PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tur Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Char Aznable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tur Cote has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cote
vs
Aznable

187 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tur Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Char Aznable!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cote misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aznable.
Aznable tries to bum rush Cote with a series of wild strikes but Cote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aznable takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cote tries to clinch there but Aznable circles away.
Aznable will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cote tries to clinch there but Aznable circles away.
Cote misses with a double jab

and Aznable counters with a single leg into guard. Cote didn't expect that.
Aznable trying to control the position from guard on top but Cote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Cote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aznable cracks Cote with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aznable wants to pass the guard but Cote is keeping the position.

Aznable has gone for a leg lock! Cote slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aznable's guard.
Aznable looking for a sweep. Not yet Aznable, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cote wants to control from the top but Aznable keeps moving.

Aznable is looking for a triangle but Cote pushes his legs off easily.
Cote preventing the sweep.
Cote tries to stand but Aznable is controlling from the bottom.
Cote trying to control but Aznable is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aznable wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cote throws a left and a right that both miss

and Aznable counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Aznable drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cote manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aznable has Cote in his guard.
Cote is looking to stand up but Aznable won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aznable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cote manages to get himself to full guard.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Aznable from controlling successfully.
Aznable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aznable showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aznable with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Char Aznable dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cote throws a series of punches but Aznable avoids them all with ease.
Cote throws a lazy head kick

and Aznable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cote won't be happy with that.
Aznable working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Aznable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aznable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aznable in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aznable is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cote is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aznable is looking to take a break and control but Cote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aznable lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cote down.
Aznable misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aznable passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cote!
Cote is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote can't escape the position.
Aznable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aznable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aznable working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Aznable looking for a guillotine from mount but Cote is having none of it.
Aznable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cote because Aznable loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aznable prevents Cote from getting the reversal.
Aznable has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cote's face.
Aznable lands a nice shot to the head.
Cote sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Aznable there.
Aznable looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Aznable is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aznable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cote defending well though.
Cote trying to control here.
Aznable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cote makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cote.
Aznable won't allow Cote to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Char Aznable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cote tries for a takedown but Aznable circles away easily

and Aznable counters with a takedown into side control.
Aznable works to advance to full mount. Cote defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Aznable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cote can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cote takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aznable controlling the pace for now.
Cote bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aznable had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cote is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Aznable Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cote's back instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aznable somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Aznable lands punches and elbows.
Aznable gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cote trying to control the hands but Aznable breaks the grip.
Aznable lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Cote.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Aznable looking for the RNC.
Cote manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aznable's guard. Nice work there by Cote.
Aznable keeping moving, preventing Cote from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aznable looking to control but Cote passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aznable is staying active underneath Cote, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tur Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aznable is looking to improve his position.
Cote not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aznable moves into full guard.
Aznable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but Aznable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cote misses with a body punch

and Aznable counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cote!
Aznable working Cote over with strikes here.
Cote wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aznable.
Cote swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Char Aznable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aznable 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Char Aznable!