PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isak Hardrada (ranked 2165 p4p, 1530 weight class) and Kentrail Colamarino (ranked 277 p4p, 201 weight class). Hardrada comes into the arena with Shaarimoth blaring out of the sound system. Isak Hardrada has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hardrada
vs
Colamarino

178 cm
20
158
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
19
165
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kentrail Colamarino!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colamarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Colamarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardrada. Hardrada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardrada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardrada.
Hardrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardrada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardrada, as that shot connected.
Hardrada seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Colamarino moves out of range as Hardrada strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardrada misses the target.
Colamarino moves out of range as Hardrada strikes.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colamarino staying out of range there.

Colamarino takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Colamarino.
The referee calls for Colamarino to work.
Colamarino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colamarino working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardrada stalling in the clinch.
Colamarino scores with a shoulder strike.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Hardrada controls the action.
Nice body punch from Colamarino - that landed with a thud.
Colamarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardrada prevents a body shot from Colamarino.
Hardrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino is leaning against Hardrada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardrada has a couple of punches blocked by Colamarino.
Hardrada working aggressively here.
Colamarino is pushing Hardrada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardrada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino blocking some punches.
Hardrada is trying to stall.
Colamarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colamarino lands a nice uppercut.
Colamarino tries to work over Hardrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardrada's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Colamarino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardrada misses with the head strike.
Hardrada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Colamarino backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino cracks Hardrada with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Colamarino misses with a punch to the body.
Hardrada blocks an uppercut.
Hardrada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Colamarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colamarino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Colamarino.
Colamarino is trying to stall.
Hardrada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Colamarino backwards.
Colamarino is leaning against Hardrada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardrada blocks a body shot from Colamarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino blocks an uppercut.
Colamarino digs a right hand into Hardrada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardrada's gas tank.
Hardrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colamarino stalling against the cage.
Colamarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Colamarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colamarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardrada works on Colamarino's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colamarino slows down the pace here.
Colamarino blocking some punches.
Hardrada tries to throw a body punch but Colamarino avoids it by throwing Hardrada back against the cage.
Hardrada misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Isak Hardrada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hardrada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Hardrada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Hardrada coming out on top.
Colamarino misses with a looping right.
Colamarino moves out of range as Hardrada strikes.
Colamarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colamarino catches Hardrada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colamarino has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hardrada throws a jab when Colamarino was well out of range.
Colamarino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Colamarino.
Colamarino throws out a powerful jab.
Hardrada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colamarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardrada.
Hardrada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colamarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Colamarino.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardrada slips under a jab from Colamarino.
Hardrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Isak Hardrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardrada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardrada loads up on a big right hand but Colamarino slips the punch.
Hardrada connects with a crisp jab.
Hardrada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colamarino scores with a jab. Hardrada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Colamarino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardrada connects with a body shot.
Hardrada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colamarino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Colamarino.
Colamarino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colamarino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardrada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardrada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colamarino momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardrada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Colamarino throws the left hand but Hardrada avoids the punch easily.
Hardrada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
A punch combination from Hardrada misses.
Hardrada ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
Colamarino misses the shot to the body.
Colamarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Colamarino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardrada counters with a three punch combo that has Colamarino backing up. Colamarino nods at Hardrada to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Colamarino misses the target.
Hardrada scores with a nice strike.
Colamarino misses with a hook
and Hardrada counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardrada takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Colamarino scores with the left hand. Hardrada knows he should have avoided that one.
Colamarino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino swings for the body but Hardrada moves out of range.
Hardrada misses with a wild combination.
Hardrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
Hardrada looks to land a right hand but Colamarino moved out of range.
Hardrada misses with a combination
and Colamarino counters with a one-two to the body.
Colamarino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Hardrada misses its intended target.
Hardrada looks to land a right hand but Colamarino moved out of range.
Hardrada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colamarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardrada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardrada swings widly with a right hand
and Hardrada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardrada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardrada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardrada ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardrada defending well as Colamarino loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Colamarino clinches with his opponent.
Hardrada being controlled against the cage.
Hardrada blocking some punches.
Colamarino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Colamarino misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino can't find room to land a body shot as Hardrada controls the action.
Colamarino tries a body shot but Hardrada blocks it.
Hardrada working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colamarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardrada is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colamarino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kentrail Colamarino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Colamarino lands a nice looking body shot.
Colamarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardrada throws the left hand but Colamarino avoids the punch easily.
Colamarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardrada misses with an uppercut. Colamarino saw that one coming.
Colamarino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Colamarino.
A jab from Hardrada misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardrada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Colamarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardrada ducks under a wild hook from Colamarino.
Colamarino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardrada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardrada misses with a combination
and Colamarino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colamarino lands a right hook to the body.
Colamarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardrada throws a combination that misses
and Colamarino counters with a stiff right hand.
Colamarino misses with a straight left.
Hardrada throws a right hand that Colamarino ducks under and follows up with a left that Colamarino also avoids with ease.
A big right from Colamarino misses.
Hardrada staying out of range there.
Hardrada takes a swing at Colamarino's ribcage but misses.
Hardrada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Colamarino's head backwards.
Hardrada misses with a lunging right hand
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand.
Colamarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardrada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colamarino slips a jab and a cross from Hardrada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardrada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colamarino slips a straight right by Hardrada.
Colamarino throws the left hand but Hardrada avoids the punch easily.
Hardrada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colamarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Colamarino misses its intended target.
Colamarino cracks Hardrada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Colamarino pushes Hardrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Colamarino blocks an uppercut.
Hardrada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Colamarino lands with a light punch inside.
Hardrada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardrada lands a shot to the body.
Hardrada misses with a punch on the inside.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardrada controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Colamarino prevents a body shot from Hardrada.
Colamarino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardrada backwards.
Colamarino cracks Hardrada with a nice body shot.
Colamarino blocks an uppercut.
Colamarino tries to work over Hardrada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardrada stalling against the cage.
Hardrada trying to control the position but instead, Colamarino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardrada into the cage.
A short right from Hardrada.
Hardrada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colamarino blocks an uppercut.
Hardrada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardrada has a couple of punches blocked by Colamarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colamarino taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colamarino.
Colamarino scores with a shot to the side of Hardrada's head.
Colamarino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Colamarino scores with a hook to the body.
Colamarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardrada controls his hands.
Hardrada struggles to land a body shot inside as Colamarino controls his hands.
Colamarino displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardrada up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Hardrada fails to land.
Colamarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colamarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardrada's elbow.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Colamarino on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colamarino 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kentrail Colamarino!