PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Hermano (ranked 2224 p4p, 240 weight class) and John McCoy (ranked 4190 p4p, 381 weight class). John McCoy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hermano
vs
McCoy

168 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McCoy !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermano throws the kick towards the body but McCoy avoids it.
Hermano takes a swing at McCoy 's ribcage but misses.
Hermano sets himself, and McCoy steps forward looking for the clinch! Hermano avoids it this time.
McCoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hermano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCoy defending well as Hermano loads up on a big left hand.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hermano misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Hermano coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermano.

Hermano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McCoy trying to control here.
Hermano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy tries to get to full guard but Hermano has control of the leg.

McCoy has one foot on Hermano's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hermano takes a swing at McCoy 's ribcage but misses.

Hermano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hermano misses with a punch to the body.

Hermano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermano jabs at McCoy 's body.
McCoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCoy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Piotr Hermano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hermano forces McCoy back against the cage and clinches.
Hermano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCoy .
Hermano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hermano lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hermano.
Hermano is stalling here.
Hermano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hermano leaning against his opponent.
Hermano stalling.
Hermano scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants a takedown.
Piotr Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .
Hermano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCoy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hermano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hermano lands with a light punch inside.
McCoy is working for takedown but Hermano is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hermano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hermano scores with a shoulder strike.
McCoy wants to take the fight to the mat but Hermano manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Hermano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hermano lands a nice short elbow.
McCoy has his hands clasped together around Hermano's back. He's all about the action.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing McCoy to regain full guard.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermano preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice straight punches there by Hermano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hermano.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hermano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hermano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?

Hermano drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.

McCoy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hermano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McCoy to the mat. McCoy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hermano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hermano wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hermano is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCoy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano is working McCoy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hermano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hermano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCoy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hermano throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCoy trying to control the position.
Hermano with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermano looks to score with a jab to the body but McCoy is just out of range.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCoy is defended easily by Hermano.
Piotr Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .
McCoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hermano swivels and escapes.
Hermano throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermano throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hermano.
Hermano is looking to wear down McCoy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Hermano has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hermano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hermano - that landed with a thud.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Hermano.
Hermano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hermano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermano scores with a hook to the body.
Hermano lands with a right to the head.
Hermano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hermano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermano lands a hook that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Piotr Hermano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hermano has picked McCoy up - he's going for a ride! Hermano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
McCoy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hermano manages to move to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hermano looking to ground and pound but McCoy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Hermano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hermano throws a body punch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hermano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCoy clobbers Hermano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCoy misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Hermano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermano swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hermano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

McCoy wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermano throws a nice looking combination but McCoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy closes the distance and clinches up with Hermano, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes Hermano against the cage but Hermano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCoy gets tackled into the cage by Hermano. Hermano maintains the clinch.
Hermano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCoy .
Piotr Hermano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McCoy .

McCoy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hermano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McCoy to the mat. McCoy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

McCoy pushes Hermano off and scrambles back to his feet.
McCoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Hermano tries to sprawl out of it but McCoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hermano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hermano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a left hand
and McCoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermano lands a jab to McCoy 's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
McCoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hermano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Hermano closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hermano prevents a takedown attempt there.

Hermano wants the takedown. McCoy is fighting it off but Hermano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McCoy 's guard against the cage.
Hermano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCoy keeping moving, preventing Hermano from controlling successfully.
Hermano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hermano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Piotr Hermano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy working a defensive guard here.
John McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Hermano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hermano controlling the action here.
McCoy wants to control but Hermano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCoy tries to roll over but Hermano keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Hermano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hermano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Hermano!
Piotr Hermano made sure to mention his sponsor, Free Bands inc. in his post fight interview.