PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voices. Cote has chosen No Easy Way Out as his entrance music. The key to victory for Randy Orton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Orton
vs
Cote

194 cm
29
185 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

180 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Cote!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton feints a jab promting Cote to slip. Orton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cote slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orton lands a jab to the head.
Cote misses with a combination
and Orton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cote throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Orton.
Orton cracks Cote with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orton cracks Cote with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Orton.
Orton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cote's head.
Cote throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cote misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cote. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote takes one to the chin there.
Orton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Orton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Orton scores with a four punch combination!
Orton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Cote loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Orton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cote takes one to the chin there.
Cote takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orton.
Orton blocks a head kick by Cote.
Cote shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orton lands a jab to Cote's midsection.
Orton with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Orton.
Cote is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cote looks gassed!
Cote swinging wildly here.
Cote drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cote looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orton throws a one two combo.
Orton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cote. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cote in his tracks.
Cote has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Good standup being displayed there by Orton as he connects with a hook.
Orton slips a straight right by Cote.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton scores with a one two! Cote had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Orton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cote tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Orton.
Cote is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orton connects with a nice looking jab.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Orton does it's job there.
Orton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cote's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cote scrambles back to his feet.
Cote on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orton lands a slapping body shot.
Orton feints and then cracks Cote's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cote down.
A jab from Orton finds it's way through Cote's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orton.
The crowd cheers as Orton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cote doesn't seem phased though.
Cote drops his hands momentarily and Orton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton lands a jab.
Cote takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cote's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cote scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton lands a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orton.
Orton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orton throws a front kick that sends Cote stumbling back into the cage.
Orton sizes up Cote with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orton works Cote's body with a nice hook.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cote has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orton throws a good cross that connects.
Orton scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cote takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orton throws a one two combo.
Orton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cote on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton 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.

Orton scores with a jab.
Cote misses with a jab to the body
letting Orton counter with a right hand.
Good work by Orton as he checks the leg kick.
Cote's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orton swinging wildly here.
Cote scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orton throws a leg kick which misses Cote's front leg but catches the back leg as Cote tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orton. That's going to slow Cote down.
Randy Orton is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton thumps Cote with a low kick.
Cote gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cote on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orton. Orton obviously looking to wear him down.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Cote misses with a left hand
and Orton counters with a good low kick that Cote was not able to check.
Orton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cote's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cote tries to work over Orton's front leg with a kick but Orton checks it.
No joy there for Cote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cote has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orton finds it's way round the side to connect with Cote's head.
James Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cote on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cote takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orton lands a nice hook to Cote's body. Cote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orton scores with a hook to the body. Cote takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cote with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orton to score with a decent uppercut.
Orton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orton lands with a good body shot.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cote can do to turn this around?
Orton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orton cracks Cote with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Orton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orton.
Cote on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Orton.
Orton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cote drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orton throws a nice head kick!
Orton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Orton lands a nice hook to Cote's body. Cote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orton throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Orton.
Orton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cote eats them both and turns towards Orton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orton digs a good body shot into Cote's ribs.
Orton stuns Cote with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton cracks Cote with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orton throws a series of punches but Cote avoids them all with ease.
Cote on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cote takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cote takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orton scores with a nice head shot.
Orton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orton throws a leg kick which misses Cote's front leg but catches the back leg as Cote tries to avoid it.
Cote throws a leg kick but Orton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orton scores with a one two! Cote had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Orton connects with a right hand. Cote shakes it off.

Cote gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cote letting Orton take a breather here.

Cote has Orton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cote pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Orton tumbling to the mat - Cote dives into Orton's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Orton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cote is defending well. Orton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cote has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Orton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Orton!