PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cross lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cross lindland is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cote
vs
lindland

178 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, cross lindland!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Cote breaks the clinch.
lindland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cote.
lindland lands a glancing blow to the side of Cote's head.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by lindland.
Cote throws a head kick but lindland moves out of range.
Cote looks to score with a jab to the body but lindland is just out of range.
lindland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cote pinned against the cage. Cote gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
lindland looks to land a combination but Cote avoids it well.
lindland misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lindland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cote. Cote obviously looking to wear him down.
lindland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cote dips to his left and cracks lindland with an uppercut!
Cote looks to land a combination but lindland avoids it well.
Cote stuffs the takedown attempt from lindland. lindland gets slowly back to his feet.
Cote throws a wild body kick that lindland sees coming a mile off.
lindland shoots for a takedown but Cote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sean Cote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cross lindland.

Cote moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lindland throws a lazy head kick
and Cote counters with a one-two to the body.
lindland moves out of range of the leg kick from Cote.
lindland scores with a jab. Cote acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cote motions for lindland to come forward. Cote throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
lindland with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cote manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Cote does no damage.
Cote catches lindland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Cote drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote stays in close to lindland's body and controls the position.
Cote throws a big right hand that misses.
Cote throwing strikes but missing.

Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
lindland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
lindland looks gassed!
Cote looking to pass the guard.
Cote content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
lindland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Cote stands up and waves to lindland to follow him.
lindland shoots in and drives through. Cote sprawls well.
lindland tries for a takedown but Cote circles away easily

so Cote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Cote dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cote has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cote tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lindland smiles and moves away.
lindland throws a front kick aimed at Cote's knee but Cote avoids it well.

lindland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cote to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cote controlling from the top position.
Cote is looking to work some ground and pound but lindland has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lindland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
lindland is breathing heavily.
Cote has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of lindland is proving hard to escape from.
Cote looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

lindland working for a triangle but Cote defends it easily.
lindland being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

lindland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cote stands up from lindland's guard - Cote perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but lindland circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lindland clinches but Cote breaks the clinch
and Cote counters with a nice body shot.
lindland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cote.
Cote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and lindland counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cote!

lindland stands up from mount. Strange move.

lindland scores with a takedown into Cote's guard.

Cote looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cote throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cote looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

lindland drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. lindland seems to have locked his on tight now - Cote screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for lindland, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). cross lindland!