PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 3649 p4p, 4124 weight class) and Peter Kropotkin (ranked 199 p4p, 218 weight class). Peter Kropotkin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Colt
vs
Kropotkin

173 cm
19
138
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt looks to land a right hand but Kropotkin moved out of range.
Colt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colt lands a right hook to the body.
Kropotkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Colt connects with a right hand. Kropotkin shakes it off.

Colt closes the distance and clinches.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kropotkin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kropotkin blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Colt.
Kropotkin blocking some punches.
Colt gets through Kropotkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colt lands with a short shot to the head.
Colt taking a breather.
Colt scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kropotkin.
Colt tries to work over Kropotkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kropotkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colt has Kropotkin pressed against the cage, preventing Kropotkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colt cracks Kropotkin with a nice body shot.
Colt lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Colt.
Colt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt keeps control of Kropotkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colt digs a right hand into Kropotkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kropotkin's gas tank.
Kropotkin blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt presses Kropotkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Kropotkin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colt scores with a shot to the side of Kropotkin's head.
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colt tries to work over Kropotkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt lands a body shot.
Colt lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kropotkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Kropotkin misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Colt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a low kick.
Colt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kropotkin's head.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kropotkin can do to turn this around?
Colt looks to throw the jab but Kropotkin is out of range.
Kropotkin thows a leg kick but Colt checks it
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kropotkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kropotkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Colt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kropotkin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Colt lands with a good body shot.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kropotkin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Colt instigates a clinch.
Colt can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Colt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kropotkin is trying to force a seperation but Colt has the dominant position.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kropotkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colt with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Colt pushes Kropotkin up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Colt.

Kropotkin breaks from the clinch.
Kropotkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kropotkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colt throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Colt stuns Kropotkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colt swings for the body but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Colt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Kropotkin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Colt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Colt lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Colt.
Henry Colt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kropotkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colt throws a good cross that connects.
Kropotkin connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kropotkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry Colt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Kropotkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kropotkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kropotkin misses with a low kick.
Kropotkin throws a big shot that misses.
Kropotkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kropotkin slips a jab and a cross from Colt.
Kropotkin throws a counter combo.
Colt cracks Kropotkin with an open hand slap.
Colt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kropotkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Colt.
Kropotkin misses the jab.
Kropotkin scores with a jab. Colt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick but Colt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Colt misses with a looping left.
Colt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kropotkin.

Colt takes the fight into the clinch.

Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Colt moves into the clinch successfully.
Colt misses with some punches.
Kropotkin is trying to push Colt away but Colt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kropotkin looking to stall.
Colt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kropotkin.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries a low kick but Colt avoids it.
Colt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kropotkin looks to land a combination but Colt avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colt.
Colt dodges the punch combination from Kropotkin.

Colt moves into the clinch.
Kropotkin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Kropotkin throws an overhand right that lands on Colt's shoulder, as Colt tries to avoid the shot.
Kropotkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kropotkin throws a series of punches but Colt avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt lands a nice shot to the body.
Colt cracks Kropotkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kropotkin misses the target.
Peter Kropotkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kropotkin tried to score with a low kick but Colt checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!