PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between demian maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). demian maia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louis Cote's chin.

maia
vs
Cote

177 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, demian maia!
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, Louis Cote!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cote swivels and escapes.
maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cote manages to avoid it.
Cote just misses with a punch to the body.
maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cote swivels and escapes.

maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cote wants to control from the top but maia keeps moving.
Cote must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
maia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
maia trying to control the position.
Cote wants to get up but he can't break maia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cote not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cote can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
maia keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
maia is trying to keep Cote in close.
maia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
maia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
maia throws some wild stikes that Cote manages to avoid easily.
maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cote gets back to half guard.
Cote blocking the ground and pound attempt from maia.

maia seems to be working for a kimura but Cote defends the submission attempt.
maia could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

maia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
maia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cote swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cote looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four 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.
maia postures up.
maia wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maia doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cote holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for demian maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
maia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Cote drags the fight down to the ground.
maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cote works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
maia passes Cote's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cote looks gassed!

maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Cote is not content to let maia control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Cote 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.

maia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
maia tries to land a body kick

and Cote counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for maia!
maia 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.
maia is looking to improve his position but Cote isn't that keen on the idea.
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cote gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
maia misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from maia.

Cote drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maia wants to sweep but no luck.
maia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cote controls the pace.
Cote is breathing heavily.
maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
maia looking to control.
maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
maia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
maia trying to control the position.

Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
maia is really struggling to control Cote but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cote in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but maia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maia wants to sweep here but Cote controlling him for the moment.
Cote looking to sit in guard and control but maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
maia pushing down on Cote's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
maia throwing shots but Cote is blocking nicely.
Cote trying to control here.
Cote moves into full guard.
maia wants to control from the top but Cote 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.
Cote looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote working a defensive guard but maia manages to pass into side control anyway.

maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cote can't do much from the bottom here.
Cote taking punishment in the form of punches.

maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Louis Cote will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from maia.

Cote scores a takedown into full mount!
maia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
maia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cote is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Louis Cote has got the better of the ground game so far.

maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cote gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
maia trying to mount his opponent but Cote defends it.

That's two 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.

Cote is defending against the submission attempts here by maia.
maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cote works his way to full guard. Good work.
maia advances to half guard.
maia 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
maia works his way into full mount!
Cote regains half guard.
Cote is staying active underneath maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
maia uses his free foot to push down on Cote's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cote.
maia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
demian maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cote gets back to half guard.
maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cote's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cote is looking to improve his position.

maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cote trying to hold on to maia's head to control him but maia postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cote manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
maia looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Louis Cote.
Well Cote 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Cote!