PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cote comes to the cage accompanied by Fort minor: Remember the name. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cote
vs
Thomas

180 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Cote!
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, Gavin Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.

It looks like Gavin Thomas has been cut.
Thomas wants to clinch.

Cote is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.
Cote missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cote.
Cote wants to stand but Thomas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

Cote decides to stand and escape the position.

Cote tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cote decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Cote stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thomas to get to his feet.
Cote lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cote takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Thomas closes the distance but Cote moves to the side

and Cote counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Cote sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cote.

Thomas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cote lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cote swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Cote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gavin Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cote swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.
Thomas wants to clinch but Cote slips to the side

and Cote counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thomas looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cote stands up from half guard.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Cote is avoiding it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cote.

Cote tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cote has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cote decides to stand back up.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Cote swinging wildly here.
Cote fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas tries to clinch but Cote moves away

and Cote counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Cote cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cote scoring with strikes but Thomas is staying in there.
Thomas taking shots to the head.

Thomas is rocked!

That has opened up Gavin Thomas's cut even more.
Cote cracks Thomas with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Cote!