PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Coutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Vazquez
vs
Coutour

186 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Vazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Coutour!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coutour lands with a good body shot.
Vazquez misses with a combination

and Coutour decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vazquez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coutour decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vazquez, up you get!
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Coutour counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coutour thows a big elbow that misses.
Coutour forces his way into half guard.
Coutour wants to free his trapped foot but Vazquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Coutour keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coutour is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coutour is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vazquez!

Coutour looking to secure an arm triangle but Vazquez defends it well.
Coutour controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coutour gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a leg kick

and Coutour holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Coutour breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jesus Vazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vazquez throws a combination that misses

and Coutour counters with a single leg into guard. Vazquez didn't expect that.
Vazquez is looking to stand up but Coutour isn't so interested in that idea.
Coutour passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Coutour moves into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez really wants to buck Coutour off and get back to his feet.
Coutour controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Coutour dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Coutour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coutour throws a leg kick
and Vazquez counters with a left to the body.
Jesus Vazquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coutour counters with a stiff right hand.
Vazquez misses with a combination

and Coutour counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Coutour advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coutour is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Vazquez is trying to escape and Coutour transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Vazquez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Coutour! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randal Coutour!