PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ettan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello Cochella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ettan
vs
Cochella

178 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Chris Ettan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donatello Cochella!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ettan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cochella misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ettan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ettan throws a looping overhand right but Cochella ducks down to avoid it.
Ettan stuffs the takedown.
Chris Ettan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cochella shoots in looking for a takedown. Ettan tries to sprawl out of it but Cochella keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ettan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Ettan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donatello Cochella.
Ettan tries to clinch there but Cochella circles away.
Cochella looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ettan is fending him off so far but Cochella persists. Nope, Ettan circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Ettan lands.

It looks like Donatello Cochella has been cut.

Cochella shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ettan's guard.
Cochella wants to control from the top but Ettan keeps moving.
Cochella throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettan is controlling Cochella's posture.
Ettan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cochella throwing strikes from guard but Ettan blocks nicely.
Cochella seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ettan keeping moving, preventing Cochella from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cochella might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ettan kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cochella accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cochella is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Ettan.

Cochella drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cochella stopping the sweep attempt from Ettan.
Ettan controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cochella preventing the sweep.
Ettan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cochella is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ettan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cochella on the ground.
I looks like Cochella might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ettan is trying to control the position but Cochella postures up.
Ettan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ettan tries to get out of the position.
Ettan being controlled here, momentarily.
Cochella wants to control from the top but Ettan keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ettan wants to get back to his feet but Cochella is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ettan is pulling down on Cochella's head. It's preventing any offense from Cochella, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cochella trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cochella in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Ettan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donatello Cochella's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cochella misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ettan is looking to clinch but Cochella is avoiding it.
Cochella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ettan.
Ettan thuds a left hand into Cochella's body.
Ettan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cochella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cochella shoots in for a takedown but Ettan shows good takedown defense.
Ettan lands a nice hook to Cochella's body. Cochella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ettan digs a good hook to Cochella's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ettan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cochella paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ettan clinches up with Cochella and pushes him back against the cage.
Ettan lands a body punch.
Ettan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ettan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ettan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cochella is breathing heavily.
Ettan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ettan wants to break free but Cochella has control.
Ettan taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Ettan.
A right handed body shot lands from Ettan.
A short body shot lands from Ettan as the two fighters clinch.
Ettan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ettan gets through Cochella's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ettan lands a nice shot to the body.

Ettan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ettan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cochella at a distance.
Ettan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Ettan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cochella goes for a takedown attempt but Ettan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chris Ettan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donatello Cochella.
Ettan scores with a body shot.
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!
Ettan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ettan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cochella looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ettan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettan darts in trying to clinch

and Cochella counters with a shoot takedown. Ettan fights it but they end up in guard.
Cochella trying to control the position from guard on top but Ettan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cochella preventing the sweep.
Ettan is pulling down on Cochella's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cochella won't allow Ettan to sweep him here.
Ettan keeping moving, preventing Cochella from controlling successfully.
Cochella stopping the sweep attempt from Ettan.
Ettan working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cochella shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ettan as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cochella fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Ettan is winning the standup battle so far.
Cochella misses with a few strikes there.
Ettan lands a jab to Cochella's midsection.
Ettan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ettan jabs at Cochella's body.
Cochella on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Ettan coming out on top.
Ettan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ettan misses with the combination.
Ettan cracks a nice hook into Cochella's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Ettan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donatello Cochella's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ettan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ettan lands a jab to Cochella's midsection.
Chris Ettan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cochella scores with a takedown into Ettan's guard.
Ettan wants to stand up but Cochella is controlling him.
Ettan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cochella trying to control but Ettan is working from the bottom.

Cochella drops back looking for a leg! Ettan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ettan manages to kick Cochella off! Cochella jumps back into Ettan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ettan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cochella trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cochella wants to control from the top but Ettan keeps moving.
Ettan controls Cochella momentarily but Cochella frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ettan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cochella walks into a straight right hand from Ettan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ettan punishes Cochella's body with a nice straight punch.
Ettan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Ettan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ettan is pressed up against the cage. Cochella has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ettan down to the mat. Ettan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Ettan rushes Cochella and presses him up against the cage.
Ettan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ettan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cochella has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Ettan.
Ettan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ettan has had enough of the clinch but Cochella keeps him there for the moment.
Ettan presses Cochella against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cochella can't get the takedown.
Ettan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ettan.
Ettan has Cochella pressed against the cage, preventing Cochella from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ettan presses Cochella against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ettan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ettan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cochella has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ettan pushes Cochella back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ettan controlling the action here for a moment.

Ettan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ettan lands with a cross.
Ettan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ettan lands with a shot to the body.
Cochella gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chris Ettan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ettan lands a body shot.
Cochella closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ettan circles away.
Chris Ettan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donatello Cochella.
Cochella on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cochella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ettan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cochella on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ettan is looking to wear down Cochella with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cochella swats away the attempt to clinch by Ettan.
Donatello Cochella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ettan closes the distance and clinches.
Ettan wants to get back to striking at distance but Cochella won't allow it.
Ettan is trying to break the clinch but Cochella has him pressed against the cage.
Cochella is trying to drag Ettan to the mat but Ettan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ettan lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ettan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cochella misses with a knee strike.
Cochella has Ettan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ettan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ettan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cochella keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ettan's efforts to push away.
Ettan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ettan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ettan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Ettan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ettan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Ettan!