PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Slater will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cote
vs
Slater

171 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzel Slater!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slater closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cote tries to pull guard but Slater holds him up against the cage and eventually Cote drops back down to his feet.

Cote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cote pushes Slater up against the cage in a clinch.

Cote is fighting off a takedown attempt but Slater is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cote to the mat. Cote regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cote is striking off his back. Slater thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Cote actively working from the bottom here.
Cote trying to control but Slater postures up.
Cote tries to roll over but Slater keeps him under control.
Cote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slater on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cote looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cote punching from the bottom.
Slater working Cote over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cote has control of Slater's left arm, preventing Slater from doing any damage.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.

Cote has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.

Cote has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.
Slater content to stall in guard here.
Slater is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cote is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Slater thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cote working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Cote working a defensive guard here.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Slater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cote wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Slater is now in half guard.
Slater 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.
Slater tries to pass to full mount but Cote defends it.
Slater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control from half guard but Cote is working away.
Cote gets full guard.

Cote working for a triangle but Slater defends it easily.
Slater looking to pass the guard.
Cote managing to control the position.
Cote working a defensive guard but Slater passes into half guard.
Cote is not content to let Slater control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cote looking for submissions off his back.
Slater looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slater passes to side control.
Cote could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Slater is trying to get an arm triangle but Cote is defending well.
Cote is looking to regain half guard here but Slater keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Cote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cote is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Slater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Cote's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slater uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cote has time to react.

Slater has managed to clinch.
Cote tries to pull guard but Slater forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cote blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Slater pulls guard effortlessly.
Cote might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cote won't allow Slater to get back to his feet.
Slater is trying to hold Cote in close to prevent damage but Cote has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Slater is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Cote has latched onto it... Big trouble! Cote pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Slater is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Cote!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clayton Cote!