PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue comes to the cage accompanied by Blind. Liam Colt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Blue
vs
Colt

175 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ice Gear

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Colt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blue stops a takedown attempt from Colt.

Blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colt tries for a takedown but Blue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Colt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blue but Blue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Colt.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Liam Colt has been cut.
Colt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Colt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Colt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Colt has a takedown stuffed.
Colt looks gassed!
Blue lands with an uppercut that bounces Colt off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue throws a series of punches but Colt avoids them all with ease.
Blue throws a right hand that Colt ducks under and follows up with a left that Colt also avoids with ease.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Colt gets a takedown into half guard.
Blue pushes Colt off looking to stand but Colt dives back in and keeps control.
Colt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Colt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Colt wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Colt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blue holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blue gets full guard.
Colt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blue's head.
Colt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blue avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colt wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Colt working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt controlling from the top position.
Colt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blue is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Colt lands a couple of elbows.
Colt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Colt trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.

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.
Colt wants to pass the guard but Blue is keeping the position.
Colt thows a big elbow that misses.
Blue keeping moving, preventing Colt from controlling successfully.
Colt throws and elbow that misses. Blue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colt's guard. Nice move by Blue!

Blue decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue looks to land a combination but Colt avoids it well.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Colt's cut.
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.

Colt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colt shoots in but Blue avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blue.
Blue wants to clinch.

Blue darts in and clinches Colt up against the cage.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blue swinging wilding here.
Colt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue swinging wilding here.
John Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Horrible takedown by Colt or perhaps it was just good defense by Blue which made him look bad.
Blue misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Blue tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Colt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blue!
Blue avoids a series of strikes thrown by Colt.
Blue tries to hold on but Colt postures up.
Colt controlling the position easily from mount.
Colt misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt working Blue over with strikes here.
Blue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Colt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Colt dominating with strikes here.
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!
Colt tries to control but Blue wriggling away.
Colt tries to push Blue's head away but Blue is holding on tight.
Blue gets back to half guard.
Colt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Colt wants to work for an arm triangle but Blue is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blue won't allow Colt to pass to mount.
Colt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Blue is defending against the submission attempts here by Colt.
Blue makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blue.

Colt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Colt.
Blue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Blue 's knee.
Blue throws a poor cross that misses
and Colt counters with a left and a right that stings Blue.
Blue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colt counters with an inside leg kick.

Colt moves into range and clinches up with Blue.
Colt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blue has him pressed against the cage.

Blue manages to break the clinch.
Blue misses with a double jab

and Colt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Colt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blue wants to stand up but Colt is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Colt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Colt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a two punch combo.
Colt defending well as Blue loads up on a big left hand.

Blue takes the fight into the clinch.
Colt tries to stall but Blue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Colt tries to keep at a distance but Blue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colt wants a takedown.
Blue prevents Colt from breaking the clinch.

Blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue misses with a hook

and Colt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blue's guard now.

Blue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liam Colt has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blue is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Blue gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Colt is looking to control Blue's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colt avoid being mounted?
Colt manages to get to full guard.
Blue stopping the sweep attempt from Colt.
Colt is looking to stand up but Blue isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blue gets to his feet - Colt follows without any prompting.
Blue lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blue lands an overhand right.
Blue throws a left and a right that both miss

and Colt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blue has had enough of the clinch but Colt keeps him there for the moment.
Blue wants to get back to striking at distance but Colt won't allow it.
Blue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Colt smiles and moves away.
Blue throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Colt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Colt.
Colt tries to pull guard but Blue holds him up against the cage and eventually Colt drops back down to his feet.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colt has him pressed against the cage.
Colt wants a takedown but no success here.
John Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Colt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blue breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Blue finds it's target.
Colt throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.

Blue clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Colt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Colt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Colt thows a huge punch but Blue dodges it nicely.
Colt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colt throws a strike but Blue avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colt's guard.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Blue from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Colt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blue off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Colt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Colt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blue swivels and escapes.
Blue misses with a combination
and Colt counters with a leg kick.
Blue throws a right and a left that Colt avoids nicely.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Colt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blue.

Blue moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Colt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue throws an off balance right hand
and Colt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colt wants to clinch up but Blue keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Blue.
I think Blue 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Liam Colt!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Liam Colt!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Liam Colt!

Liam Colt wins by unanimous decision!