PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Livity (ranked 3067 p4p, 436 weight class) and Willie McCoy (ranked 3472 p4p, 476 weight class). McCoy has chosen Big Iron as his entrance music. Jackson Livity has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Livity
vs
McCoy

188 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Livity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
Livity tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Livity manages to avoid it.

Livity clinches up against the cage.
Livity keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCoy's efforts to push away.
Livity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Livity has McCoy pressed against the cage, preventing McCoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Livity.
McCoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Livity lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Livity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Livity manages to get underhooks.
McCoy blocking some punches.

McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Livity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy goes for a double leg but Livity avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Livity continues to drive forward.
Livity fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livity fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Livity has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livity looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Livity has managed to clinch.
Livity cracks McCoy with a nice body shot.
Livity gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCoy.
Jackson Livity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie McCoy.
Livity throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.

McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Livity wants to clinch
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Livity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Livity gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McCoy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Livity is trying to keep an underhook but McCoy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy is thwarting Livity's attempts to control the position.
McCoy throwing shots but Livity is blocking nicely.
McCoy wants to free his trapped foot but Livity is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Livity is positioning himself well to prevent McCoy advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livity trying to control from the bottom.
McCoy is trying to control. Livity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McCoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Livity wants to control but McCoy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livity is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Livity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCoy.
McCoy is thwarting Livity's attempts to control the position.
McCoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Livity is holding on to half guard well.
Livity is trying to control but can't.

Livity has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for McCoy. Oh but Livity has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! McCoy goes limp - he's gone! Livity jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Livity!
A very excited looking Jackson Livity made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.