PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Cote will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fair
vs
Cote

177 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Cote!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fair slips a jab and a cross from Cote.

Fair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cote regains half guard.
Cote is pressing down on Fair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cote is proving hard to escape from.

Fair stands up and waves to Cote to follow him.
Cote avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Cote.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote misses with a two punch combination.

Fair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cote's guard.

Cote looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote wants to stand but Fair is controlling the position.
Fair is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
Fair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cote is proving hard to escape from.
Fair preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cote throws a series of strikes that have Fair backpedaling.
Cote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Fair pushes Cote up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cote wants a takedown.
Cote looks gassed!

Fair breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Cote.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fair is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cote's half guard.
Cote tries to get to full guard but Fair has control of the leg.

Fair is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fair looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fair performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cote is in trouble now - Fair has advanced to mount!
Cote is desperately trying to improve his position but Fair has a good base and remains in mount.
Fair avoids the attempt from Cote to control.
Fair unloads with some shots from mount but Cote bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cote is squirming around, avoiding Fair's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Cote will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
Fair shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cote defends it nicely.

Fair gets the takedown into side control.
Cote tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fair wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cote is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fair misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Fair stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cote ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote connects with a right hand. Fair shakes it off.

Fair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cote is breathing heavily.

Cote is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fair is aware though and is defending well.
Fair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cote is proving hard to escape from.
Fair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cote is keeping the position for now.

Fair stands and steps away. Cote gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Fair fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cote sprawls well initially but Fair persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fair tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cote controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair is trying to control the action in half guard but Cote is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cote keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Fair is working for a kimura but Cote is defending it quite comfortably.
Fair working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cote's thigh. Cote counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Fair is looking to stand up but Cote won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cote looking for subs off his back but Fair has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fair decides to return to a standing position.

Fair shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cote's guard.

Fair gets to his feet - Cote follows without any prompting.

Fair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Cote is working an open guard so Fair takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fair does no damage.

Fair decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote is looking to escape.

Fair decides to return to a standing position.
Dwayne Fair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fair scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fair is pressing down on Cote's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cote is holding on for now.
Cote wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cote is refusing to be controlled, as Fair sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Fair dominated that second round.
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!

Cote throws a combination that misses

and Fair counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cote's guard now.
Dwayne Fair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fair stands and steps away. Cote gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cote lands a jab-cross combination.

Fair shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cote napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Fair has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cote gets caught flat footed, as Fair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Cote looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fair trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fair decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cote, up you get!
Cote lands with a nice combination. Fair backs away looking to recover.

Fair shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fair was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fair landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fair is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cote to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cote shrugs it off.

Fair moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cote has worked his arm free - good work by Cote!
Cote gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Fair decides to stand up.
Cote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fair shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cote manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Cote isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fair stacks Cote on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fair!
Fair creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cote sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fair trying to control the action but Cote is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Fair stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cote gets caught flat footed, as Fair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fair is looking to stand up but Cote won't let him.
Fair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Fair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cote is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Fair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Fair!