PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ankle Breaker (ranked 3078 p4p, 3580 weight class) and Albert Coletti (ranked 167 p4p, 184 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Breaker
vs
Coletti

167 cm
26
142
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
143
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankle Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Coletti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Coletti. Beautiful body shot.
Coletti lands a two punch combo.
Coletti tries to bum rush Breaker with a series of wild strikes but Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Coletti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breaker is pushing down on Coletti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coletti is fighting to maintain full guard but Breaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coletti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Coletti trying to hold on to Breaker's head to control him but Breaker postures up.
Coletti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coletti is trying to get back to full guard.

Breaker is working for a kimura but Coletti is defending it quite comfortably.
Coletti is not content to let Breaker control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker prevents Coletti from improving his position.
Breaker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coletti!
Breaker throwing strikes here but Coletti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Coletti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Breaker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Breaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coletti is looking to escape.
Breaker misses with a head shot.
Breaker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Breaker throws a strike there. Coletti manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Coletti wants to control but Breaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Coletti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coletti regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Coletti has wrist control.
Breaker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coletti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Breaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breaker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coletti's head.
Breaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Coletti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Coletti keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coletti misses with a combination

and Breaker counters with a takedown into side control.
Coletti prevents Breaker from moving into mount.
Breaker advances to full mount.

Breaker working for a submission but Coletti is keeping him at bay.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker looking to ground and pound but Coletti is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ankle Breaker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coletti misses with a double jab.

Breaker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Coletti to the mat! Coletti manages to get full guard.
Breaker postures up in Coletti's guard and throws a big left but Coletti blocks it.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breaker throwing strikes but missing.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breaker pushes down on Coletti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coletti is trying to maintain the position but Breaker is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker tries to pass to full mount but Coletti defends it.
Breaker trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker trying to pass the guard but Coletti defending well.
Breaker is taking a breather. Coletti says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Coletti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Breaker scores with a couple of nice shots.

Breaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Coletti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Breaker works his way into full mount!
Breaker trying to control but Coletti is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker avoids the attempt from Coletti to control.
Breaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Breaker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coletti is looking to escape.

Coletti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Breaker.
Coletti is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to control but Coletti wriggling away.
Coletti working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Breaker thowing shots but they're missing.
Breaker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coletti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Breaker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Breaker lands a nice shot to the head.

Breaker is working for a guillotine from mount but Coletti frees his head quite easily.
Coletti is desperately trying to improve his position but Breaker has a good base and remains in mount.

Breaker looking for a guillotine from mount but Coletti is having none of it.
Breaker punching from mount but Coletti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Breaker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ankle Breaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Coletti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Breaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coletti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coletti controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.
Breaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker looking to pass the guard.
Breaker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Breaker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Coletti for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ankle Breaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coletti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coletti throws a right and a left that Breaker avoids nicely.

Breaker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coletti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Breaker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Breaker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Coletti manages to work his way to half guard, despite Breaker's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Breaker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coletti is just riding it out for now. Breaker eventually gives up the hold.
Coletti is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Breaker jumps into side control!
Breaker tries to advance to mount but Coletti denies him.
Ankle Breaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coletti can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coletti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Breaker gets to mount! Coletti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Breaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coletti looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Breaker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Coletti has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coletti tries to escape the position.

Breaker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
You can see the frustration on Coletti's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Albert Coletti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Coletti is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Breaker gets his way!
Coletti trying to control the position but Breaker manages to sink in the hooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ankle Breaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ankle Breaker!