PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 2620 p4p, 4138 weight class) and Loco Coco (ranked 345 p4p, 504 weight class). Coco has chosen KORDHELL - MURDER PLOT as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gray
vs
Coco

186 cm
19
170
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
170
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

NARCOS

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loco Coco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco slips a jab from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Coco lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
Gray staying out of range there.
Coco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
A shot to the liver by Coco. Beautiful body shot.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
Loco Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray avoids the body shot from Coco.
Gray slips a jab from Coco.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coco to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Coco.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
It seemed like Coco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Gray closes the distance and pushes Coco back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray tries a body shot but Coco blocks it.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coco tries to break free but Gray pushes him back against the cage.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Coco fails to land.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
Coco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coco or not.
Coco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
Coco lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Coco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Coco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Coco has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gray or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Gray.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Coco lands a left hand.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Coco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coco slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray lands a jab to Coco's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Coco.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coco.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Coco misses the shot to the body.
Coco looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Coco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coco misses with a looping right.
Coco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coco has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gray works over Coco's head and body with a nice combination.
Coco misses the jab.
Coco throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coco.
Good exchange - Coco coming out on top.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gray on the side of the head.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Coco swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coco.
Coco throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Coco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Coco there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray takes a swing at Coco's ribcage but misses.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coco throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Coco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Gray dominated that round.
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.

Coco connects with a jab.
Coco lands a right hook to the body.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Coco counter with a right hand.
Coco scores with the left hand. Gray knows he should have avoided that one.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coco lands a nice looking body shot.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Coco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Coco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray scores with a punch to the head.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coco was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.

Gray darts in and clinches Coco up against the cage.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Gray.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Gray tries to work over Coco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray lands a left hand.
A short right from Coco.
Coco tries to break free but Gray pushes him back against the cage.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alex Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coco prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Coco scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coco.
Coco blocks a body shot from Gray.
Coco throws a head punch that misses.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Coco misses with some punches.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Gray avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.

Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Coco lands with a shot to the body.
Coco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coco cracks Gray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Coco lands with a right hand.
Gray misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coco.
Coco scores with a nice head shot.

Gray is rocked!
Coco lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Coco. Those never looked like landing.
Gray is looking to counter punch.
Coco throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Coco lands a jab to the nose.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coco misses the jab.
Donk. Coco catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Gray staying out of range there.
Coco misses with a lunging right hand
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco throws a combination that misses
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Coco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Coco misses with a body punch
and Gray counters with a nice body shot.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range as Coco strikes.
Coco thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Coco throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Coco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gray works the jab nicely.
Coco misses with a hook.
Coco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Coco's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Loco Coco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Coco walks into a left hand.
Coco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Gray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Coco lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gray. Gray tries to recover but Coco is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gray lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loco Coco!
Loco Coco decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.