PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenno McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom comes to the cage accompanied by Dance with somebody. McCoy has chosen Body Head Anthem as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tiny Tom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tom
vs
McCoy

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tiny Tom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenno McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tom looks to land a combination but McCoy avoids it well.
A combination from Tom does no damage.
McCoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tom circles away.
Tenno McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy looks for a takedown but Tom sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.

McCoy clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tom lands a left hand.

McCoy manages to pull guard.
Tom postures up in McCoy's guard and throws a big left but McCoy blocks it.
Tom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.
Tom stands and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCoy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tom's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Tom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Tiny Tom will probably get the nod.
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.

McCoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tom controls McCoy momentarily but McCoy frees himself.
Tom is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

McCoy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tom is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McCoy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tom's back instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to stick to Tom's back but Tom is turning into McCoy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McCoy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tenno McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Tom tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCoy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tom tries to clinch up.

McCoy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

McCoy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tom is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tenno McCoy!