PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimura Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Koltun
vs
Jose Binay

181 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimura Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Jose Binay!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun connects with a body shot.
Koltun connects with a body shot.

Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
Binay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koltun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Binay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Binay effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koltun lands a left hand.
Binay prevents a body shot from Koltun.
A short uppercut from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay stalling against the cage.
Binay wants to take the fight to the mat but Koltun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay just leaning against Koltun, taking a breather.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Binay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kimura Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Jose Binay.
Binay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Koltun avoids the damage to the body.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Binay goes for a takedown attempt but Koltun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Binay slips a straight right by Koltun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Koltun finds it's target.
Koltun throws a good cross that connects.
Binay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Binay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.

Binay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koltun, pushing him back against the cage.
Binay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koltun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Binay slips a straight right by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to clinch.
Binay is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Binay.

Binay closes the distance and clinches.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Come on Binay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Binay blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Koltun controlling the action here for a moment.
Koltun tries a body shot but Binay blocks it.
A short uppercut from Koltun.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Binay slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Binay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koltun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimura Koltun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koltun connects with a looping right hand.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Koltun pushes him off.
Koltun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Binay tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
A cross from Koltun lands.
Binay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koltun. Binay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mario Jose Binay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay tries to clinch but Koltun is having none of it.
Binay tries to clinch up but Koltun circles away and keeps his distance.
Binay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koltun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Binay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koltun swats away the attempt to clinch by Binay.
A big right from Koltun misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koltun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Koltun has closed the distance and engaged Binay in a clinch.
Binay controlling the action here for a moment.
Binay has Koltun pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koltun manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Binay stalling.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Binay in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun prevents a body shot from Binay.
Binay is looking for a takedown.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koltun.
Binay is pushing Koltun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koltun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Binay backwards.
Binay blocking some punches.
Koltun avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Binay.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binay.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Binay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koltun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kimura Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Jose Binay.
Binay is looking to take this one to the mat.
Koltun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Binay.

Koltun is fighting off a takedown attempt but Binay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koltun to the mat. Koltun regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Binay is stalling in the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun keeping full guard, as Binay tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Jose Binay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Binay tries to clinch up but Koltun circles away and keeps his distance.
Koltun lands a jab to the nose.
Binay doesn't manage to clinch there - Koltun circles away.
Binay wants to clinch.
Koltun scores with a jab.

Binay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koltun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Binay is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Binay is keeping busy.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun prevents the takedown attempt.
Binay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Binay.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Binay blocking some punches.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun trying to control the position but instead, Binay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koltun into the cage.
Binay is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kimura Koltun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Jose Binay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Koltun.
Koltun looking to slow down the pace here.
Binay has Koltun pushed against the cage.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Binay is stalling here.
Binay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Binay blocks an uppercut.
Koltun misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koltun misses with a short punch on the inside.

Koltun is fighting off a takedown attempt but Binay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Koltun to the mat. Koltun regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Koltun working a defensive guard here.
Binay controls from within his opponent's guard.
Binay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Binay slips nicely into half guard.
Binay slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Jose Binay.
Koltun throws a hook but Binay avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Jose Binay.
I think Binay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Kimura Koltun!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Mario Jose Binay!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Mario Jose Binay!

Mario Jose Binay wins by split decision!