PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colt
vs
Royce

180 cm
21
150 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

175 cm
22
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Cobra Kai Nutrition (St. Pete's Best)

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolls Royce!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Royce.
Colt tries to buck Royce off but Royce is having none of it.

Royce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Royce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Colt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royce misses with the ground and pound.
Colt is looking to regain half guard here but Royce keeps moving and retains side control.
Colt is trying to get back to his feet.
Colt controls the position for a moment.
Colt is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colt shoots and misses

so Royce counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Colt seems keen to control Royce's posture.
Royce wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
Colt wants to stand up but Royce is controlling him.
Royce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Colt looking for a sweep. Not yet Colt, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce slips nicely into half guard.
Royce wants to stand up but Colt is controlling the position.
Colt wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Royce lands a nice short elbow.

Royce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Royce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Colt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Royce.
Colt is staying active underneath Royce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Colt pushes Royce off looking to stand but Royce dives back in and keeps control.
Royce wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Colt is breathing heavily.
Royce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Royce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Colt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Colt.
Royce trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
Royce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Colt's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Royce is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Colt is just riding it out for now. Royce eventually gives up the hold.

Colt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Royce pulls his head out easily.
Colt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Colt is in trouble now - Royce has advanced to mount!

Royce looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Royce prevents Colt from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Royce dominated that round.
That's time! Colt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Colt tries for a takedown but Royce circles away easily

and Royce counters with a takedown into side control.
Royce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Colt tries to buck Royce off but Royce is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Colt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Royce cracks Colt with a big elbow.
Royce wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royce might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Colt kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Colt regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce working over Colt with some ground and pound. Colt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Royce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Colt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Royce.

Royce seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Colt is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rolls Royce!