PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bleed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kai
vs
P Coltrane

215 cm
34
169 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

177 cm
31
168 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER
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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 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshihiro Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Coltrane - just one landing.

Kai has managed to clinch.
Kai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coltrane.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coltrane missing with knees to the body.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
A body shot lands from Kai.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Coltrane struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai controls his hands.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kai.
A nice left hand lands by Coltrane.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltrane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kai backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Kai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltrane.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
A short right from Kai on the inside.
Coltrane lands an uppercut.
Kai digs a right hand into Coltrane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coltrane's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coltrane pushes Kai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coltrane is working Kai over against the cage.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coltrane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coltrane pushes Kai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Kai lands a left hand.
Kai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kai.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Kai 's eye.
Coltrane pushes Kai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Kai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coltrane.
Kai blocks the elbow strike.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kai's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coltrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Coltrane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Kai shrugs off.
Coltrane cracks Kai with a nice body shot.
Kai is breathing heavily.
Coltrane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kai tries to work over Coltrane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Kai lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as Coltrane controls his hands.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Coltrane.
Coltrane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Kai shrugs off.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coltrane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a body shot.
Coltrane is looking to clinch.
Coltrane takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Coltrane doesn't manage to clinch there - Kai circles away.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coltrane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kai!
Coltrane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coltrane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch but Kai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kai throws a wild body kick that Coltrane sees coming a mile off.
Coltrane swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coltrane gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coltrane misses with a body punch.
Kai misses with the head strike.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Kai shrugs off.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Kai shrugs off.
Kai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltrane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Kai 's eye.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coltrane misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
Kai lands a nice uppercut.
Kai lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Coltrane.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
Coltrane tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Kai.
Kai takes an elbow to the temple.
Coltrane lands a right hand.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Kai.
Coltrane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Kai.
Kai blocks an elbow strike.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Kai 's eye.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Coltrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane lands a body shot.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Kai.
Kai misses with some punches.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coltrane tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Coltrane back against the cage.
Coltrane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Coltrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Kai 's eye.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Toshihiro Kai has been cut.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai avoids the elbow strike from Coltrane, against the cage.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coltrane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coltrane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coltrane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toshihiro Kai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kai moves in looking to clinch but Coltrane pushes him off.
Coltrane scores with a hook to the body. Kai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coltrane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coltrane.
Kai is looking to chop away at Coltrane's legs.
Coltrane lands a jab to the head.
Coltrane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kai.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Kai sizes up Coltrane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Coltrane.
Kai needs to keep his hands up - Coltrane had a free shot at his head there.
Kai moves forwards but Coltrane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coltrane.
Kai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kai misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane scores with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coltrane.
Coltrane missing with a left hand there. Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coltrane jabs Kai right on the nose. Kai blinks but takes it well.

Coltrane has closed the distance and engaged Kai in a clinch.
Coltrane scores with a shot to the side of Kai's head.
Coltrane has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coltrane.

Kai is rocked!
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Kai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coltrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kai blocks an elbow strike.
Kai lands a shot to the body.
Kai seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Kai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a body punch.
Coltrane scores with a shot to the side of Kai's head.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Coltrane.
Kai blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Kai tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Coltrane.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toshihiro Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of Coltrane's head.
Nice body punch from Kai.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coltrane misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Coltrane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kai.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Kai in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Kai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Kai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kai prevents a body shot from Coltrane.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
A short uppercut from Coltrane.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kai dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Kai lands an uppercut.
Coltrane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai's elbow.
A short right from Coltrane on the inside.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coltrane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Kai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kai misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands with a light punch inside.
Coltrane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai blocks an elbow strike.
Kai blocks an uppercut.
Kai lands with a left to the head.
Kai dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Kai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane lands a nice uppercut.
Kai avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rosco P Coltrane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Kai.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco P Coltrane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coltrane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco P Coltrane!
Rosco P Coltrane thanked the fans post fight for their support.