PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalizhnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalizhnikov
vs
Colt

175 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Kalizhnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rad Colt!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalizhnikov gets caught napping as Colt dives in and scores a takedown. Kalizhnikov manages to retain guard.
Colt cracks Kalizhnikov with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalizhnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Colt chips away with some ground and pound.
Colt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kalizhnikov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Colt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kalizhnikov has his foot on Colt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Colt works his way back into a safe position though.
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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard.

Kalizhnikov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Colt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kalizhnikov's head.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard.

Kalizhnikov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Colt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Colt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Colt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Colt connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Colt drops back looking for a leg! Kalizhnikov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kalizhnikov manages to kick Colt off! Colt jumps back into Kalizhnikov's guard.

Kalizhnikov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colt defends it easily.
Colt looking to pass the guard.
Colt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colt scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Colt postures up and lands a big shot to Kalizhnikov's brow.
Colt landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kalizhnikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalizhnikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Colt connects with a couple of short punches.
Colt distracts Kalizhnikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colt with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt cracks Kalizhnikov with a solid left hand.
Colt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kalizhnikov's head.

Kalizhnikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Colt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Colt cracks Kalizhnikov with a solid left hand.
Colt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kalizhnikov working for a triangle but Colt defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colt passes Kalizhnikov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Colt lands with a punch from half guard.

Kalizhnikov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kalizhnikov taking some punishment here, with Colt in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Colt drops an elbow to the side of Kalizhnikov's head.

Kalizhnikov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalizhnikov is breathing heavily.
Colt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Colt wants to pass to mount but Kalizhnikov is defending the position.
Kalizhnikov has hold of Colt's hands but Colt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Colt is trying to work for a kimura but Kalizhnikov is defending well.
Ground and pound from Colt.
Colt working the head and body with strikes.
Kalizhnikov is looking for a sweep. Colt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Colt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Colt lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kalizhnikov actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalizhnikov wants to improve his position but Colt is controlling well.
Colt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kalizhnikov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Colt stands up over Kalizhnikov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colt with a nice head shot there.

Kalizhnikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Colt distracts Kalizhnikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kalizhnikov working for a triangle but Colt defends it easily.
Colt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colt chips away with some ground and pound.
Colt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kalizhnikov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rad Colt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown by Colt or perhaps it was just good defense by Kalizhnikov which made him look bad.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Kalizhnikov moves his leg out of the way.
Colt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kalizhnikov swivels and escapes.
Kalizhnikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kalizhnikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Harry Kalizhnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rad Colt.
Kalizhnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalizhnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalizhnikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colt.
Kalizhnikov misses with the combination.
Kalizhnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Colt's shoulder, as Colt tries to avoid the shot.
Colt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Colt misses with a wild combination.
Colt misses with a two punch combination.
Colt gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Colt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kalizhnikov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt throwing strikes from guard but Kalizhnikov blocks nicely.
Colt is breathing heavily.

Colt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kalizhnikov working for a triangle but Colt defends it easily.
Rad Colt has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kalizhnikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Colt chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalizhnikov wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kalizhnikov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Colt defends well.
Colt landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kalizhnikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colt's guard.
Kalizhnikov won't allow Colt to get back to his feet.

Colt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalizhnikov is aware though and is defending well.
Kalizhnikov wants to stand but Colt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Kalizhnikov drops back looking for a leg! Colt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Colt manages to kick Kalizhnikov off! Kalizhnikov jumps back into Colt's guard.

Colt kicks Kalizhnikov off and gets to his feet.

Colt shoots in and bounces Kalizhnikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Colt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Kalizhnikov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Colt defends it easily.
Colt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Colt is working Kalizhnikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Colt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Colt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Colt lands a couple of elbows.
Colt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colt lands a couple of elbows.
Colt is in close to Kalizhnikov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colt stands up over Kalizhnikov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colt distracts Kalizhnikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Colt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kalizhnikov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Colt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kalizhnikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Colt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kalizhnikov as he avoids it easily.
Harry Kalizhnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalizhnikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kalizhnikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colt.
Colt misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalizhnikov lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
Kalizhnikov moves out of range of the body kick from Colt.
Kalizhnikov thuds his right hand into Colt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Kalizhnikov.
Colt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Colt.
Harry Kalizhnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalizhnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalizhnikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalizhnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalizhnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colt swinging wildly here.
Colt throws a head kick but Kalizhnikov moves out of range.
Kalizhnikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Kalizhnikov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Colt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalizhnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalizhnikov lands a jab.
Colt looks to land a combination but Kalizhnikov avoids it well.
Colt slips a jab and a cross from Kalizhnikov.
Colt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalizhnikov lands a head shot.
Colt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalizhnikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kalizhnikov throws a series of punches but Colt avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Colt. Those never looked like landing.
Colt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kalizhnikov sprawls well. Kalizhnikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Colt gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalizhnikov lands a nice hook to Colt's body. Colt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalizhnikov throws a series of punches but Colt avoids them all with ease.
Colt shoots in but Kalizhnikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harry Kalizhnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rad Colt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt dives in and grabs Kalizhnikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kalizhnikov pushes down on Colt's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalizhnikov.
Kalizhnikov scores with a nice right hand.

Colt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Colt lands in his opponent's guard.
Colt working some strikes from top position.
Colt working some strikes from top position.
Colt throws a big right hand that misses.
Colt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Colt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalizhnikov wants to sweep but no luck.

Kalizhnikov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Colt rolls with it to try and escape but Kalizhnikov cranks on the arm and Colt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Kalizhnikov!
A victorious Harry Kalizhnikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.