PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco McConan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elminster The Mage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elminster The Mage has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Coco McConan's chin.

McConan
vs
The Mage

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Coco McConan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elminster The Mage!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McConan lands with a straight right. The Mage didn't see that one coming.
McConan looks to score with a jab to the body but The Mage is just out of range.
McConan missing with a left hand there. The Mage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McConan misses with a double jab.

The Mage changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McConan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

The Mage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McConan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The Mage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

The Mage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Mage wants to lay and pray for a moment but McConan keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mage tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

The Mage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Mage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Mage working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McConan is trying to get back to half guard.
McConan is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

The Mage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Mage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McConan tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mage misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

The Mage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McConan has escaped the position, nice work there.

The Mage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The Mage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McConan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McConan is looking for a sweep.

The Mage working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elminster The Mage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McConan throws a right hand that The Mage ducks under and follows up with a left that The Mage also avoids with ease.
McConan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Mage.
Coco McConan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConan misses with a two punch combination.
McConan throws a right hand that The Mage ducks under and follows up with a left that The Mage also avoids with ease.
McConan misses with the combination.
McConan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Mage momentarily.
McConan looks to land a combination but The Mage avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from McConan.
The Mage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McConan lands a jab to the head.
The Mage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Mage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Mage is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McConan lands a glancing blow to the side of The Mage's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McConan drops The Mage with a beautiful combination! The Mage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McConan is looking for the KO!

The Mage is rocked!
A punch combination from McConan misses.
The Mage is still on wobbly legs! Can McConan finish him?
McConan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Mage seems to have recovered his senses.
McConan throws a series of punches but The Mage moves out of range.
McConan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coco McConan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elminster The Mage.
McConan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Mage slips a jab and a cross from McConan.
The Mage avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from McConan misses.
McConan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McConan slaps away a takedown attempt from The Mage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot lands for McConan.
McConan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McConan cracks The Mage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Mage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Mage takes one to the chin there.
Coco McConan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McConan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McConan throws a right and a left that The Mage avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from McConan. No joy for The Mage on that attempt.
McConan jabs The Mage right on the nose. The Mage blinks but takes it well.
Coco McConan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McConan misses with a two punch combination.
McConan misses with the combination.
The Mage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Mage shoots for a double leg takedown but McConan sprawls well. He's pushed The Mage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McConan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McConan throws a right and a left that The Mage avoids nicely.
McConan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mage looks for a takedown but McConan sprawls well.
The Mage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Mage shoots in but no luck this time.
McConan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Mage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McConan lands with a nice combination. The Mage backs away looking to recover.
The Mage dodges the punch combination from McConan.
McConan throws a nice looking combination but The Mage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Mage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McConan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McConan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McConan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McConan.
The Mage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Mage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McConan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConan scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McConan.
The Mage shoots in for a double leg but McConan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Mage dodges the punch combination from McConan.
McConan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McConan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McConan wants it to stay on the feet.
McConan throws a series of punches but The Mage moves out of range.
The Mage needs to keep his hands up - McConan had a free shot at his head there.
The Mage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Mage looks for a takedown but McConan sprawls well.
McConan misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McConan throws a right and a left that The Mage avoids nicely.
McConan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Mage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Mage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McConan's waist but McConan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Mage off to one side.
McConan throws a series of punches but The Mage avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from McConan. No joy for The Mage on that attempt.
The Mage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coco McConan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elminster The Mage.
McConan misses with the combination.
McConan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McConan scores with a nice right hand.
McConan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Mage.
The Mage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McConan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Mage slips a jab and a cross from McConan.
McConan throws a right and a left that both miss.
McConan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for The Mage with that takedown attempt.
McConan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Mage shoots in but McConan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McConan misses with a series of wild punches.
McConan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coco McConan is winning the standup battle so far.
The Mage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConan.
McConan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Mage has a takedown stuffed.
The Mage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McConan but McConan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Mage closes the distance and clinches up with McConan, looking for a takedown. The Mage pushes McConan against the cage but McConan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McConan dips to his left and cracks The Mage with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A punch lands to the side of The Mage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McConan scores with the left hand. The Mage knows he should have avoided that one.
The Mage checks a leg kick nicely.
McConan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Mage backs up against the cage.
McConan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from McConan as The Mage shoots in.
McConan throws a combination. The Mage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McConan digs a good hook to The Mage's body.
McConan throws a combination. The Mage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Mage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

The Mage drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Mage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Mage wants to get up but he can't break McConan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Mage wants to control from the top but McConan keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Mage postures up.
The Mage wants to control from the top but McConan keeps moving.
McConan has control of The Mage's left arm, preventing The Mage from doing any damage.
The Mage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Mage tries to move into range but McConan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McConan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McConan.
McConan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Mage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McConan lands a nice hook to The Mage's body. The Mage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McConan lands with a nice combination. The Mage backs away looking to recover.
McConan swinging wildly here.
The Mage fails with the takedown.
The Mage avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Mage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The Mage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Mage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coco McConan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McConan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco McConan!