PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, God Particle. Jeremy Renner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Renner
vs
Kolloo

184 cm
32
160 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

170 cm
37
157 lbs
28 - 11 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Renner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kolloo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Renner.
Kolloo is trying to get back to half guard.
Renner scores with punches from side control.
Kolloo dodges the ground and pound from Renner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolloo is not content to let Renner control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner cracks Kolloo with a big right hand but Kolloo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kolloo is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Renner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kolloo manages to get back to half guard.
Renner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Renner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kolloo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Renner.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Renner in particular looking to stall.
Renner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kolloo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Renner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Renner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kolloo is looking to get to half guard.
Renner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Renner dominating with strikes here.
Renner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Renner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kolloo hang on?
Renner scoring with strikes but Kolloo is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Renner avoids the attempt from Kolloo to control.
Kolloo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kolloo really wants to buck Renner off and get back to his feet.
Renner controlling his opponent.
Renner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kolloo wants to hold on but Renner pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Renner looking to control but Kolloo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Renner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Renner controlling from mount.
Renner avoids the attempt from Kolloo to control.
Renner throwing strikes here but Kolloo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Renner scoring with strikes but Kolloo is staying in there.
Kolloo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Renner controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Renner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice jab there from Renner.
Kolloo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renner is able to avoid easily.

Renner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kolloo wants to improve his position but Renner is controlling well.
Renner is trying to control the action in half guard but Kolloo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Renner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolloo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kolloo tries to get to full guard but Renner has control of the leg.
Renner is trying to control. Kolloo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nice strikes from Renner there.
Jeremy Renner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kolloo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Renner is working away from the top position though.
Kolloo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Renner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kolloo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kolloo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Renner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kolloo is not content to let Renner control the position.
Kolloo is looking to get back to full guard here but Renner has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kolloo dodges the ground and pound from Renner.
Renner working the ground and pound from side control.
Renner working away.
Renner throws a strike aimed at the side of Kolloo's head but Kolloo avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner tries to score with some ground and pound. Kolloo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Renner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kolloo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kolloo is not content to let Renner control the position.
The referee asks Renner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Renner prefers to stall for the moment though.
Renner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kolloo!

Renner goes for an armbar but Kolloo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kolloo.
Kolloo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo trying to control the position from guard on top but Renner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kolloo trying to control but Renner is working from the bottom.
Renner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolloo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolloo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kolloo wants to control from the top but Renner keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Renner dominated that second round.
That's time! Renner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Renner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kolloo swivels and escapes.
Renner walks into a straight right hand from Kolloo.
Renner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kolloo swings for the body but Renner moves out of range.
Renner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Kolloo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renner misses with a low kick as Kolloo jumps back.
Renner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Renner goes for a double leg but Kolloo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kolloo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Renner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo connects with a body shot.
Kolloo scores with a jab. Renner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Renner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Renner.
Renner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo keeps Renner at a distance using the push kick.
Kolloo scores with a nice strike.
Renner tries for a takedown but Kolloo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kolloo thuds his shin into the meat of Renner's side.
Kolloo scores with a spinning back kick!
Renner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kolloo is fending him off so far but Renner persists. Nope, Kolloo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolloo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renner misses with a takedown
and Kolloo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Renner thinking.
Renner takes one to the chin there.

Renner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Renner showed some decent athleticism there.

Kolloo manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeremy Renner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolloo feints and then cracks Renner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Renner down.
Jaakko Kolloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Renner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kolloo's guard.

Kolloo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kolloo tried to score with a low kick but Renner checks it.
Renner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kolloo slaps away a takedown attempt from Renner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kolloo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kolloo works Renner's body with a nice hook.
Renner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kolloo swings for the body but Renner moves out of range.
Renner blocks a head kick by Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kolloo throws a head kick that misses.
Kolloo throws a front kick aimed at Renner's knee but Renner avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Renner.
Kolloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Renner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Renner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kolloo there.

Renner shoots in and bounces Kolloo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Renner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo wants to stand but Renner is controlling the position.
Renner is working Kolloo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jaakko Kolloo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolloo is looking to stand up but Renner isn't so interested in that idea.
Renner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renner wants to control from the top but Kolloo keeps moving.

Kolloo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Kolloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Renner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Renner!
Our winner, Jeremy Renner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.