PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCoy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - Twist of Cain. Frank Rizzo Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCoy
vs
Rizzo Jr

163 cm
35
154 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

170 cm
26
158 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jay McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy swings for the body but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rizzo Jr finds it's target.
A lazy left from McCoy finds it's target.
Rizzo Jr staying out of range there.
McCoy scores with a hook to the body. Rizzo Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo Jr. That's going to slow McCoy down.
Rizzo Jr avoids the body shot from McCoy.
McCoy throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
McCoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCoy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr moves away from the strike by McCoy.
McCoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rizzo Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
McCoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
McCoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from McCoy misses its intended target.
McCoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Rizzo Jr. That snapped McCoy's head back.
Rizzo Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzo Jr!
McCoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rizzo Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo Jr momentarily.
Horrible takedown by McCoy or perhaps it was just good defense by Rizzo Jr which made him look bad.
McCoy thuds a left hand into Rizzo Jr's body.
Rizzo Jr tried to score with a low kick but McCoy checks it.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rizzo Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
McCoy misses the shot to the body.

Rizzo Jr closes the distance and clinches.
McCoy jumps guard but Rizzo Jr stands there with McCoy around his waist. McCoy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rizzo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but McCoy blocks with his arms.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
McCoy lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCoy misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rizzo Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rizzo Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
McCoy checks the leg kick.
Rizzo Jr ducks right into an uppercut from McCoy.
Rizzo Jr misses the jab.
Frank Rizzo Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCoy throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
McCoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr slips a straight right by McCoy.
McCoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Nice defenses there by McCoy.
McCoy lands a right hook to the body.
McCoy throws a shot to the body.
McCoy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo Jr missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizzo Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy scores with the left hand. Rizzo Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizzo Jr throws a leg kick but McCoy moved away.
McCoy throws a body punch but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
McCoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rizzo Jr throws a shot to the body.
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 Jay McCoy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCoy scores with a hook to the body. Rizzo Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rizzo Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from McCoy.

McCoy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McCoy showed some decent athleticism there.
McCoy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rizzo Jr scores with a few weak punches.
McCoy 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 one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr is pressing down on McCoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

McCoy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rizzo Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rizzo Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Rizzo Jr is stalling in the full guard.

McCoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rizzo Jr defends it easily.
Rizzo Jr is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr preventing the sweep.
McCoy controls Rizzo Jr momentarily but Rizzo Jr frees himself.

McCoy looking for a guillotine here but Rizzo Jr defends easily.
McCoy trying to keep a closed guard but Rizzo Jr is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy swings widly with a right hand
letting Rizzo Jr counter with a right hand.
Rizzo Jr misses with a straight left.
Rizzo Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCoy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as McCoy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook to the side of McCoy's head but McCoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
Jay McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo Jr thows a leg kick but McCoy checks it
and McCoy counters with a series of strikes. Rizzo Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Rizzo Jr moved out of range nicely.

Rizzo Jr closes the distance and pushes McCoy back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands an elbow inside that McCoy shrugs off.

McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizzo Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy takes a swing at Rizzo Jr's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Rizzo Jr.
McCoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo Jr.
McCoy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rizzo Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCoy somewhat.
Rizzo Jr throws a shot to the body.
McCoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCoy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay McCoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McCoy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
McCoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rizzo Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rizzo Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Rizzo Jr.

Rizzo Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
McCoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCoy is leaning against Rizzo Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCoy tries a body shot but Rizzo Jr blocks it.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCoy can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo Jr controls the action.
McCoy blocks an elbow strike from Rizzo Jr.
McCoy looking to stall.
Rizzo Jr lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jay McCoy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
Rizzo Jr tries to throw a body punch but McCoy avoids it by throwing Rizzo Jr back against the cage.
Rizzo Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCoy misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCoy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr lands a right hand.
Rizzo Jr has McCoy pressed against the cage, preventing McCoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo Jr ducks right into an uppercut from McCoy.
Jay McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzo Jr looks to land a left hand but McCoy moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCoy is looking to wear down Rizzo Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzo Jr works over McCoy's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank Rizzo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo Jr moves away.
Rizzo Jr scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzo Jr is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rizzo Jr.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up with Rizzo Jr, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes Rizzo Jr against the cage but Rizzo Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo Jr tries to work over McCoy's front leg with a kick but McCoy checks it.
Rizzo Jr throws a hook but McCoy avoids it easily.

Rizzo Jr darts in and clinches McCoy up against the cage.
Rizzo Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Rizzo Jr breaks from the clinch.
McCoy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizzo Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Rizzo Jr. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo Jr manages to avoid it.

McCoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rizzo Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!

McCoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rizzo Jr struggling a bit here.
McCoy is looking to take a break and control but Rizzo Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCoy scoring with punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rizzo Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McCoy tries for a kimura but Rizzo Jr is defending well.

McCoy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Rizzo Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCoy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy trying to control the action but Rizzo Jr is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay McCoy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCoy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 28:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jay McCoy!
A victorious Jay McCoy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.