PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bridge
vs
Cole

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Cole!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bridge clinches up against the cage.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Bridge's takedown attempt.
Bridge misses with an elbow strike.

Bridge jumps guard.
Bridge looking to control.
Cole cracks Bridge with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridge is retaining full guard.
Bridge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cole.
Cole cracks Bridge with a solid left hand.
Cole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bridge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole landing some decent shots from guard.
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
Cole advances position into side control!
Bridge is breathing heavily.
Bridge takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridge is not content to let Cole control the position.
Cole advances to mount.
Cole looking to finish Bridge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bridge!
The referee warns Bridge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Cole wants to finish this one by submission but Bridge is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cole.
A nice elbow there by Cole.
Cole fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Cole working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bridge is bucking up trying to escape but Cole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bridge is rocked!
Cole looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Bridge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cole goes for an armbar but Bridge turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bridge.
Bridge seems to have got his legs back now.

Cole is working an open guard so Bridge takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bridge clinches with his opponent.

Bridge manages to break the clinch.
Isaac Bridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole moves out of range as Bridge throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridge shoots in for a double leg but Cole sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cole slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bridge tries to buck Cole off but Cole is having none of it.
Bridge taking a bit of punishment here - Cole scoring with strikes.
Cole misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bridge can't do much from the bottom here.

Cole is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bridge's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bridge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bridge regains half guard.
Bridge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cole stands and throws Bridge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cole with the ground and pound but Bridge regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cole shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cole was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Cole.
Bridge taking shots to the head.
Cole scoring with strikes but Bridge is staying in there.
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!
Cole unloading with bombs!
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bridge tries to hold on but Cole postures up.
Cole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cole lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cole dominating with strikes here.
Cole landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bridge is looking to escape.
Cole scoring with strikes but Bridge is staying in there.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Cole working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cole is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bridge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cole is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Cole looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cole lands a heavy elbow.
Bridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole raining down shots from the mount!
Cole breaks from Bridge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cole lands a big shot there that rocks Bridge but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bridge looks a forlorn figure.
Cole is landing with some decent strikes but Bridge is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bridge wants to control but Cole is having none of it.
Cole with shots to the head and body - Bridge looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cole landing shots from mount.
Cole lands a nice shot to the head.
Vinny Cole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bridge wants to control but Cole is having none of it.
Cole prevents Bridge from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridge tries to hold on but Cole postures up.
Bridge tries to buck Cole off but he can't manage it.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bridge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Bridge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cole with shots to the head and body - Bridge looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cole scoring with strikes but Bridge is staying in there.
Cole throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bridge because Cole loaded up on that one.
Cole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cole with a couple of short strikes.
Bridge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a heavy elbow.
Bridge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cole breaks from Bridge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bridge looks a forlorn figure.
Cole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Cole is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bridge can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bridge is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cole dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bridge circles away.

Bridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Cole tries to keep at a distance but Bridge has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bridge breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bridge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bridge tries to clinch up.
Bridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Bridge.
Bridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole blocks a head kick by Bridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bridge throws a head kick that half lands.

Cole gets the takedown into side control.
Cole wants to control but Bridge is keeping him busy.
Cole in side control, throwing shots but Bridge defends.
Cole looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bridge is avoiding damage well.
Cole lands a few punches from side control.
Bridge is looking to regain half guard here but Cole keeps moving and retains side control.
Cole in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cole goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bridge rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cole's guard! Nice work there by Bridge!
Cole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bridge's guard.

Bridge has his foot on Cole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cole works his way back into a safe position though.
Bridge manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bridge wants to control the pace but Cole is squirming around nicely.
Cole is in a horrible position here. Bridge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cole wants to control but Bridge is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to reverse the position but Bridge maintains control.
Cole wants to hold on but Bridge pushes him away.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cole bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Cole is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cole lands a couple of elbows.
Bridge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bridge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Bridge is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.

Cole is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bridge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cole lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bridge!
Cole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Cole swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinny Cole!