PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Freeman Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Cote IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman Knuckles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gonna fly now. Andrei Cote IV has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Freeman Knuckles's chin.

Freeman Knuckles
vs
Cote IV

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Freeman Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Cote IV!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cote IV closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cote IV lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote IV pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman Knuckles is keeping the position for now.
Cote IV won't allow Freeman Knuckles to sweep him here.
Freeman Knuckles looking to control.

Cote IV drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cote IV jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Freeman Knuckles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cote IV lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freeman Knuckles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freeman Knuckles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freeman Knuckles striking off his back but it's not causing Cote IV any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman Knuckles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Freeman Knuckles throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Freeman Knuckles is trying to hold Cote IV in close to prevent damage but Cote IV has managed to pass into half guard.
Cote IV tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freeman Knuckles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cote IV is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Cote IV closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Freeman Knuckles did well to prevent Cote IV getting side control.
Freeman Knuckles is looking to improve his position.
Cote IV trying to pass the guard but Freeman Knuckles defending well.
Freeman Knuckles regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote IV controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Freeman Knuckles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cote IV won't allow Freeman Knuckles to get back to his feet.
Freeman Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Cote IV is stalling in the full guard.
Cote IV preventing the sweep.

Freeman Knuckles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cote IV wants to stand but Freeman Knuckles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freeman Knuckles trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freeman Knuckles slips a jab and a cross from Cote IV.
Freeman Knuckles fails with the takedown

and Cote IV counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Freeman Knuckles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cote IV really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freeman Knuckles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cote IV postures up.
Cote IV wants to stand but Freeman Knuckles is controlling his posture from full guard.

Cote IV drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cote IV jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote IV wants to control from the top but Freeman Knuckles keeps moving.

Freeman Knuckles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Freeman Knuckles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cote IV is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman Knuckles tries to clinch up but Cote IV circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Cote IV dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Freeman Knuckles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cote IV counters with a takedown into side control.

Cote IV decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Cote IV gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freeman Knuckles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman Knuckles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cote IV smiles and moves away.

Freeman Knuckles gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cote IV to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cote IV working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman Knuckles trying to control the position.
Cote IV stops Freeman Knuckles from standing up.
Cote IV wanted to stand there but Freeman Knuckles had control of the position.
Freeman Knuckles wants to stand and escape but Cote IV is having none of it.

Freeman Knuckles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cote IV passes into side control.
Cote IV blocks the strikes from Freeman Knuckles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freeman Knuckles sneaks back into half guard.
Cote IV slips a nice elbow through Freeman Knuckles's hands, connecting with Freeman Knuckles's forehead.
Cote IV prevents Freeman Knuckles from improving his position.
Freeman Knuckles gets full guard.
Cote IV wants to control from the top but Freeman Knuckles keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote IV lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freeman Knuckles striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Cote IV stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman Knuckles is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman Knuckles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Freeman Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cote IV attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cote IV fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman Knuckles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman Knuckles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cote IV counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Freeman Knuckles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman Knuckles striking off his back but it's not causing Cote IV any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote IV content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Freeman Knuckles keeping full guard, as Cote IV tries to pass.

Freeman Knuckles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freeman Knuckles doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Freeman Knuckles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrei Cote IV has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freeman Knuckles being controlled here, momentarily.
Freeman Knuckles will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Cote IV showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cote IV looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cote IV trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman Knuckles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cote IV preventing the sweep.

Freeman Knuckles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cote IV can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Freeman Knuckles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cote IV is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Freeman Knuckles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cote IV lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote IV showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cote IV wants to pass the guard but Freeman Knuckles is keeping the position.

Freeman Knuckles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cote IV controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cote IV trying to control but Freeman Knuckles is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freeman Knuckles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Freeman Knuckles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cote IV sitting in guard here, content to control.
Freeman Knuckles wants to stand up but Cote IV is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman Knuckles tries to clinch up but Cote IV circles away and keeps his distance.
Cote IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cote IV is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman Knuckles wants to clinch up but Cote IV keeps it at a distance.
Freeman Knuckles fails with the takedown

and Cote IV counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Freeman Knuckles!
Cote IV tries to control but Freeman Knuckles wriggling away.
Freeman Knuckles tries to hold on but Cote IV pushes him away.
Cote IV blocks Freeman Knuckles's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman Knuckles working to try and regain half guard.
Cote IV avoids the attempt from Freeman Knuckles to control.
Cote IV controlling the pace for now.
Freeman Knuckles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freeman Knuckles flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cote IV lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Freeman Knuckles hang on?
Cote IV raining down shots from the mount!
Jordan Freeman Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Cote IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freeman Knuckles swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Cote IV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cote IV 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Andrei Cote IV!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Andrei Cote IV!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Andrei Cote IV!

Andrei Cote IV wins by unanimous decision!