PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the ring accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cero
vs
P Coltrane

178 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

177 cm
27
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero scores with a body shot.
Coltrane misses with a hook.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coltrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Coltrane misses.
Coltrane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cero.
Coltrane throws a leg kick but Cero moved away.
Cero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coltrane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cero's hands.
Cero misses with a few strikes there.
Coltrane with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cero.
Cero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coltrane.
Coltrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Coltrane throws a looping overhand right but Cero ducks down to avoid it.
Coltrane punishes Cero's body with a nice straight punch.
Coltrane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws out a loose jab but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coltrane throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Cero scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Coltrane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coltrane misses with a hook
and Cero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coltrane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coltrane tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Coltrane ducks down to avoid it.
Coltrane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cero. Cero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Coltrane misses the shot to the body.
Coltrane misses the jab.
Coltrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coltrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Coltrane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Coltrane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coltrane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cero. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coltrane takes a swing at Cero's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Coltrane. That snapped Cero's head back.
Cero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Rosco P Coltrane has been cut.
Cero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Coltrane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cero looks to land a body kick but Coltrane moved away.
Coltrane scores with a nice head shot.
Coltrane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coltrane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.
Cero moves away from the strike by Coltrane.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Coltrane is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
Cero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coltrane throws a series of strikes that have Cero backpedaling.
Coltrane's corner calls for a 1-2. Coltrane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with a left hand
and Cero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Coltrane misses.
A jab lands there for Cero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cero manages to break the clinch.
Coltrane is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Coltrane swings for the body but Cero moves out of range.
Cero misses with a straight left.
Cero swats away the attempt to clinch by Coltrane.

Coltrane closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coltrane.
Cero avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero is trying to maintain a safe position but Coltrane gets an underhook and turns Cero into the ropes.
Cero misses with some punches.
Coltrane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cero takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rosco P Coltrane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coltrane throws a hook but Cero blocks it.
Cero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coltrane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cero momentarily.
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Coltrane moves away and avoids it.
Coltrane looks to throw the jab but Cero is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coltrane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Cero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coltrane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coltrane.
Cero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coltrane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coltrane thinking.
Coltrane staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cero lands with a nice body punch.
Cero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero throws a lazy right hand but Coltrane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coltrane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Coltrane drives through and clinches with Cero against the ropes.
Cero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
A hook to the body from Coltrane.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Coltrane misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane struggles to land a body shot inside as Cero controls his hands.
Cero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Coltrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.

Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coltrane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Coltrane.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coltrane throws out a powerful jab.
Cero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero tries a low kick but Coltrane avoids it.
Coltrane feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
Cero throws a leg kick but Coltrane moved away.
Cero moves away from the strike by Coltrane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coltrane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cero, pushing him back against the ropes.
Coltrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cero blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Cero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cero.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.

Cero manages to break the clinch.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coltrane.
Cero misses with a few strikes there.
Cero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cero slips a straight right by Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coltrane wants to clinch up but Cero keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane takes one to the side of the head.
Coltrane moves out of range as Cero strikes.
Coltrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coltrane throws a jab when Cero was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coltrane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coltrane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Cero.

Coltrane has managed to clinch.
Cero wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane wants to stall.
Cero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rosco P Coltrane'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coltrane lands with a nice body punch.
Cero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Coltrane misses.
Cero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coltrane.
Coltrane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coltrane dips to his left and cracks Cero with an uppercut!
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero lands with an overhand left.
Cero staying out of range there.
Cero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coltrane finds it's way round the side to connect with Cero's head.
Coltrane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Coltrane is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
Coltrane connects with a looping right hand.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Cero misses with a looping right.
Coltrane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cero.
Coltrane moves out of range of the strikes.
Cero staying out of range there.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coltrane with a nice cross.
Coltrane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cero.
Cero loads up on a big right hand but Coltrane slips the punch.
Coltrane lands with a hook. Cero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.
Cero circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Cero.
Coltrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cero.
Cero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coltrane lands a jab to Cero's midsection.
Cero doesn't manage to clinch there - Coltrane circles away.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Coltrane lands a leg kick that knocks Cero off balance momentarily.
Cero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Cero.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coltrane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coltrane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Cero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coltrane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coltrane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cero is out of range and Coltrane settles back down.
Coltrane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero slips a straight right by Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cero thuds his right hand into Coltrane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coltrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with an uppercut.
Coltrane scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.
Cero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cero momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coltrane loads up on a big right hand but Cero slips the punch.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
Coltrane throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Coltrane only half commits.
Coltrane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Coltrane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.
Cero checks a low kick from Coltrane.
Coltrane looks to land a left hand but Cero moved out of range nicely.
Cero ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco P Coltrane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coltrane 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rosco P Coltrane!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Rosco P Coltrane!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rosco P Coltrane!

Rosco P Coltrane wins by unanimous decision!
Rosco P Coltrane made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.