PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ridge Coldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Bully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coldren
vs
Bully

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ridge Coldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Bully!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bully tries a head kick but it misses.
Coldren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bully avoids it really well and circles away.
Coldren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coldren shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bully counters with a head kick. That will keep Coldren thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Coldren blocks a head kick by Bully.
Bully moves out of range of the strikes.
Coldren moves to clinch but Bully breaks away
and Bully counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bully throws a lazy head kick
and Coldren counters with a two punch combo.
Coldren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bully defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ridge Coldren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bully misses with a head kick.
Bully plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coldren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bully counters with a big head kick but Coldren shrugs it off.
Coldren wants to clinch up but Bully keeps it at a distance.
Coldren tries to clinch
and Bully counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bully plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coldren misses with a takedown attempt
and Bully counters with a one-two to the body.
Coldren is breathing heavily.
Bully tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldren avoids the head kick by Bully.
Bully lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Coldren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bully is looking to break free of the clinch but Coldren has double underhooks.
Coldren wants to stall.
Coldren tries to pull guard but Bully won't allow it.
Coldren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bully misses with a knee to the head.
Coldren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bully's efforts to push away.

Coldren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bully throws a head kick that Coldren semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bully throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bully misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bully throws a head kick but Coldren moves out of range.
Bully lands a head kick. Coldren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coldren misses with a leg kick
and Bully counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coldren throws a sloppy body shot
and Bully counters with a head kick.
Bully displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coldren.
Bully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bully throws a sloppy head kick and Coldren moves out of range easily.
Frank Bully is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bully throws a head kick but Coldren moves out of range.
Coldren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bully misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coldren fails with the takedown.
Bully throws a sloppy head kick and Coldren moves out of range easily.
Bully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coldren closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bully counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Bully dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bully throws a nice head kick!
Bully misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bully throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bully throws a sloppy head kick and Coldren moves out of range easily.
Bully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coldren misses with a takedown
and Bully counters with a stiff right hand.
Bully throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coldren fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coldren avoids the head kick by Bully.
Coldren is looking to clinch but Bully is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully throws a lazy head kick

and Coldren counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coldren.
Bully striking off his back but it's not causing Coldren any problems.
Bully trying to control the position.
Bully is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bully wants to stand up but Coldren has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Bully gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bully throws a sloppy head kick and Coldren moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bully swats away the attempt to clinch by Coldren.
Bully throws a head kick that misses

and Coldren counters with a single leg into guard. Bully didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bully tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Coldren gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Coldren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coldren tries to clinch
and Bully counters with a big head kick but Coldren shrugs it off.
Bully misses with a head kick.
Coldren is looking to clinch but Bully is avoiding it.
Bully throws a head kick that misses

and Coldren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coldren is working for a kimura but Bully is defending it quite comfortably.
Bully pushes Coldren off looking to stand but Coldren dives back in and keeps control.
Bully moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coldren won't allow Bully to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bully is on top in guard.
Coldren looking for a sweep. Not yet Coldren, not yet.
Coldren throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bully is looking to stand up but Coldren won't let him.
Coldren trying to keep a closed guard but Bully is proving a slippery customer.

Bully gets to his feet - Coldren follows without any prompting.
Bully misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coldren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bully counters with a big head kick but Coldren shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ridge Coldren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coldren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bully but Bully pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bully throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ridge Coldren 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Coldren shoots in for a takedown but Bully shows good takedown defense.
Coldren shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Coldren with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ridge Coldren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bully throws a head kick but Coldren moves out of range.
Bully pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bully throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bully throws a lazy head kick

and Coldren counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bully trying to control but Coldren postures up.
Bully avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coldren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bully trying to control from the bottom.
Coldren wants to control but Bully is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coldren not doing much here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bully throws a head kick that misses.
Bully misses with a head kick.
Coldren scores with a head kick. Bully tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bully pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Coldren gets a clinch.

Coldren breaks from the clinch.
Bully misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coldren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Coldren.
Coldren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bully walks away with a smile on his face. Coldren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coldren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bully throws a head kick that Coldren semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bully tries a head kick but it misses.
Bully takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Coldren throws a low kick, looking for Bully's leg but Bully calmly moves out of range.
Bully tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Bully misses

and Coldren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bully!
Coldren avoids the attempt from Bully to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldren controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldren throwing strikes here but Bully is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ridge Coldren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bully flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Coldren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coldren tries to control but Bully wriggling away.
Bully wants to control but Coldren is having none of it.
Bully is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ridge Coldren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coldren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ridge Coldren!