PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rei Kolton (ranked 2336 p4p, 267 weight class) and Tomas McCall (ranked 2175 p4p, 253 weight class). Rei Kolton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kolton
vs
McCall

180 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Kolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas McCall!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kolton misses.
Kolton 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.
Kolton connects with a crisp jab.
McCall doesn't manage to clinch there - Kolton circles away.
McCall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kolton is looking to counter punch.
Kolton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by McCall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCall.

McCall pushes Kolton up against the cage in a clinch.
Kolton tries to work over McCall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCall jumps guard but Kolton stands there with McCall around his waist. McCall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kolton working aggressively here.
Kolton misses with a punch to the body.

Kolton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kolton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCall looks to clinch
enabling Kolton to counter with a crisp jab.
Kolton misses with a few strikes there.
McCall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kolton with a body shot.

Kolton tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.

McCall pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolton wants to control from the top but McCall keeps moving.
McCall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

McCall is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kolton frees his head nicely. Oh but McCall has switched to an armbar! Kolton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tomas McCall!