PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bolleke (ranked 146 p4p, 386 weight class) and Alexander Cotilla (ranked 20 p4p, 59 weight class). Bolleke comes to the cage accompanied by RGP - DANG DIGGI BANG. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bolleke
vs
Cotilla

195 cm
28
190
10 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
203
13 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Bolleke. Those never looked like landing.
Oscar Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Bolleke as Cotilla shoots in.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cotilla moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Bolleke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cotilla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Cotilla closes the distance and clinches.
Bolleke lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Cotilla is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cotilla.
Cotilla has Bolleke pressed against the cage.

Bolleke has hold of one of Cotilla's legs. Cotilla is fighting the takedown attempt but Bolleke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotilla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bolleke is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to free his leg and advance position but Cotilla is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolleke throws a big elbow that misses.
Bolleke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cotilla is keeping the position for now.
Bolleke is working hard here to advance position.
Cotilla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bolleke preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cotilla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Bolleke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cotilla!

Cotilla throws Bolleke to one side and escapes!
Bolleke sizes up Cotilla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cotilla tries to clinch there but Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
Cotilla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bolleke.
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Bolleke cracks Cotilla with a good jab.
Cotilla swings widly with a right hand
and Bolleke counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotilla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throws a lazy right hand but Cotilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotilla on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Cotilla moves into the clinch.
Cotilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotilla tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.

Bolleke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotilla, as that shot connected.
Cotilla slips under a jab from Bolleke.
Cotilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cotilla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Bolleke as Cotilla shoots in.
Bolleke throws a series of punches but Cotilla moves out of range.
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Cotilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotilla now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bolleke swings for the body but Cotilla moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Cotilla slips a jab from Bolleke.
Bolleke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bolleke digs a good body shot into Cotilla's ribs.
Cotilla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bolleke's head.
A swing and a miss from Cotilla.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotilla.
Cotilla misses with a two punch combination.
Cotilla staying out of range there.
Cotilla tries to counter with a clinch but Bolleke shakes him off and moves away.
A punch combination from Cotilla misses.
Cotilla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Bolleke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
A nice combination there by Cotilla.
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Cotilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cotilla is looking for the big counter here.
Cotilla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cotilla tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Cotilla throws a front kick aimed at Bolleke's knee but Bolleke avoids it well.
Bolleke tests Cotilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolleke throws a body punch but Cotilla moves out of range.
Alexander Cotilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla tries to clinch but Bolleke is having none of it.
Cotilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Oscar Bolleke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotilla can do to turn this around?
A big right from Bolleke misses.
Cotilla throws a counter combo.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Cotilla avoids the punch easily.
Cotilla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolleke misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotilla moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cotilla.
Cotilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.

Bolleke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cotilla to the ground. Bolleke is now in Cotilla's guard.
Bolleke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cotilla's head.
Cotilla wants to stand but Bolleke is controlling the position.
Bolleke lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bolleke dives into side control.
Bolleke tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cotilla wants to get back to his feet but Bolleke is dominant here and he's now got Cotilla's back!
Bolleke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bolleke gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolleke lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bolleke is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cotilla is defending well though. Bolleke let's go of the attempt for now.
Bolleke controlling the position well here. Cotilla rolled but Bolleke kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cotilla.

Bolleke is persistently looking for the submission but Cotilla is defending it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Bolleke is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cotilla defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bolleke is throwing shots to the body but Cotilla manages to wriggle free. Bolleke pounces on him again and ends up in Cotilla's guard.
Cotilla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bolleke manages to get himself to full guard.

Cotilla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bolleke is trying to control the position but Cotilla postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Bolleke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cotilla throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cotilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cotilla throws a leg kick which misses Bolleke's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolleke tries to avoid it.
Cotilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolleke circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla throws a series of punches but Bolleke avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotilla throws a sloppy body shot
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Bolleke walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Cotilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotilla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotilla wants to clinch

and Bolleke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cotilla!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotilla is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cotilla regains half guard, as Bolleke was trying to land strikes.
Cotilla tries to roll over but Bolleke keeps him under control.
Bolleke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Cotilla is defending well.
Bolleke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bolleke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cotilla's head.
Cotilla controlling the position well.
Cotilla is trying to stand back up but Bolleke is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to pass to mount but Cotilla is defending the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bolleke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bolleke prevents Cotilla from improving his position.
Bolleke wants to free his trapped foot but Cotilla is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bolleke wants to take a breather but Cotilla is having none of it.
Cotilla tries to kick Bolleke off but Bolleke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Cotilla clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Cotilla has Bolleke pushed against the cage.
Alexander Cotilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotilla taking a breather.
Cotilla is trying to stall.

Bolleke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cotilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cotilla sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bolleke throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotilla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cotilla misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oscar Bolleke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolleke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Bolleke!
Oscar Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Oscar Bolleke 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.