PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nylerhotep Constantine (ranked 3399 p4p, 378 weight class) and Hatfield McCoy (ranked 4049 p4p, 441 weight class). McCoy has chosen Dueling Banjos as his entrance music. Nylerhotep Constantine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hatfield McCoy's chin.

Constantine
vs
McCoy

184 cm
41
170 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

175 cm
28
161 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nylerhotep Constantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hatfield McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantine throws a body shot but no joy.
McCoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Constantine throws out the jab.
Constantine misses with a shot to the body
and McCoy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCoy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Constantine lunges at McCoy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCoy's hand.
A big right from Constantine misses.
McCoy wants to clinch but Constantine slips to the side
and Constantine counters with a stiff right hand.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Constantine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Constantine missing with a left hand there. McCoy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Constantine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Constantine misses with an uppercut. McCoy saw that one coming.
McCoy is looking for the big counter here.
Constantine throws a right and a left that McCoy avoids nicely.
Constantine scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Hatfield McCoy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantine throws a head kick that misses.
Constantine lands a nice shot that snaps McCoy's head back.
McCoy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Constantine misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine throws a right hand that misses
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Constantine throws a lazy uppercut
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Constantine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Constantine thinking.
Constantine walks into a straight right hand from McCoy.
Constantine misses with a wild combination.
Constantine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCoy.
McCoy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Constantine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Constantine wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
McCoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Constantine throws out the jab.
Constantine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Constantine rushes McCoy and presses him up against the cage.
McCoy tries to circle away but Constantine has him pinned against the cage.
McCoy tries to circle away but Constantine has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Constantine misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy landing knees to the body.
Constantine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Constantine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Constantine just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCoy's brow.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
McCoy is pushing Constantine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McCoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Constantine.
Constantine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCoy.
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCoy avoiding damage as Constantine throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
Constantine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Constantine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Constantine missing with knees to the body.
Constantine pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy jumps guard but Constantine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine pushes off an throws an elbow but McCoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Constantine working aggressively here.
McCoy tries a body shot but Constantine blocks it.
Constantine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCoy effectively controlling the action here.
Constantine misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Constantine fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Constantine lands with a left to the head.
Constantine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McCoy lands an elbow inside that Constantine shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from McCoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nylerhotep Constantine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hatfield McCoy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Constantine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCoy.
Constantine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Constantine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Constantine looks to throw the jab but McCoy is out of range.
McCoy tries a quick counter leg kick but Constantine is wise to it.
Constantine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nylerhotep Constantine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Constantine backs up against the cage.

It looks like Nylerhotep Constantine has been cut.
McCoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nylerhotep Constantine is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Constantine avoids it well.
McCoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Constantine.
McCoy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Constantine throws a poor cross that misses
and McCoy counters with a left and a right that stings Constantine.

Constantine is rocked!
McCoy throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Constantine stumbling backwards into the cage! Constantine bounces back off the cage towards McCoy, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! McCoy lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! McCoy celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hatfield McCoy!
Hatfield McCoy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.