PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caine Abell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cote has chosen Chapter Four - Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis Cote acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Abell
vs
Cote

185 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caine Abell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Cote!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cote tries to close the distance and clinch but Abell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Abell. No joy for Cote on that attempt.
Abell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cote looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caine Abell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Cote.
Abell tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abell keeps the fight on the outside.

Abell drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abell is one step ahead there.
Abell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cote's head.
Abell is looking to work some ground and pound but Cote has wrist control.
Abell passes into half guard.
Abell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abell slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
Ground and pound from Abell.
Abell slips a nice elbow through Cote's hands, connecting with Cote's forehead.
Abell lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abell working the head and body with strikes.
Cote is not content to let Abell control the position.
Cote wants to control but Abell is keeping busy.
Cote has hold of Abell's hands but Abell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cote taking some punishment here, with Abell in his half guard.
Abell is looking to advance position but Cote won't allow it.
Abell working over Cote with some ground and pound. Cote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cote is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cote is trying to stand.
Cote missing with punches from the bottom.
Cote looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abell drops an elbow to the side of Cote's head.
Abell is nestled in close to Cote, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abell lands strikes from half guard.
Abell not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Cote has one foot on Abell's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cote lands with a nice combination. Abell backs away looking to recover.
Cote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louis Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abell circles away quickly and effectively.
Abell motions for Cote to come forward. Abell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Abell shoots in and bounces Cote off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abell with a nice head shot there.
Abell cracks Cote with a solid left hand.
Abell stands up over Cote, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abell keeps the fight on the outside.
Cote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cote with a lazy takedown attempt

and Abell counters with a single leg into guard. Cote didn't expect that.
Abell looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abell is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abell throwing strikes but missing.
Abell 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.
Abell trying to control but Cote is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote wants to get back to his feet but Abell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abell connects with a couple of short punches.
Cote is trying to keep Abell in close.
Abell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abell landing some decent shots from guard.
Abell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abell is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.

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.
Abell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Abell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cote!
Abell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Abell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Abell.
Cote is trying desperately to improve position.
Abell lands a heavy elbow.
Cote tries to hold on but Abell postures up.
Cote is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Abell.
Cote wants to control but Abell is having none of it.
Abell working Cote over with strikes here.
Abell avoids the attempt from Cote to control.
Abell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cote is desperately trying to improve his position but Abell has a good base and remains in mount.
Abell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cote is squirming around, avoiding Abell's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Cote that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four 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.
Cote regains half guard.
Abell is looking to take a break and control but Cote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cote with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abell working the head and body with strikes.

Cote makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Abell misses with a looping left.
Cote with a lazy takedown attempt

and Abell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caine Abell dominated that second round.
That's time! Abell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cote looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cote tries for a takedown but Abell circles away easily

and Abell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Abell.
Cote throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Abell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Abell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abell winds up and cracks Cote with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abell trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abell working the head and body with strikes.
Cote wants to improve his position but Abell is controlling well.
Abell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cote is looking to escape.
Abell winds up and cracks Cote with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abell is nestled in close to Cote, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cote pushes Abell off but Abell dives into side control.

Abell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cote on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cote takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cote is looking for a sweep.
Cote wants to get back to his feet.

Abell goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cote has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Abell but great work by Cote.
Abell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abell regains half guard.
Cote prevents Abell from improving his position.
Abell is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cote preventing the sweep.
Abell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Abell connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Caine Abell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abell controlling his opponent.
Cote really wants to buck Abell off and get back to his feet.
Abell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cote is squirming around, avoiding Abell's attempts to control the action.
Louis Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cote is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caine Abell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caine Abell!