PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Koltun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bruin
vs
Koltun

175 cm
24
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

182 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun moves in looking to clinch but Bruin pushes him off.
Bruin slips under a jab from Koltun.
Koltun throws a leg kick but Bruin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bruin throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bruin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koltun blocks an elbow strike from Bruin.

Koltun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koltun throws out a powerful jab.
We've been told by Bruin's head coaches at Nonstop Intensity that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruin misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruin sprawls well. He's pushed Koltun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruin misses with a head kick.
Bruin is looking to land body kicks.
Bruin throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruin. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruin tries to clinch up.
Bruin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koltun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruin scrambles back to his feet.
Koltun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koltun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koltun on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koltun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruin's sensitive parts.
Bruin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruin moves away from the strike by Koltun.
Koltun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Bruin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koltun misses with some punches.
Koltun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bruin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruin.
Bruin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Marek Koltun has been cut.
Bruin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koltun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koltun avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.

Koltun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruin swinging wildly here.
Koltun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bruin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Koltun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bruin did well to prevent Koltun getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Bruin is defending well.
Koltun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koltun is one step ahead there.
Koltun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruin looking to control.
Bruin keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koltun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Bruin pulls Koltun in close to his closed guard and prevents Koltun from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marek Koltun was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Koltun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Koltun finds it's way through Bruin's defenses.
Bruin moves forwards but Koltun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koltun lands with a cross.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Bruin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jack Bruin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruin circles away.
Bruin throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruin moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruin throws a solid leg kick but Koltun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bruin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Bruin throws a leg kick but Koltun checks it.
Koltun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruin has time to react.
Bruin tries to clinch there but Koltun circles away.
Koltun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Bruin. Those never looked like landing.
Bruin throws a sloppy head kick
and Koltun counters with a low kick, right behind Bruin 's knee.
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Bruin misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Bruin with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruin misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun throws a leg kick that misses.

Koltun looking to score a takedown here. Bruin is defending well but Koltun drives through and ends up in Bruin's guard.
Koltun throwing strikes from guard but Bruin blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marek Koltun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun'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.

Koltun rushes Bruin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun dodges an elbow strike from Bruin.
Bruin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koltun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koltun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruin wants to stall.
Bruin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruin tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Bruin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koltun is keeping busy.
Koltun avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.
Bruin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koltun's brow.

Koltun has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bruin regains guard immediately.
Koltun trying to control but Bruin is working from the bottom.
Koltun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruin seems keen to control Koltun's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun throws a strike but Bruin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruin trying to control the position from guard on top but Koltun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun looking for a sweep. Not yet Koltun, not yet.
Koltun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koltun trying to control the action but Bruin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin controlling the position for now.
Koltun wants to free his trapped foot but Bruin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Koltun wants to take a breather but Bruin is having none of it.
Koltun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bruin.
Bruin keeping moving, preventing Koltun from controlling successfully.
Bruin trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun connects with a couple of short punches.
Koltun is working Bruin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koltun throwing strikes from guard but Bruin blocks nicely.
Bruin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruin seems keen to control Koltun's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun postures up in Bruin's guard and throws a big left but Bruin blocks it.
Koltun looking to sit in guard and control but Bruin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koltun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koltun keeping moving, preventing Bruin from controlling successfully.
Bruin throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun wants to sweep but no luck.
Marek Koltun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Koltun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marek Koltun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marek Koltun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch but Koltun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Koltun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Koltun is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bruin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koltun's guard.
Koltun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bruin won't allow Koltun to pass to mount.
Koltun moves nicely into side control.
Bruin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koltun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bruin tries to improve position but can't.
Bruin defending against the ground and pound.
Bruin is trying to improve his position.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruin holds on to Koltun's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bruin can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bruin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Koltun is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bruin is trying to escape and Koltun transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bruin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Koltun! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marek Koltun!