PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donall Doyle (ranked 23107 p4p, 772 weight class) and Leon Cotton (ranked 3570 p4p, 398 weight class). Cotton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doyle
vs
Cotton

180 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

189 cm
22
189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear
Urban Fighter

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Cotton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cotton.

Cotton clinches up against the cage.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Cotton backwards.
Cotton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cotton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Leon Cotton has been cut.
Doyle is trying to push Cotton away but Cotton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cotton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Cotton has hold of Doyle's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Doyle seems comfortable defending it but Cotton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Doyle is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Doyle is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Cotton couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leon Cotton!
After the fight, Leon Cotton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.