PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cote (ranked 3415 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Mrtva Crncuga (ranked 374 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cote
vs
Crncuga

176 cm
25
181
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
176
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mrtva Crncuga!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crncuga instigates a clinch.
Cote tries to break free but Crncuga pushes him back against the cage.
Crncuga pushes Cote back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cote missing with knees to the body.
Crncuga is working Cote over against the cage.
Cote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crncuga.
A short right from Crncuga on the inside.
Crncuga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Crncuga.
Crncuga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crncuga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cote or not.
Crncuga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Crncuga.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crncuga swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Crncuga fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crncuga digs a right hand underneath Cote's ribcage. Cote let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crncuga scores with a shoulder strike.

Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cote misses with a body kick.
Cote takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cote misses with a kick to the body.
Crncuga tries to counter with a clinch but Cote shakes him off and moves away.
Mrtva Crncuga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cote swings for the body but Crncuga moves out of range.
Cote takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Crncuga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cote tries to pull guard but Crncuga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crncuga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crncuga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cote looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Crncuga scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crncuga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crncuga digs a right hand underneath Cote's ribcage. Cote let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crncuga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Crncuga.
Crncuga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crncuga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crncuga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cote tries to pull guard but Crncuga won't allow it.
Crncuga lands an uppercut.
Crncuga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crncuga digs a right hand into Cote's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cote's gas tank.
Crncuga scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Crncuga.
A short right from Crncuga.
Nice body punch from Crncuga - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crncuga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crncuga lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Crncuga.
Crncuga lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Crncuga.
Crncuga scores with a shot to the side of Cote's head.

Cote is rocked!
Crncuga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Cote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Crncuga has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crncuga misses with some punches.
Crncuga cracks Cote with a nice body shot.
Crncuga working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Crncuga fails to land.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crncuga misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crncuga.
Crncuga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crncuga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crncuga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crncuga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cote blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crncuga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crncuga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crncuga throws a punch but it's blocked by Cote.
Crncuga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cote blocks an uppercut.
Crncuga throws a head punch that misses.
Crncuga working aggressively here.
Crncuga throws a punch but it's blocked by Cote.
A head punch on the inside from Crncuga fails to land.
Crncuga swings wildly with an uppercut but Cote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crncuga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crncuga.
Crncuga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cote blocks an uppercut.
Crncuga misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote is looking to control Crncuga's arms but Crncuga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cote has his back to the cage.
Crncuga presses Cote against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crncuga.
Crncuga has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Crncuga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crncuga fails to land.
Crncuga throws a head punch that misses.
Crncuga lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
Crncuga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crncuga misses with a punch on the inside.
Cote blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crncuga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crncuga has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Crncuga misses with the head strike.
Crncuga has a couple of punches blocked by Cote.
Cote seems to have got his legs back now.
Crncuga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cote jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crncuga walks away with a smile on his face. Cote gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crncuga takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crncuga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crncuga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crncuga struggles to land a body shot inside as Cote controls his hands.
Cote working hard to break the clinch.
Crncuga tries to throw a body punch but Cote avoids it by throwing Crncuga back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mrtva Crncuga 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.

Crncuga drives through and clinches with Cote against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cote.
A hook to the body from Crncuga.
Crncuga is leaning against Cote and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Cote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brian Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cote takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crncuga throws a monster overhand right that drops Cote! Crncuga follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mrtva Crncuga!