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Pitbull 49 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 6 losses; Gillechriosd McCoy! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 9 losses; Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
McCoy moves into the clinch.
McCoy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kiely is trying to keep an underhook but McCoy manages to get the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McCoy (2) vs (0) Kiely
Kiely is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCoy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kiely is looking to improve his position.
McCoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCoy preventing the sweep.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCoy's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (2) vs (2) Kiely
Kiely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCoy is keeping the position for now.
Kiely stands and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (2) vs (5) Kiely
Kiely wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
Kiely is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kiely is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCoy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kiely's guard! Nice work there by McCoy! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (4) vs (5) Kiely
Kiely wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiely is still trying to improve position.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (4) vs (7) Kiely
Kiely being controlled here momentarily.
Kiely trying to move into half guard but instead McCoy has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (6) vs (7) Kiely
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely working a defensive guard but McCoy passes into half guard.
McCoy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kiely trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (9) vs (7) Kiely
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiely wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: McCoy (12) vs (7) Kiely
Kiely tries to roll but McCoy sticks to his back.
McCoy doesn't have the hooks in and Kiely manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (12) vs (9) Kiely
McCoy has his hands on Kiely's head, controlling the position.
My spies in ABC Submissions and GNP inform me that Kiely has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kiely trying to move into half guard but instead McCoy has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McCoy (14) vs (9) Kiely
Kiely keeping full guard, as McCoy tries to pass.
Kiely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McCoy has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (17) vs (9) Kiely
McCoy trying to control the action but Kiely is working from the bottom.
Kiely gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is controlling McCoy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kiely is looking for a sweep. McCoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCoy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McCoy prevents Kiely from improving his position.
Kiely keeps trying to improve his position.
Kiely trying to control but McCoy postures up.
Kiely slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiely is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCoy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kiely is looking to sweep but instead, McCoy has passed into half guard.
Kiely is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCoy pulls his head out easily.
Kiely wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is trying to maintain the position but McCoy is very close to passing his half guard.
McCoy prevents Kiely from improving his position.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
Kiely is looking to sweep but instead, McCoy has passed into half guard.
Kiely tries to get to full guard but McCoy has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiely gets full guard.
Kiely throws his legs up looking for a submission but McCoy uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (20) vs (9) Kiely
Kiely tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCoy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kiely manages to get back to half guard.
McCoy prevents Kiely from improving his position.
Kiely gets back to full guard.
McCoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McCoy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kiely trying to control the position.
Kiely wants to sweep here but McCoy controlling him for the moment.
Kiely is looking for a triangle here but McCoy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McCoy (23) vs (9) Kiely
Kiely is looking for a sweep.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to improve his position, back to half guard but McCoy has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kiely's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kiely is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for McCoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gillechriosd McCoy!
A very excited looking Gillechriosd McCoy 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.
Nedser Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'. |
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