PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starter McFighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cotton
vs
McFighter

216 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sid Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Starter McFighter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McFighter clinches up with Cotton and pushes him back against the cage.
McFighter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cotton is looking to control McFighter's arms but McFighter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cotton has his back to the cage.
Cotton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cotton wants to break free but McFighter has control.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but McFighter has the dominant position.
Cotton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McFighter has him pressed against the cage.
Cotton lands a knee to the body.
McFighter prevents Cotton from breaking the clinch.
McFighter tries to circle away but Cotton has him pinned against the cage.

Cotton jumps into guard, dragging McFighter to the mat.
Cotton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cotton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McFighter wants to stand but Cotton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton wants to sweep but no luck.
McFighter wants to control from the top but Cotton keeps moving.
McFighter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cotton is keeping the position for now.
Cotton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cotton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McFighter is fending him off so far but Cotton persists. Nope, McFighter circles away and we're back to standing.
Cotton shoots in looking for a takedown. McFighter tries to sprawl out of it but Cotton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McFighter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Cotton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McFighter is trying to escape the position but Cotton is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton trying to control the position but McFighter is working away.
McFighter is looking for a sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cotton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Sid Cotton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice takedown defense from McFighter. No joy for Cotton on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McFighter but McFighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Cotton as McFighter shoots in.
Cotton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McFighter defends well and Cotton ends up having to push McFighter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but McFighter has the dominant position.
McFighter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotton's efforts to push away.
Cotton is trying to push McFighter away but McFighter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McFighter as Cotton tries to tie him up.
Cotton prevents the takedown attempt.
Cotton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McFighter prevents Cotton from breaking the clinch.
Cotton wants to stall.

Cotton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starter McFighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFighter stuffs the takedown attempt from Cotton. Cotton gets slowly back to his feet.
McFighter stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McFighter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cotton is trying to defend but McFighter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cotton is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Cotton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Cotton with that takedown attempt.
Cotton has his takedown stuffed
and McFighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McFighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McFighter avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotton shoots in looking for a takedown but McFighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cotton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McFighter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cotton.
A punch combination from Cotton misses.

McFighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cotton, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McFighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFighter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McFighter tries to sprawl but Cotton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McFighter wants to stand back up but Cotton manages to pass into side control.
McFighter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cotton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Cotton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McFighter has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton lands a big elbow.
McFighter working to try and regain half guard.
Cotton is landing with some decent strikes but McFighter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFighter can't escape the position.
McFighter tries to hold on but Cotton pushes him away.
Cotton content just to control the position here.
Cotton with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotton landing strikes from the mount and McFighter is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton looking to control but McFighter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McFighter is looking to improve his position but Cotton isn't that keen on the idea.
Cotton controlling from the full mount.

Cotton looking to secure an arm triangle but McFighter defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Cotton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cotton dives in and grabs McFighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. McFighter pushes down on Cotton's head and hops out.
McFighter has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cotton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McFighter scores with a shot to the body.
McFighter lunges at Cotton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotton's hand.
Cotton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotton goes for a double leg but McFighter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McFighter continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but McFighter has the dominant position.
McFighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFighter prevents Cotton from breaking the clinch.
McFighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cotton manages to break the clinch.
Sid Cotton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McFighter tries to avoid it but Cotton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McFighter to the ground. McFighter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in but no luck this time.
McFighter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cotton.
McFighter misses the shot to the body.
Cotton fails to land the takedown.
Cotton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFighter moves away.

McFighter darts in and clinches Cotton up against the cage.
Cotton tries to break the clinch but McFighter is controlling the position.
McFighter tries to break free but Cotton pushes him back against the cage.
Cotton wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cotton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McFighter as he jumps to the side.

McFighter pushes Cotton up against the cage in a clinch.
Cotton is trying to break the clinch but McFighter is controlling him.
Cotton is trying to force a seperation but McFighter has the dominant position.

McFighter drags the fight down to the ground.

McFighter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cotton passes into half guard.
Cotton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McFighter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFighter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFighter is looking to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cotton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McFighter avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McFighter stuffs the takedown attempt from Cotton. Cotton gets slowly back to his feet.
Starter McFighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFighter shoots in and drives through. Cotton sprawls well.
Cotton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McFighter tries a head kick but it misses.
McFighter throws a hook but Cotton avoids it easily.
Cotton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McFighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Sid Cotton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but McFighter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Starter McFighter.
I think Cotton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Cotton!