PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Sell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sell
vs
Cole

171 cm
23
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Sell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Cole!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sell wants it to stay on the feet.
Cole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sell pinned against the cage. Sell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cole shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sell but Sell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George Sell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Cole.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt

and Sell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cole tries to get to full guard but Sell has control of the leg.
Cole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sell wanted to stand there but Cole had control of the position.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sell controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cole's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sell is looking to stand up but Cole won't let him.

We're going to have a standup here because George Sell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt.
Sell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.

Sell has managed to clinch.

Sell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries for a takedown but Sell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Cole gets caught napping as Sell dives in and scores a takedown. Cole manages to retain guard.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sell from controlling successfully.
Cole wants to stand up but Sell is controlling him.
Sell trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Sell preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cole works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sell regains half guard, as Cole was trying to land strikes.
Cole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Cole is working for a submission of some sort.
Cole slips a nice elbow through Sell's hands, connecting with Sell's forehead.
Sell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cole not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow.

Sell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sell tries to get out of the position.
Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sell defending well though.

Cole is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sell's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sell has hold of Cole's hands but Cole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sell wants to control but Cole is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Cole will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole goes for a takedown attempt but Sell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cole shoots in but Sell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sell scores with a leg kick.
George Sell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sell showed some decent athleticism there.
Sell is thwarting Cole's attempts to control the position.
Sell is trying to control the action in half guard but Cole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sell is taking a breather. Cole says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cole is pressing down on Sell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole wants to sweep here but Sell controlling him for the moment.
Vincent Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sell from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Sell.
Cole fails with the takedown

and Sell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
George Sell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Cole.

Sell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole misses with a takedown
letting Sell counter with a right hand.
Cole is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole shoots for a takedown but Sell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sell throws a combination. Cole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sell throws out a powerful jab.
Cole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.

Sell closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.

Sell breaks the clinch.
Sell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cole shoots for a takedown but Sell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sell drives through with a takedown into Cole's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cole wants to sweep here but Sell controlling him for the moment.
Sell wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Sell from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Sell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sell stuffs the takedown attempt from Cole. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sell.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sell as he avoids it easily.
Cole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sell shoots in looking for a takedown. Cole tries to sprawl out of it but Sell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sell misses with a takedown attempt - Cole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cole is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sell's half guard.
Cole lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Sell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vincent Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cole circles away.
Sell tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cole to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole is in close to Sell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Sell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Sell has his hands on Cole's head, controlling the position.
Sell is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Sell looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Sell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sell keeps the fight on the outside.

Sell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sell swings around for an armbar but Cole sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sell's guard.

Cole gets to his feet - Sell follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cole fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sell sprawls well initially but Cole persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sell trying to hold on to Cole's head to control him but Cole postures up.
Cole trying to control from half guard but Sell is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cole in particular looking to stall.

Cole postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sell to stand up.
Sell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sell tries to clinch but Cole is having none of it.
Sell slaps away a takedown attempt from Cole, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George Sell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cole but Cole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cole tries for a takedown but Sell circles away easily

and Sell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cole drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sell pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sell manages to get himself to full guard.
Sell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole postures up in Sell's guard and throws a big left but Sell blocks it.
Cole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sell striking off his back but it's not causing Cole any problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard.
Cole postures up in Sell's guard and throws a big left but Sell blocks it.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but Sell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sell is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Vincent Cole!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Vincent Cole!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Vincent Cole!

Vincent Cole wins by unanimous decision!