PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Coverdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milky Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Coverdale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coverdale
vs
Way

168 cm
25
133 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teddy Coverdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milky Way!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Way.
Milky Way seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Coverdale!
Way avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Way fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coverdale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Way misses with a takedown
and Coverdale counters with an inside leg kick.

Way closes the distance and clinches.
Coverdale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coverdale is trying to push Way away but Way has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Way's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Way fails with a takedown attempt.
Teddy Coverdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milky Way.
Way has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Way pushes Coverdale up against the cage in a clinch.
Coverdale is trying to push Way away but Way has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coverdale letting Way take a breather here.

Way breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coverdale moves out of range as Way strikes.
Way misses with a takedown attempt
and Coverdale counters with a nice kick to the body.
Way is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Way looks for a takedown but Coverdale sprawls well.
Way looks winded!
Way fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coverdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coverdale throws a right and a left that Way avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coverdale tries to clinch up but Way circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Coverdale scores with a four punch combination!
Way tries to close the distance and clinch but Coverdale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Way is predictable there
and Coverdale counters with a thumping low kick.
Coverdale slaps away a takedown attempt from Way, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coverdale lands with a slapping head kick.
Way fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coverdale manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way closes the distance and clinches up with Coverdale, looking for a takedown. Way pushes Coverdale against the cage but Coverdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Way looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coverdale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coverdale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coverdale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Way is defended easily by Coverdale.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coverdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Teddy Coverdale will probably get the nod.
That's time! Coverdale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coverdale's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coverdale duly obliges.
Teddy Coverdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Way tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coverdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Way doesn't manage to clinch there - Coverdale circles away.
Way is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coverdale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coverdale keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Way with that takedown attempt.
Way shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coverdale counters with a solid body kick.
Teddy Coverdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milky Way.
Way is breathing heavily.
Way tries to clinch up
and Coverdale counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Way forces Coverdale back against the cage and clinches.
Coverdale lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Coverdale's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Way escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Way fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coverdale avoids it really well and circles away.

Coverdale gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way wants a takedown.
Coverdale is trying to break the clinch but Way is controlling him.
Way can't get the takedown.
Coverdale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Way has him pressed against the cage.

Way manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Coverdale gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Coverdale pushes Way up against the cage in a clinch.
Way managing to block the knees to the body from Coverdale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Way wants to break free but Coverdale has control.

Coverdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Way throws a head kick that misses.
Coverdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Way gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coverdale counters with a left and a right that stings Way.
A bone on bone clash there as Coverdale blocks the leg kick.

Coverdale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Way can do anything to dispel that myth.

Coverdale escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coverdale scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Coverdale decides to stand and escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coverdale has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Coverdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Way tries for a takedown but Coverdale circles away easily
and Coverdale counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Coverdale dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coverdale lands a head kick!
Teddy Coverdale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Way wants to clinch
and Coverdale counters with a series of strikes. Way will be more careful next time no doubt.
Way shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Way throws a head kick but Coverdale moves out of range.
Way wants to clinch up but Coverdale keeps it at a distance.
Way has his takedown stuffed
and Coverdale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Way takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Way misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coverdale cracks the inside of Way's front leg.
Way takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coverdale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Way.
Teddy Coverdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milky Way.
Way takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Coverdale stuffs the takedown.
Coverdale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Way's head.

Coverdale has closed the distance and engaged Way in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way is trying to stall.

Coverdale pulls guard.

Coverdale has his feet on Way's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Way closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Way wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coverdale breaks from the clinch.
Way throws a leg kick
and Coverdale counters with a solid body kick.

Coverdale changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Way looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Way looks to move to half guard but instead Coverdale has passed into mount! Damn!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coverdale get's back to his feet.
Coverdale throws a series of punches but Way avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Way misses with a takedown
and Coverdale counters with a two punch combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coverdale!
Way fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coverdale throws a series of strikes that have Way backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coverdale connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Coverdale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coverdale 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Coverdale!