PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Rain (ranked 2381 p4p, 272 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 2801 p4p, 314 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rain
vs
Cotchin

180 cm
33
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

177 cm
38
162 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Black Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotchin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Rain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cotchin, pushing him back against the cage.
Cotchin blocks an uppercut.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Cotchin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Cotchin breaks from the clinch.
Cotchin misses with a series of wild punches.
Rain looks to clinch
and Cotchin counters with a straight right hand.

Rain closes the distance and clinches.
Rain tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rain digs a right hand into Cotchin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cotchin's gas tank.
Rain lands a shoulder strike.
Rain tries to pull guard but Cotchin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cotchin breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rain drives through and clinches with Cotchin against the cage.
Cotchin cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
Rain blocks an uppercut.
Rain scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotchins head.
Cotchin tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
A right handed body shot lands from Cotchin.
Rain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotchin's efforts to push away.
Rain misses with a body punch.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Rain.
Rain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cotchin blocking some punches.
Cotchin blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rain.
Cotchin wants to get back to striking at distance but Rain won't allow it.
Rain lands a nice uppercut.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Cotchin breaks from the clinch.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.

Rain clinches.

Cotchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cotchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Cotchin tries to keep at a distance but Rain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rain tries to clinch up.
Rain wants to clinch up but Cotchin keeps it at a distance.
Rain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Cotchin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotchin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rain.
Rain wants to clinch but Cotchin slips to the side
and Cotchin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rain slips under a jab from Cotchin.
It looked like Rain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotchin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Rain rushes Cotchin and presses him up against the cage.
Cotchin blocks an uppercut.
Rain has Cotchin pressed against the cage, preventing Cotchin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cotchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cotchin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rain, pushing him back against the cage.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Rain.
Cotchin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rain lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain wants to clinch up but Cotchin keeps it at a distance.
Rain moves in looking to clinch but Cotchin pushes him off.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotchin throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Cotchin throws a hook but Rain blocks it.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rain is looking to clinch but Cotchin is avoiding it.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but Rain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rain is looking to clinch.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cotchin.
Rain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cotchin to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotchin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotchin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cotchin tries to get set, Rain tries to push him back and clinch up but Cotchin manages to avoid the attempt.
Rain wants to clinch up but Cotchin keeps it at a distance.
Rain tries to clinch up.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
Black Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Rain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rain closes the distance and pushes Cotchin back into the cage.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rain controls his hands.

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rain doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotchin circles away.
Cotchin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rain is able to avoid easily.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rain tries to clinch up
and Cotchin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotchin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Rain throwing a counter right hand but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Cotchin misses.
Cotchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain tries to clinch there but Cotchin circles away.
Rain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotchin.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin throws a leg kick which misses Rain's front leg but catches the back leg as Rain tries to avoid it.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain tries to clinch up but Cotchin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotchin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rain wants to clinch but Cotchin slips to the side
and Cotchin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rain checks it well.
Rain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cotchin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rain digs a right hand underneath Cotchin's ribcage. Cotchin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Rain.
Rain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Rain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Rain.

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trent Cotchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotchin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cotchin throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
Cotchin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rain closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rain tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rain jumps guard but Cotchin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rain lands a nice uppercut.

Cotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cotchin keeps the fight on the outside.
Cotchin throws a right and a left that Rain avoids nicely.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotchin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cotchin throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain slips a jab from Cotchin.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotchin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotchin tries to score with a low kick but Rain moves his leg out of the way.
Rain tries to counter by clinching up but Cotchin breaks away and moves out of range.
Rain tries to clinch up but Cotchin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to clinch there but Cotchin circles away.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain wants to clinch.

Cotchin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rain, pushing him back against the cage.
Cotchin misses with some punches.
Cotchin works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
Rain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cotchin breaks from the clinch.

Cotchin has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rain blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Rain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cotchin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cotchin scores with a nice strike.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
Rain checks the leg kick.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cotchin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Cotchin there.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin moves out of range.
Rain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Cotchin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotchin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Cotchin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotchin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cotchin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cotchin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain tries to clinch but Cotchin moves out of range.

Cotchin clinches with his opponent.

Cotchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotchin.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain doesn't manage to clinch there - Cotchin circles away.
Cotchin throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain tries to clinch up but Cotchin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Rain.
Rain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Cotchin instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Cotchin breaks the clinch.
Cotchin looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.

Rain clinches.
Cotchin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cotchin working hard to break the clinch.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Rain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotchins head.
A head punch on the inside from Cotchin fails to land.

Cotchin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rain slips under a jab from Cotchin.
Rain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cotchin looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
Rain tries to clinch up.
Rain tries to clinch up but Cotchin circles away and keeps his distance.
As Rain backs off Cotchin throws a huge counter combo but Rain manages to avoid it all.
Rain wants to clinch up but Cotchin keeps it at a distance.
Cotchin keeps the fight on the outside.

Rain rushes Cotchin and presses him up against the cage.
Cotchin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Rain throws a head punch that misses.
Cotchin tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Cotchin back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rain's elbow.
Nice body punch from Rain - that landed with a thud.
Cotchin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.
Cotchin working hard to break the clinch.

Rain successfully pulls guard.

Rain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cotchin throws a big elbow that misses.
Cotchin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cotchin is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cotchin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Rain has his feet on Cotchin's thighs here. He's pushed Cotchin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cotchin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Rain!
Black Rain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.