PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between fred dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Cottrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

dirk
vs
Cottrill

190 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, fred dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Cottrill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dirk tries a head kick but it misses.
dirk shoots in but no luck this time.
Cottrill tries to clinch but dirk moves out of range.
Cottrill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cottrill moves out of range as dirk throws a body kick.
dirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cottrill's waist but Cottrill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dirk off to one side.
dirk wants to clinch

and Cottrill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

dirk is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cottrill pulls his head out easily.
dirk is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Cottrill seems content to control.
Cottrill tries to stand but can't do so whilst dirk controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dirk trying to control from the bottom.
dirk won't allow Cottrill to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cottrill decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cottrill moves in looking to clinch but dirk pushes him off.

Cottrill closes the distance and clinches.
dirk is looking to control Cottrill's arms but Cottrill gets an underhook and turns him. Now dirk has his back to the cage.
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.

It looks like fred dirk has been cut.
Cottrill stalls.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cottrill.
Cottrill trying to control the position but instead, dirk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cottrill into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Cottrill.

Cottrill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dirk tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cottrill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Cottrill get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cottrill rushes dirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cottrill.
dirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cottrill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill is stalling here.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill stalling.
Cottrill receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill looking to slow down the pace here.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Cottrill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on fred dirk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cottrill tries to clinch up

and dirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cottrill has dirk pushed against the cage.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dirk goes for a takedown attempt but Cottrill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch but dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cottrill has dirk up against the cage in a clinch.
dirk jumps guard but Cottrill stands there with dirk around his waist. dirk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dirk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cottrill walks away with a smile on his face. dirk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrill tries to clinch there but dirk circles away.
fred dirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dirk throws a sloppy head kick
and Cottrill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cottrill wants to clinch.
Cottrill is looking to clinch but dirk is avoiding it.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dirk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cottrill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cottrill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cottrill fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill tries to clinch but dirk moves out of range.
Cottrill tries to clinch up.
dirk throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cottrill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cottrill.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
dirk stalling.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cottrill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill has dirk pushed against the cage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill tries a knee to the head but dirk blocks it.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cottrill.
Cottrill pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dirk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cottrill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cottrill lands an elbow that stopped dirk in his tracks for a moment.
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cottrill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dirk blocks it with crossed arms.
dirk is working for takedown but Cottrill is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Cottrill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on fred dirk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cottrill is looking to clinch.
dirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cottrill tries to clinch there but dirk circles away.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch but dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cottrill clinches up against the cage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill tries to land a knee to the head but dirk blocks with his arms.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simon Cottrill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
dirk tries to stall but Cottrill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Cottrill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Cottrill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cottrill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill avoiding damage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill stalling in the clinch.
dirk avoiding damage as Cottrill throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dirk tries to pull guard but Cottrill holds him up against the cage and eventually dirk drops back down to his feet.
Cottrill stalling.
dirk wants a takedown but no success here.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.
Cottrill is trying to maintain a safe position but dirk gets an underhook and turns Cottrill into the cage.
Cottrill lands an elbow that stopped dirk in his tracks for a moment.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cottrill.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cottrill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill displaying some good clinch control by pressing dirk up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Cottrill.
dirk throws a body kick the misses

and Cottrill counters by clinching up.
dirk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cottrill just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Cottrill.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cottrill.
Cottrill looking to stall.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simon Cottrill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill crunches a lovely knee into dirk's ribcage.
Cottrill tries a knee to the head but dirk blocks it.
Cottrill landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cottrill.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
dirk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cottrill smiles and moves away.
dirk throws a sloppy body shot

and Cottrill counters with a shoot takedown. dirk fights it but they end up in guard.
dirk wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Cottrill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cottrill 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Cottrill!