PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquila Serafino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Cote looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cote
vs
Serafino

182 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aquila Serafino!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
and Serafino counters with a straight right hand.
Cote takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cote ducks under a wild hook from Serafino.
Cote closes the distance looking to clinch
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote staying out of range there.
Cote throws an off balance right hand
and Serafino counters with a right hand to the body.
Cote darts in trying to clinch
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Cote swings widly with a right hand
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Patrick Cote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cote tries to clinch
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Cote throws a combination that misses
and Serafino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Serafino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cote takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serafino scores with a decent looking hook.
Cote throws a lazy uppercut
and Serafino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cote wants to clinch
and Serafino counters with a three punch combo that has Cote backing up. Cote nods at Serafino to acknowledge the strikes.
Cote tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Serafino counter with a right hand.
Cote closes the distance but Serafino moves to the side
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Cote tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Serafino throws a jab but it's blocked by Cote.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Serafino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Serafino lands a slapping body shot.
Cote looks to clinch
enabling Serafino to counter with a crisp jab.
Cote throws a lazy uppercut
and Cote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Serafino misses.
Cote throws a left and a right that both miss
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Serafino. That snapped Cote's head back.
Cote misses with a left hand
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Serafino.
Serafino misses with a wild combination.
Serafino misses with the combination.
Cote tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serafino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Serafino circles away quickly and effectively.
Serafino misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquila Serafino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Serafino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cote throws out the jab.
Cote wants to clinch but Serafino slips to the side
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serafino counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Serafino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote throws a right hand that misses
and Serafino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cote misses with a lunging right hand
and Serafino counters with a straight right hand.
Serafino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cote finds it's way round the side to connect with Serafino's head.
Serafino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cote.
Cote looks to clinch
and Serafino counters with a straight right hand.
Cote darts in trying to clinch
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Cote tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serafino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serafino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Serafino lands with a straight right. Cote didn't see that one coming.
Serafino lands a head shot.
Serafino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cote swings widly with a right hand
and Serafino counters with a stiff right hand.
Serafino scores with a sloppy right hand. Cote should have avoided that one.
Serafino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cote circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote closes the distance but Serafino moves to the side
and Serafino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cote throws a right hand that misses
enabling Serafino to counter with a crisp jab.
Cote throws a poor cross that misses
and Serafino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cote throws a combination that misses
and Serafino counters with a one-two to the body.
Serafino misses with an uppercut. Cote saw that one coming.
Cote tries to clinch
and Serafino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cote closes the distance looking to clinch
and Serafino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote wants to clinch
and Serafino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cote misses with a lunging right hand
and Serafino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serafino connects with a crisp jab.
Cote has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Serafino finds it's way round the side to connect with Cote's head.
Cote tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cote thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cote ducks under a wild hook from Serafino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquila Serafino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cote looks to clinch
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cote looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Serafino.
Cote moves to clinch but Serafino breaks away
and Serafino counters with a nice body shot.
Cote is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Serafino lands with a nice combination. Cote backs away looking to recover.
Cote tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Serafino counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cote rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serafino counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick Cote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serafino counters with a nice body shot.
Serafino tests Cote's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Serafino misses with a double jab.
Serafino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cote throws a right hand that misses
and Serafino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cote misses with a hook
and Serafino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cote misses with a right hand
and Serafino counters with a nice body shot.
Serafino just misses with a punch to the body.
Serafino is looking to chop away at Cote's legs.
Cote looks to clinch
and Serafino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cote tries to clinch
letting Serafino counter with a right hand.
Serafino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cote throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serafino counters with a three punch combo that has Cote backing up. Cote nods at Serafino to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Serafino.
Serafino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cote doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serafino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cote wants to clinch
and Serafino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cote thinking.
Serafino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Serafino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aquila Serafino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cote misses with a lunging right hand
and Serafino counters with a left and a right that stings Cote.
Cote uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serafino.
Cote takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Serafino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serafino lands with a shot to the body.
Cote misses with a hook
and Cote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serafino lands a jab to the head.
Serafino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cote rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serafino lands with a hook. Cote tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patrick Cote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cote tries to clinch but Serafino moves away
and Serafino counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aquila Serafino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Serafino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aquila Serafino!