PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Cotilla (ranked 545 p4p, 225 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 84 p4p, 33 weight class). Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music. 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.

Cotilla
vs
Payton

191 cm
26
219
14 - 5 - 0

194 cm
31
215
18 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Cotilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cotilla counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Payton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cotilla throwing a counter right hand but Payton manages to avoid it.
Cotilla darts in trying to clinch
and Payton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Alexander Cotilla has been cut.
Cotilla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Payton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Payton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotilla.
Cotilla misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla lands a shoulder strike.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotilla taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton misses with some punches.
Cotilla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cotilla misses with the head strike.
Payton misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Payton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cotilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Payton.
Cotilla blocks an uppercut.
Payton takes a shot to the head.
Payton tries a body shot but Cotilla blocks it.
Cotilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotilla lands with a right to the head.
Cotilla prevents a body shot from Payton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cotilla.
Cotilla pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payton lands an elbow inside that Cotilla shrugs off.
Cotilla lands a nice shot to the body.
Payton tries to work over Cotilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cotilla is keeping busy.
Cotilla has Payton pressed against the cage.
Cotilla has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Cotilla blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotilla displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payton up against the cage.

Cotilla manages to break the clinch.

Cotilla has Payton up against the cage in a clinch.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cotilla's elbow.
Cotilla has Payton pressed against the cage.
Cotilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotillas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cotilla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Cotilla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Payton.
Payton is stalling here.
Cotilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Payton leaning against his opponent.
Payton working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cotilla takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cotilla is struggling to control the position.
Cotilla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Cotilla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Cotilla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Payton misses with a hook.
Payton misses with a wild body shot.
Cotilla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Cotilla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Payton misses the target.
As Payton tries to get set, Cotilla tries to push him back and clinch up but Payton manages to avoid the attempt.
Payton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cotilla doesn't seem bothered though.
Payton looks to land a right hand but Cotilla moved out of range.
A slow jab from Payton misses its intended target.
Payton looks to land a right hand but Cotilla moved out of range.
Cotilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payton circles away quickly and effectively.
Payton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payton misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotilla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cotilla tries to clinch up.
Payton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cotilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Payton misses.
Payton lands with a hook. Cotilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Alexander Cotilla's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotilla takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Payton misses with a wild body shot.
Payton lands with a nice body punch.
Payton pounces like a tiger and cracks Cotilla with a vicious hook! Cotilla is down but not out! Payton follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walter Payton!
Walter Payton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.