PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Almeida
vs
Coke

190 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Coke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almeida.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Coke shows good takedown defense.
Almeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Almeida shoots for a takedown but Coke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Coke.
Coke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.

Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coke has his feet on Almeida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Almeida scores a takedown into full mount!
Coke is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Coke is looking to get to half guard.

Almeida is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Coke has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Coke!
Coke wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coke wants to stand but Almeida has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Coke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Coke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Coke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coke as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coke pinned against the cage. Coke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Almeida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Coke.
Almeida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coke.
Coke with a jab.

It looks like Carlos Almeida has been cut.
Almeida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Almeida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coke pinned against the cage. Coke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coke lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Almeida sprawling to the canvas. Coke follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Almeida hang on?

Almeida is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke not doing much here.
Coke tries to stand and escape but Almeida is controlling the position.
Almeida tries to roll over but Coke keeps him under control.
Coke trying to control the action but Almeida is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coke is controlling the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coke misses with a takedown attempt - Almeida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Almeida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almeida manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coke wants to get up but he can't break Almeida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Coke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Almeida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Almeida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Almeida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Almeida working away.

Coke explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Almeida tries for a takedown but Coke circles away easily

and Coke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coke controlling the pace.
Almeida is looking for a sweep. Coke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coke seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida wants to control but Coke is keeping busy.

Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida is trying to get back to full guard.

Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Danga de danga de dang - Coke scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Almeida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Almeida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Coke both land. Nice combination.
Coke shoots for a takedown but Almeida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Almeida lands strikes from half guard.

Almeida is working for a submission of some sort.

Almeida is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Coke has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke wants to get back to his feet.

Almeida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coke is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida prevents Coke from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coke is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Coke is controlling Almeida's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Coke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Coke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Almeida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coke tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Almeida circles away quickly and effectively.
Coke tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coke is looking to chop away at Almeida's legs.
Coke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida swings for the body but Coke moves out of range.
Coke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coke misses with a shot to the body

and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Almeida drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Almeida seems to have locked his on tight now - Coke screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Almeida, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carlos Almeida!