PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaden McCray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCray has chosen Yeah Ya Know as his entrance music. Jaden McCray acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

McCoy
vs
McCray

178 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaden McCray!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCray misses with a double jab

and McCoy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCray's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCray is keeping the position for now.
McCoy prevents McCray from getting back to his feet.
McCoy cracks McCray with a solid left hand.
McCoy won't allow McCray to get back to his feet.
McCoy chips away with some ground and pound.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCray wants to stand but McCoy is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCoy with a nice head shot there.
McCoy is working McCray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy trying to control the position from guard on top but McCray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCoy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

McCray has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McCoy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McCray throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCray looks gassed!
McCray with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCoy misses with a hook. McCray ducked under it nicely.
McCray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McCoy counter with a right hand.
A jab from McCoy misses.
McCray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
McCray doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McCoy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCray!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCray is bucking up trying to escape but McCoy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a big shot there that rocks McCray but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCoy lands a big elbow.
McCoy working the ground and pound effectively.

McCray is rocked!
McCoy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McCray is still in real trouble! Can McCoy finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for McCoy! McCray is hurt baaadly! McCoy is firing away with more strikes - McCray is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse McCoy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jesse McCoy made sure he mentioned [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery, along with how happy he was to win his fight.