PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Marella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Cote looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Marella
vs
Cote

182 cm
32
217 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

192 cm
28
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Marella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Cote!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marella.
Marella gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cote counters with a left and a right that stings Marella.
Marella shoots for a takedown but Cote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marella dips to his left and cracks Cote with an uppercut!

It looks like Andrei Cote has been cut.
Marella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marella tries to clinch up.
Cote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cote's coach down at Extreme MMA (4 Elites $250/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cote's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marella fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cote avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santino Marella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marella shoots in and drives through. Cote sprawls well.
Marella shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote staying out of range there.
Marella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marella throws a right and a left that Cote avoids nicely.
Cote throws a right and a left that Marella avoids nicely.
Marella connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cote momentarily.
Marella with a poor takedown
and Cote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marella gets a double leg takedown into Cote's guard.
Marella is breathing heavily.
Marella trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cote wants to stand but Marella is controlling the position.
Marella trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marella accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marella has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marella pushing down on Cote's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marella throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marella is working for a kimura but Cote is defending it quite comfortably.
Marella sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cote defending well though.
Cote is not content to let Marella control the position.
Marella thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cote's head.
Marella thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marella thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marella throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marella thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cote's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marella thows a huge punch but Cote dodges it nicely.

Marella wants to work for an arm triangle but Cote is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Marella is looking for a kimura here.

Marella is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Marella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marella feints a jab promting Cote to slip. Marella then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cote slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Santino Marella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marella shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cote but Cote pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marella closes the distance and clinches up with Cote, looking for a takedown. Marella pushes Cote against the cage but Cote circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marella throws a right and a left that Cote avoids nicely.
Marella shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cote sprawls well. Cote wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marella gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santino Marella. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cote defends it nicely.
Marella has his takedown stuffed
and Cote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marella shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cote but Cote pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cote showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marella.
A punch combination from Cote misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cote gets tackled into the cage by Marella. Marella maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Marella.

Marella manages to pull guard.

Marella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cote defends it easily.

Marella throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cote escapes and throws Marella's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marella can't do much from the bottom here.
Cote wants to stand but Marella is controlling his arm.
Marella tries to bench press Cote off him but Cote keeps the position.
Marella lands a decent little punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marella bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Marella fails to land the takedown.
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marella cracks Cote with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marella, as that shot connected.
Marella misses with a kick to the body.

Marella throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cote was covering up waiting for the punch and Marella finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Marella dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Cote's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Marella tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Marella tenderised Cote's leg. Cote is trying to keep his angry face on.

Cote gets caught flat footed, as Marella shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marella is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marella not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marella wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
Cote takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marella trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marella trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Santino Marella just wasn't active enough.
Cote slaps away a takedown attempt from Marella, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santino Marella is winning the standup battle so far.
Marella fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cote can do to turn this around?
Marella fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santino Marella. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marella throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cote's waist but Cote gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marella off to one side.
Marella shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cote as he jumps to the side.

Marella drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marella. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marella wants to control from the top but Cote keeps moving.
Marella landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marella has gone for a leg lock! Cote slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marella's guard.
Marella wants to control but Cote passes easily into half guard.
Marella is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marella has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cote is on him like a limpet, forcing Marella back against the cage.

Marella gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marella stalling away here and it's allowed Cote to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marella works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marella missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Marella is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Marella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marella has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Marella!