PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen DMX X GONNA GIVE IT TO YOU as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

McCoy
vs
Smith

173 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
McCoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on McCoy's shoulder, as McCoy tries to avoid the shot.
Smith throws a one two combo.

It looks like Danny McCoy has been cut.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
McCoy checks a leg kick.
It looked like McCoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith slips a straight right by McCoy.
McCoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
McCoy checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith takes a swing at McCoy's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but McCoy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
McCoy throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
McCoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like McCoy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but McCoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCoy blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. McCoy ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a right hand that McCoy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCoy also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCoy manages to avoid it.
McCoy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McCoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy's hand.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to bum rush McCoy with a series of wild strikes but McCoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCoy rather than just go for the knockout.
McCoy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. McCoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. McCoy moves away and avoids it.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but McCoy is just out of range.
McCoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and McCoy counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for McCoy's leg but McCoy calmly moves out of range.
Smith lands a nice hook to McCoy's body. McCoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith stuns McCoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from McCoy.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but McCoy moves his leg out of the way.
McCoy throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by McCoy.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy is looking for a counter combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting McCoy counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Smith.
McCoy misses with a double jab.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith throws a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
McCoy appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from McCoy misses the target.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
McCoy slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
McCoy throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but McCoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. McCoy should have avoided that one.
McCoy ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy slips a jab from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
Danny McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Smith.
McCoy scores with a three punch combo!
Will Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as McCoy blocks the leg kick.
Smith cracks McCoy with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCoy checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
McCoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith stalks McCoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCoy's face. McCoy staggers backwards, shaken.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCoy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCoy throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but McCoy checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith punishes McCoy's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Smith throws a counter combo.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith throws a right and a left that McCoy avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoy.
Smith swings for the body but McCoy moves out of range.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a hook but McCoy blocks it.
Smith punishes McCoy's body with a nice straight punch.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws out a leg kick but McCoy moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Will Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith throws out a counter right but McCoy avoids it with no problem.
McCoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from McCoy.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tests McCoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
That's time! McCoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McCoy throws out a powerful jab.
McCoy blocks a leg kick.
Smith throws out a loose jab but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
McCoy throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
McCoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCoy moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a low kick but McCoy avoids it.
Smith punishes McCoy's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith swinging wildly here.
McCoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
McCoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from McCoy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but McCoy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCoy looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with a punch to the head.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a leg kick but McCoy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by McCoy.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith is looking to chop away at McCoy's legs.
McCoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
McCoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
Smith lands with a cross.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCoy is out of range and Smith settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but McCoy steps away.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have McCoy backpedaling.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
McCoy swinging wildly here.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McCoy with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCoy tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danny McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from McCoy.
McCoy blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Smith lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy's hand.
Smith throws a push kick but McCoy slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy's corner calls for a 1-2. McCoy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCoy throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Will Smith.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Smith!
A less than humble Will Smith misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.