat is working away.
Coat struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDugan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coat keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Coat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDugan trying to control the action but Coat is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coat misses with a takedown attempt

and McDugan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDugan.
Coat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McDugan wants to control from the top but Coat keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDugan trying to control but Coat is working from the bottom.
McDugan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coat holds on and takes a little breather.
McDugan tries to free his leg and advance position but Coat is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDugan looking to pass the guard.
Coat wants to sweep here but McDugan controlling him for the moment.
McDugan wants to pass the guard but Coat is keeping the position.
Coat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McDugan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

McDugan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Coat desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coat is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDugan trying to control the action but Coat is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coat controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Coat trying to control here.
McDugan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coat defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McDugan keeps the fight on the outside.
Coat shoots and misses

and McDugan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDugan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coat controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Coat is looking to control McDugan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coat avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus McDugan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JC Coat's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McDugan misses with a takedown attempt - Coat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Coat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDugan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coat prevents McDugan from getting back to his feet.
Coat trying to control the position from guard on top but McDugan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coat lands a couple of elbows.
Coat is breathing heavily.
Coat is working McDugan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDugan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coat is controlling him.
McDugan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Coat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coat is stalling in the full guard.
McDugan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coat with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coat throws a strike but McDugan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coat keeping full guard, as McDugan tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coat can do anything to dispel that myth.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Coat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDugan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McDugan is pushing down on Coat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coat is fighting to maintain full guard but McDugan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McDugan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coat holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDugan wants to control from the top but Coat keeps moving.
Coat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McDugan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coat is keeping the position for now.
Coat is pulling down on McDugan's head to control his posture.
McDugan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDugan is working hard here to advance position.
McDugan looking to sit in guard and control but Coat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coat is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Coat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fergus McDugan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coat wants to control from the top but McDugan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JC Coat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JC Coat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McDugan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDugan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McDugan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coat shoots and misses
and McDugan counters with a nice body kick.
McDugan connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Coat shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McDugan's guard.
Coat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDugan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDugan keeping moving, preventing Coat from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDugan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDugan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDugan wants to stand but Coat is controlling the position.
Coat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coat shoots and misses
and McDugan counters with an outside leg kick.
McDugan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coat pinned against the cage. Coat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coat tries to clinch up.

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.
A head kick from McDugan lands but Coat takes it in his stride.
Fergus McDugan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDugan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

McDugan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coat wants to get back to full guard.
McDugan trying to control the pace.
McDugan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coat preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Coat trying to hold on to McDugan's head to control him but McDugan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDugan is pressing down on Coat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coat is holding on for now.
Coat is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McDugan blocks a jab.
McDugan with a poor takedown

and Coat counters with a shoot takedown. McDugan fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergus McDugan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coat postures up in McDugan's guard and throws a big left but McDugan blocks it.
McDugan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDugan wants to stand and escape but Coat is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coat postures up in McDugan's guard and throws a big left but McDugan blocks it.
McDugan keeping moving, preventing Coat from controlling successfully.
Coat sitting in guard here, content to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coat doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McDugan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coat's guard.
McDugan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coat on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDugan trying to control the position from guard on top but Coat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDugan trying to control but Coat is working from the bottom.
Coat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fergus McDugan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDugan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergus McDugan!