PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Falk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falk comes to the cage accompanied by Bane - Ante Up. Cotton has chosen Jerry Cotton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Falk
vs
Cotton

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Falk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sloppy strikes from Cotton. Those never looked like landing.
Cotton fails to land the takedown.
Falk fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Cotton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Falk misses.
Cotton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falk misses the shot to the body.
Cotton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falk connects with a crisp jab.
Falk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johan Falk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk misses with the combination.
Falk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falk throws a nice looking combination but Cotton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falk misses with a straight left.
Falk misses with a series of wild punches.
Falk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotton dodges the punch combination from Falk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Falk shows good takedown defense.
Falk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cotton throws a right hand that Falk ducks under and follows up with a left that Falk also avoids with ease.
Cotton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falk.
Falk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johan Falk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cotton slips under a jab.
Falk misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Falk as Cotton shoots in.
Johan Falk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Cotton.
Falk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falk swings widly with a right hand
and Cotton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotton moves away.
Falk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falk lands with an uppercut that bounces Cotton off the cage and back into range.
Falk cracks Cotton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cotton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falk.
A punch combination from Cotton misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falk tries to bum rush Cotton with a series of wild strikes but Cotton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cotton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotton tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falk digs a good body shot into Cotton's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Falk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falk's waist but Falk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotton off to one side.
Cotton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Falk 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.

Falk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotton dodges the punch combination from Falk.
Falk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cotton circles away quickly and effectively.
Cotton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotton wants to clinch.
Falk scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotton should have avoided that one.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotton moves away.
Cotton shoots for a takedown but Falk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cotton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falk as he avoids it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Falk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Cotton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Cotton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Falk defends it well.
Cotton stops Falk from getting back to his feet.
Cotton is controlling the pace.
Falk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Cotton manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falk is trying to stand up.
Cotton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Cotton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Falk is surviving well by controlling Cotton's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cotton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cotton won't let Falk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cotton breaks from Falk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Falk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Falk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotton with shots to the head and body - Falk looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cotton working for a guillotine from mount but Falk is in no mood to give up.
Falk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cotton on the ground.
Cotton takes Falk's back.
Cotton scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Falk is looking for a way out.

Cotton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falk looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cotton is persistently looking for the submission but Falk is defending it well.

Cotton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cotton missing with punches from the back.

Cotton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Falk has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cotton looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falk is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Cotton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Falk fails to land with a series of punches.
Falk throws a nice looking combination but Cotton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotton swinging wildly here.
Cotton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cotton fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falk lands with a nice combination. Cotton backs away looking to recover.
Cotton misses with a few strikes there.
Cotton is looking to clinch but Falk is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falk with a hook.
Cotton misses with a double jab.
Falk misses with a few strikes there.
Johan Falk is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotton misses with a double jab.
Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falk throws a series of punches but Cotton avoids them all with ease.
Cotton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falk circles away quickly and effectively.
Johan Falk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotton shoots in but no luck this time.
Cotton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falk throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton throws a right and a left that Falk avoids nicely.
Falk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotton.

Oooooh!!! Falk has knocked Cotton down with a huge combo! Falk steps away and waves a wobbly Cotton back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Cotton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falk slips a jab and a cross from Cotton.
Cotton is still on wobbly legs! Can Falk finish him?
Falk connects with a superb combination that knocks Cotton out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Falk before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Cotton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johan Falk!
A determined Johan Falk didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!