PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Dikoume (ranked 4422 p4p, 436 weight class) and Ruston Cohle (ranked 4347 p4p, 431 weight class). Cohle has chosen Raining Blood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruston Cohle has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dikoume
vs
Cohle

184 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Dikoume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruston Cohle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle misses with a takedown attempt - Dikoume sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cohle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cohle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohle tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruston Cohle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohle shoots in looking for a takedown. Dikoume tries to sprawl out of it but Cohle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dikoume manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dikoume drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cohle sprawls and moves away.
Marcel Dikoume has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruston Cohle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cohle.
Dikoume tries to counter with a takedown but Cohle is quick to defend against it.
Cohle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dikoume drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cohle sprawls and moves away.
Cohle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cohle looks winded!
Cohle misses with the combination.
Dikoume appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cohle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dikoume avoids it really well and circles away.
Dikoume feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohle shoots in for a takedown but Dikoume shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cohle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cohle throws a sloppy head kick

and Dikoume counters with a takedown into side control.

Dikoume has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cohle is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dikoume yanks on the arm and Cohle is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dikoume.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcel Dikoume!
Ruston Cohle was interviewed post fight and said 'What can ya do.'.