PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Rurikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Coton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coton
vs
Rurikov

190 cm
25
278 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
260 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Coton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Rurikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rurikov moves away.
Rurikov avoids a punch combination nicely.

Coton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coton lands a good knee to the midsection. Rurikov won't want to take too many of those.
Rurikov tries to pull guard but Coton holds him up against the cage and eventually Rurikov drops back down to his feet.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rurikov is defending well for now.
Coton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rurikov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Pavel Rurikov has been cut.
Rurikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coton tries a knee to the head but Rurikov blocks it.
Coton lands an elbow that stopped Rurikov in his tracks for a moment.
Rurikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rurikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
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!
Coton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Pavel Rurikov's cut even more.
Coton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rurikov is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coton missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rurikov has clasped his hands together around Coton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Coton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurikov pulls his head out easily.

Rurikov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Coton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rurikov has cracked it and Coton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rurikov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Rurikov!
Pavel Rurikov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.