PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaden Cottrell (ranked 4255 p4p, 5793 weight class) and Ultimate Facepuncher (ranked 522 p4p, 600 weight class). Ultimate Facepuncher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cottrell
vs
Facepuncher

193 cm
24
205
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
212
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaden Cottrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultimate Facepuncher!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottrell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Facepuncher defends it nicely.

Facepuncher closes the distance and pushes Cottrell back into the cage.
Facepuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Cottrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Facepuncher has managed to clinch.
Cottrell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Facepuncher walks away with a smile on his face. Cottrell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Cottrell gets a double leg takedown into Facepuncher's guard.

Facepuncher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Facepuncher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cottrell working hard to break the clinch.
Facepuncher stalling in the clinch.
Facepuncher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cottrell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaden Cottrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Facepuncher with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Facepuncher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cottrell tries to break the clinch but Facepuncher is controlling the position.
Facepuncher taking a breather.
Cottrell tries to break the clinch but Facepuncher is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Cottrell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Facepuncher connects with a knee to the head.
Facepuncher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cottrell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrell has had enough of the clinch but Facepuncher keeps him there for the moment.
Facepuncher lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Facepuncher.
Facepuncher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Facepuncher gets underhooks to prevent Cottrell's takedown attempt.
Cottrell is breathing heavily.
Facepuncher lands a good knee to the midsection. Cottrell won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cottrell throws an elbow but misses.
Cottrell can't find room to land a body shot as Facepuncher controls the action.
Facepuncher lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Facepuncher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Facepuncher lands an elbow that stopped Cottrell in his tracks for a moment.
Facepuncher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Facepuncher landing knees to the body.
Facepuncher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Facepuncher lands with a short shot to the head.
Facepuncher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Cottrell is rocked!

It looks like Kaden Cottrell has been cut.
Facepuncher connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Cottrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Facepuncher has Cottrell pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Cottrell is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Facepuncher - that's hurt Cottrell badly! Oh, another knee lands and Cottrell is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Cottrell doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ultimate Facepuncher!