PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cote
vs
Cam

176 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Cam!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cote shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cote showed some decent athleticism there.
Cote sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cam is staying active underneath Cote, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Cote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cote closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cam.
Cote is looking for a takedown.
Cam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cote takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cote tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cam smiles and moves away.
Cam slips a jab and a cross from Cote.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Cam tries to clinch but Cote moves away

and Cote counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cam's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but Cam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cam is keeping the position for now.
Cam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Cote just wasn't active enough.
Cam looks to clinch

and Cote counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cote.
Cam wants to stand and escape but Cote is having none of it.
Cote looking to sit in guard and control but Cam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cote trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cam wants to get up but he can't break Cote's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

We're going to have a standup here because Randy Cote wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cote clinches with his opponent.
Cam trying to stall but Cote improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote managing to block the knees to the body from Cam.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cote is trying to pull guard but Cam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cam landing knees to the body.
Cam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Randy Cote has been cut.
Cam lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.
Cam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cote's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cote jumps guard but Cam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cote is trying to pull guard but Cam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Cam will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cam wants to clinch

and Cote counters with a shoot takedown. Cam fights it but they end up in guard.
Cote wants to control from the top but Cam keeps moving.
Cote pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cam is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Randy Cote just wasn't active enough.
Cam wants to clinch.
James Cam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote dives in and grabs Cam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cam pushes down on Cote's head and hops out.
Cam wants to clinch but Cote slips to the side

and Cote counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cam won't be happy with that.

Cote decides to stand back up.
Cote looks to land a left hand but Cam moved out of range nicely.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cote manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cam darts in trying to clinch

so Cote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cote decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cam, up you get!
Cam moves to clinch but Cote breaks away

and Cote counters with a single leg into guard. Cam didn't expect that.
Cote wants to control from the top but Cam keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Cote.
Cam tries to clinch but Cote moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote swats away the attempt to clinch by Cam.
Cam doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cam moves in looking to clinch but Cote pushes him off.
Cam is looking to clinch.
Cam wants to clinch

and Cote counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cam!
Cam tries to buck Cote off but Cote takes his back!

Cote is looking for the choke from the back position but Cam is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cam is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Cam right now.
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!
Cam staying busy and making it hard for Cote to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Cote dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Cam doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Cam wants to clinch

so Cote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cote with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cote trying to control but Cam is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Cote wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cam defends it nicely.
Cote misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cote moves into the clinch.
Cam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cote's face.
Cam stalling in the clinch but Cote improves position.
Cam lands an elbow that stopped Cote in his tracks for a moment.
Cam lands an elbow just above Cote 's eye.
Cam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cam lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cam is pressed up against the cage. Cote has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cam down to the mat. Cam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cote paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cote gets a clinch.
Cam lands an elbow inside that Cote shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cote taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam has Cote pressed against the cage, preventing Cote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Randy Cote's cut is getting worse.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Cam.
Cam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cam landing knees to the head.
Cam lands a nice knee to the body.
Cam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cote lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cote takes an elbow to the temple.

Randy Cote's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cam.
Cote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cote's face.

Cote is rocked!
Cam creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Cote! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Cam.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Cam!