PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Emmerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Emmerson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrei Cote's chin.

Emmerson
vs
Cote

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Emmerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Cote!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote throws a combination that misses

and Emmerson moves into the clinch.
Emmerson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cote.

Cote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Emmerson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emmerson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cote counters with a left and a right that stings Emmerson.
Emmerson moves in looking to clinch but Cote pushes him off.
A punch combination from Cote misses.
Emmerson feints and then cracks Cote's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cote down.
Cote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emmerson slips a jab and a cross from Cote.
Emmerson throws a sloppy head kick
and Cote counters with a two punch combo.
Roy Emmerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cote connects with a nice looking jab.
Cote throws a right hand that Emmerson ducks under and follows up with a left that Emmerson also avoids with ease.
Emmerson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Emmerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emmerson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Andrei Cote has been cut.
Emmerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Cote tries to keep at a distance but Emmerson has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmerson jumps guard but Cote turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Emmerson has Cote pressed against the cage, preventing Cote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emmerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Emmerson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cote lands a two punch combo.
Emmerson misses with a kick to the body.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emmerson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emmerson tries for a takedown but Cote circles away easily
and Cote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emmerson is breathing heavily.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Emmerson with a poor takedown
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
Cote scores with a one two! Emmerson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emmerson shoots in but Cote avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Emmerson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote throws a series of punches but Emmerson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmerson wants to clinch.
Cote takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
Cote swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cote misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emmerson misses with a wild body shot.
Emmerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy Emmerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emmerson tries for a takedown but Cote circles away easily
and Cote counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emmerson thows a leg kick but Cote checks it
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
Emmerson is looking to clinch.
Cote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emmerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cote paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emmerson tries for a takedown but Cote sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmerson dodges the punch combination from Cote.
Emmerson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cote counters with a series of strikes. Emmerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emmerson closes the distance but Cote moves to the side
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
Andrei Cote seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emmerson swinging wildly here.
Emmerson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cote counters with a series of strikes. Emmerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Emmerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emmerson tries to clinch but Cote moves away
and Cote counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cote scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emmerson slips a jab and a cross from Cote.
Emmerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cote circles away.
Emmerson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cote scores with a jab.
Cote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emmerson momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emmerson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Cote lands a jab.
Cote misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmerson with a poor takedown
and Cote counters with a nice uppercut.
Emmerson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cote throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Emmerson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emmerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cote's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cote duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Emmerson misses
and Cote counters with a left and a right that stings Emmerson.
Cote uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Cote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Cote's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Cote. Those never looked like landing.
Emmerson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cote scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emmerson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cote misses with a series of wild punches.
Emmerson is looking to clinch.
Emmerson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cote circles away.
Cote lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cote.
Emmerson misses with a takedown
and Cote counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmerson tries for a takedown but Cote sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Emmerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cote.
Cote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emmerson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cote cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emmerson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emmerson misses with a left hand
and Cote counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cote.
Emmerson walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cote.
Cote throws a series of punches but Emmerson moves out of range.
Cote displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cote goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emmerson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emmerson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cote throws a nice looking combination but Emmerson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cote misses with a combination
and Emmerson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Emmerson is looking to clinch.
Emmerson misses with a takedown attempt
and Cote counters with a series of strikes. Emmerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Cote.
Cote lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Cote.
Emmerson jabs at Cote's body.

Emmerson moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote has had enough of the clinch but Emmerson keeps him there for the moment.
Emmerson has Cote pressed against the cage, preventing Cote from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Cote's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cote working hard to break the clinch.

Emmerson breaks from the clinch.
Emmerson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cote counters with a straight right hand.
Roy Emmerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Emmerson instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrei Cote.
I've got Cote winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Cote!