PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cotchin
vs
Mannelly

177 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
39
178 lbs
29 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Mannelly!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin throws a body punch but Mannelly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Cotchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mannelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotchin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mannelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
Mannelly misses with a body shot.
Cotchin misses with a hook.
Mannelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cotchin counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotchin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mannelly slips under a jab from Cotchin.
Cotchin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mannelly under the eye.
Mannelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Mannelly throws a series of punches but Cotchin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotchin misses the target.
Cotchin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mannelly.
Cotchin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mannelly.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotchin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotchin.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the body
and Cotchin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mannelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotchin thumps Mannelly with a low kick.
Patrick Mannelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotchin.
Cotchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannelly throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mannelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannelly. Cotchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotchin connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Mannelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mannelly throws a big shot that misses.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but Mannelly checks it.
Cotchin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mannelly throws the kick towards the body but Cotchin avoids it.
Cotchin tries to clinch but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mannelly digs a good hook to Cotchin's body.
Cotchin slips a jab from Mannelly.
Cotchin throws a hook but Mannelly avoids it easily.
Mannelly looks to throw the jab but Cotchin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannelly thuds his right hand into Cotchin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mannelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cotchin slips under a jab from Mannelly.
Cotchin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mannelly lands with a shot to the body.
Cotchin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cotchin misses with a hook. Mannelly ducked under it nicely.
Cotchin thumps Mannelly with a low kick.
Cotchin is looking to score with low kicks.
Cotchin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mannelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Mannelly misses its intended target.
Cotchin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mannelly.
Cotchin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin walks into a straight right hand from Mannelly.
Mannelly moves in looking to clinch but Cotchin pushes him off.
Mannelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotchin is just out of range.
Cotchin scores with a leg kick.
Mannelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotchin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mannelly punishes Cotchin's body with a nice straight punch.
Mannelly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Mannelly does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mannelly. That's going to slow Cotchin down.
Mannelly catches Cotchin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mannelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotchin is looking to slow Mannelly down with leg kicks.
Cotchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannelly.
Mannelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotchin with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly tries to bum rush Cotchin with a series of wild strikes but Cotchin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mannelly connects with a jab.
Crunch! Cotchin slams his shin into Mannelly's torso.
Mannelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a leg kick that knocks Mannelly off balance momentarily.
Cotchin slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cotchin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mannelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotchin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cotchin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cotchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mannelly.
Cotchin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mannelly just manages to avoid it.
Mannelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Mannelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannelly works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannelly is looking to clinch but Cotchin is avoiding it.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotchin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mannelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cotchin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cotchin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cotchin jabs Mannelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mannelly misses with a left hand
and Cotchin counters with a low kick, right behind Mannelly 's knee.
Cotchin moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotchin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mannelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotchin misses the target.
Mannelly misses with a straight left.
Cotchin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mannelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cotchin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannelly throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Mannelly misses
and Cotchin counters with a low kick, right behind Mannelly 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin staying out of range there.
Cotchin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mannelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mannelly thows a leg kick but Cotchin checks it
and Cotchin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Mannelly as he connects with a hook.
Cotchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotchin slips a straight right by Mannelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotchin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mannelly is breathing heavily.
Mannelly takes one to the chin there.
Mannelly throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mannelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mannelly takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Cotchin.
Cotchin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mannelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mannelly throws a low kick but Cotchin moves out of range easily.
Mannelly tries to move into range but Cotchin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cotchin cracks Mannelly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cotchin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mannelly to stand back up!

Mannelly is rocked!
Cotchin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotchin finish him?
Mannelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mannelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotchin.
You can see that Mannelly has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A nice inside leg kick there by Cotchin. That's going to slow Mannelly down.
Cotchin feints and then cracks Mannelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mannelly down.
Patrick Mannelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mannelly misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotchin misses the target.
Mannelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Cotchin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mannelly can do to turn this around?
Cotchin wants to slow Mannelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Mannelly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cotchin. That one must have hurt.

Cotchin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mannelly sprawling to the canvas! Mannelly rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cotchin finish him?!
Mannelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cotchin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cotchin swats away the attempt to clinch by Mannelly.
Cotchin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mannelly to the canvas! Mannelly doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cotchin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Cotchin!
Our winner, Trent Cotchin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.