PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Kolodin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beer
vs
Kolodin

200 cm
26
274 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

194 cm
26
251 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Butter Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beer defends it nicely.
Beer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolodin circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Beer misses.
Kolodin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beer is fending him off so far but Kolodin persists. Nope, Beer circles away and we're back to standing.
Beer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kolodin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kolodin has his takedown stuffed
and Beer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Butter Beer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beer defends it nicely.
Beer misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin shoots in but no luck this time.
Beer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kolodin at a distance.

Beer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kolodin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kolodin is looking to work some ground and pound but Beer has wrist control.
Kolodin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kolodin trying to control but Beer is working from the bottom.
Beer is trying to keep Kolodin in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin wants to control from the top but Beer keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beer is trying to keep Kolodin in close.
Kolodin trying to control but Beer is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kolodin shoots in for a double leg but Beer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beer lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beer sprawls well. Beer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kolodin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kolodin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Beer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beer is looking to wear down Kolodin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but Beer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beer throws a head kick but Kolodin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Beer.
Kolodin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kolodin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beer's guard.
Kolodin is fighting to break Beer's control of his arms but Beer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kolodin passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kolodin slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beer is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolodin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kolodin works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kolodin has an active guard here but Beer has managed to pass into half guard.

Kolodin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beer pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Kolodin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kolodin shoots in for a takedown but Beer shows good takedown defense.

Kolodin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kolodin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beer wants to control but Kolodin postures up.

Kolodin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kolodin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beer is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Beer's face as Kolodin controls the position.
Kolodin is looking to take a break and control but Beer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer is trying to improve his position.

Kolodin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
Kolodin prevents Beer from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kolodin laying and praying for a moment but Beer takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kolodin thows a huge punch but Beer dodges it nicely.

Kolodin is looking for a kimura here.
Beer trying to hold on to Kolodin's head to control him but Kolodin postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer is refusing to be controlled, as Kolodin sits in half guard.

Kolodin is working for a kimura but Beer is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolodin trying to control the action but Beer is working from the bottom.
Kolodin wants to free his trapped foot but Beer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beer tries to get to full guard but Kolodin has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer has hold of Kolodin's hands but Kolodin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kolodin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolodin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolodin is trying to control. Beer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Beer actively working from the bottom here.
Kolodin wants to pass the guard but Beer is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beer tries to get to full guard but Kolodin has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Kolodin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beer stuffs the takedown attempt from Kolodin. Kolodin gets slowly back to his feet.
Kolodin slips a jab and a cross from Beer.
Kolodin misses with a takedown
and Beer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolodin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butter Beer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Kolodin.
Beer throws a head kick but Kolodin moves out of range.
Beer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolodin shoots in but Beer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kolodin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer is trying to control Kolodin's posture but Kolodin avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Beer tries to improve position but can't.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kolodin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kolodin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beer to see if he's OK.
Kolodin is working Beer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Beer can't do much from the bottom here.
Kolodin laying and praying for a moment but Beer takes advantage and regains half guard.

Kolodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin trying to pass the guard but Beer defending well.
Kolodin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beer tries to get to full guard but Kolodin has control of the leg.
Kolodin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolodin trying to pass the guard but Beer defending well.
Kolodin throwing shots but Beer is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kolodin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kolodin prevents Beer from improving his position.
Beer is staying active underneath Kolodin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kolodin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beer wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin wants to take a breather but Beer is having none of it.

Beer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kolodin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolodin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beer keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolodin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Kolodin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kolodin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Kolodin!