PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle has chosen Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cote
vs
Bickle

181 cm
29
193 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
194 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Bickle takes a swing at Cote's ribcage but misses.
Cote has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bickle.
Cote blocks a head kick by Bickle.
Travis Bickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle swats away the attempt to clinch by Cote.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left lands for Bickle.
Cote moves out of range of the strikes.
Bickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cote.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cote throws a one two combo.
Cote looks to throw the jab but Bickle is out of range.
Bickle throws a solid leg kick but Cote takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bickle.
Bickle thows a body shot but no joy.
Cote checks a low kick from Bickle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bickle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
Bickle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cote checks it well.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Cote slips the punch.
Cote looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Cote clinches.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cote is looking to control Bickle's arms but Bickle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cote has his back to the cage.
Cote pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bickle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cote.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Cote avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cote pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Bickle dodges an elbow strike from Cote.
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Cote avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
Bickle just leaning against Cote, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bickle as Cote tries to tie him up.
Cote blocking some punches.
Cote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bickle dodges an elbow strike from Cote.
Cote misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cote throws an elbow but misses.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cote looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
Cote cracks Bickle with a nice body shot.
Cote is struggling to control the position.
Cote tries to stall but Bickle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bickle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cote as Bickle tries to tie him up.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle avoids the elbow strike from Cote, against the cage.
Bickle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Cote avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Bickle tries to stall but Cote uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cote throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
Cote is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cote misses with a knee strike.
Cote misses with a punch to the body.
Cote misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Cote - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bickle's brow.
Bickle blocks an elbow strike.
Cote tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
A hook to the body from Bickle.
Bickle avoids a wild elbow strike from Cote.
Bickle blocks the elbow strike.

Bickle breaks from the clinch.
Cote takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bickle scores with a nice right hand.
Bickle tries a low kick but Cote avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cote throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bickle.
Cote uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Bickle dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bickle cracks Cote with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cote steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Cote blocks a low kick nicely.
Cote misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
Bickle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cote in his tracks.
Cote's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bickle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cote scrambles back to his feet.
Bickle checks a low kick from Cote.
A leg kick checked by Bickle.
Cote on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Cote should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cote looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bickle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cote has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bickle digs a good body shot into Cote's ribs.
Bickle throws the left hand but Cote avoids the punch easily.
Cote slips under a jab from Bickle.
Bickle works Cote's body with a nice hook.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bickle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bickle cracks Cote with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bickle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cote.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cote pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cote steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.

Bickle cracks Cote with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cote looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bickle finish him?

Cote is rocked!
Bickle throws a pinpoint strike between Cote's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Cote crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Bickle scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Bickle!
A very excited looking Travis Bickle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.