PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Hector Linhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Linhares
vs
Cotchin

176 cm
33
165 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

177 cm
28
167 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Invictus

Arcticus University: London
Reaper Combatwear

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 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Trent Cotchin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Cotchin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotchin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linhares's head.

It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Linhares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linhares lands an overhand right.
A good leg kick by Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Cotchin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Cotchin jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cotchin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cotchin lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares trying to keep a closed guard but Cotchin is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Linhares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Linhares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cotchin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Linhares's guard.

Cotchin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Linhares wants to get back to his feet but Cotchin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cotchin tries to free his leg and advance position but Linhares is retaining full guard.
Cotchin throws an elbow that misses. Linhares uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cotchin's guard. Nice move by Linhares!

Cotchin pulls Linhares in close to prevent any damage.
Linhares content to stall in guard here.
Linhares stopping the sweep attempt from Cotchin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin is still trying to improve position.
Linhares wanted to stand there but Cotchin had control of the position.
Cotchin is trying to control the position but Linhares postures up.
Cotchin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linhares sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cotchin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Linhares moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares wants to sweep but no luck.
Cotchin wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.

Linhares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linhares looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cotchin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Linhares tries to roll over but Cotchin keeps him under control.
Linhares is looking to control Cotchin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linhares avoid being mounted?
Cotchin thows a huge punch but Linhares dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Cotchin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cotchin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linhares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cotchin finds it's way round the side to connect with Linhares's head.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut.
Linhares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cotchin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Cotchin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linhares's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Linhares's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cotchin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotchin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cotchin connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotchin, right into the meat.
Cotchin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cotchin ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotchin lands with a hook. Linhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Linhares.
Cotchin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cotchin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotchin scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Trent Cotchin has been cut.
Trent Cotchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotchin shoots in looking for a takedown but Linhares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cotchin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotchin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cotchin shoots and misses
and Linhares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cotchin's knee momentarily.
Linhares stuffs the takedown attempt from Cotchin. Cotchin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Cotchin.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Cotchin with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotchin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Linhares sprawls well. Linhares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cotchin gets slowly back to his feet.
Linhares feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Linhares motions for Cotchin to come forward. Linhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linhares's waist but Linhares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cotchin off to one side.
Linhares fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cotchin just manages to avoid it.
Linhares loads up on a big right hand but Cotchin slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Linhares misses
and Cotchin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linhares throws a low kick but Cotchin moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares drops his hands momentarily and Cotchin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cotchin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linhares looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cotchin misses
and Linhares counters with a straight right hand.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
Cotchin cracks Linhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linhares tries to move into range but Cotchin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linhares has time to react.
Cotchin misses with a series of wild punches.
Linhares throws a right and a left that Cotchin avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Cotchin.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Cotchin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Linhares looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotchin.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a straight left.
Cotchin lands with an overhand left.
Cotchin scores with a leg kick.
Cotchin cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses the body punch
and Linhares counters with a straight right hand.
Linhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cotchin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cotchin throws a quick inside leg kick.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Linhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Linhares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotchin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cotchin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linhares.
It looked like Linhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cotchin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cotchin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cotchin scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Cotchin misses.
Linhares takes one to the side of the head.
Cotchin throws a jab but it's blocked by Linhares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Cotchin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cotchin throws a combination that misses
and Linhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linhares swings widly with a right hand
and Cotchin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
Linhares is looking to counter with head kicks.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Cotchin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Linhares connects with a jab.
Cotchin tries to work over Linhares's front leg with a kick but Linhares checks it.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Cotchin throws a low kick but Linhares moves out of range easily.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
Linhares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hector Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Linhares misses the target.
Cotchin throws a right and a left that Linhares avoids nicely.
Cotchin with a hook.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares misses with a few strikes there.
Linhares misses with the body kick
and Cotchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotchin misses with a leg kick

and Linhares counters with a crisp one two that drops Cotchin! Linhares thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cotchin to his feet! Cotchin is in big trouble!

Cotchin is rocked!
Linhares thuds his right hand into Cotchin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cotchin is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
Cotchin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares throws a quick counter head kick but Cotchin was just out of range.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Linhares counters with a big left hand that crumples Cotchin! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Linhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Linhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.