PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Mahal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Colmen
vs
Mahal

170 cm
31
147 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

164 cm
24
154 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Colmen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal throws out a loose jab but Colmen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taj Mahal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Colmen forces Mahal back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Colmen.
Colmen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colmen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Colmen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mahal is trying to keep an underhook but Colmen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mahal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Colmen is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Colmen in particular looking to stall.
Colmen trying to pass the guard but Mahal defending well.

Mahal actively working from the bottom here.
Colmen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colmen drops an elbow to the side of Mahal's head.
Colmen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Colmen 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.

Mahal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Colmen controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Colmen lands strikes from half guard.

Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
Colmen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mahal is trying to control but Colmen manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colmen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mahal is working to get back to half guard.
Colmen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mahal's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Colmen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mahal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mahal is looking to improve his position but Colmen isn't that keen on the idea.

Colmen has hold of Mahal's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mahal manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal tries to reverse the position but Colmen maintains control.
Colmen with good strikes from the mount here!
Mahal is looking to improve his position but Colmen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahal wants to control but Colmen is having none of it.
Mahal is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Colmen is staying active.
Mahal taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen tries to control but Mahal wriggling away.
Mahal wants to hold on but Colmen pushes him away.
Colmen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mahal is looking to get to half guard.
Colmen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Colmen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mahal is looking to escape.
Colmen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Colmen content just to control the position here.
Colmen working the ground and pound effectively.
Colmen looking to control but Mahal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen avoids the attempt from Mahal to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal is looking to get to half guard.
Colmen working Mahal over with strikes here.
Colmen lands with some strikes.
Mahal is bucking up trying to escape but Colmen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mahal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mahal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colmen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mahal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Colmen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Colmen lands a head shot.
Colmen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahal misses with a leg kick.

Colmen gets a double leg takedown into Mahal's guard.
Colmen trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.

Mahal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Colmen passes into half guard.
Colmen is keen to just control but Mahal is a slippery customer.

Mahal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Colmen controlling the action here.
Colmen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Colmen there.
Colmen wants to control but Mahal is keeping him busy.
Colmen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Colmen is trying to work for a kimura but Mahal is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Colmen connects with a nice short shot to Mahal's temple.

Mahal looking for submissions off his back.

Mahal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Colmen pulls his head out easily.
Colmen working Mahal over with strikes.

Mahal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahal is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mahal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Colmen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mahal wants to get back to full guard.

Colmen is looking for a kimura but Mahal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Colmen to get the leverage.
Colmen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Colmen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mahal moves into full guard.
Colmen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mahal's guard.
Mahal is trying to get back to full guard.
Colmen drops an elbow to the side of Mahal's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen is pressing down on Mahal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahal is holding on for now.
Colmen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mahal is trying to get back to full guard.

Mahal actively working from the bottom here.
Colmen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Mahal actively working from the bottom here.
Mahal works his way to full guard. Good work.

Mahal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Colmen defends well.
Colmen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colmen controls from within his opponent's guard.

Mahal is looking for a triangle but Colmen pushes his legs off easily.
Colmen trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Colmen content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colmen chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahal keeping moving, preventing Colmen from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mahal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Colmen has picked Mahal up and slammed him! Mahal can't keep hold of the triangle and Colmen manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Colmen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mahal misses with a takedown
and Colmen counters with a body kick.
Mahal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colmen.

Colmen moves into range and clinches up with Mahal.

Colmen lands a takedown into guard.
Colmen landing with the ground and pound.
Colmen lands a couple of elbows.

Mahal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Colmen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Colmen scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mahal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Colmen is aware though and is defending well.
Colmen lands a couple of digs.
Mahal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colmen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colmen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colmen passes Mahal's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal taking some punishment here, with Colmen in his half guard.
Colmen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Colmen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Mahal is rocked!
Colmen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mahal is still in real trouble! Can Colmen finish him?
Colmen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mahal is desperately trying to improve his position but Colmen has a good base and remains in mount.
Colmen postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mahal bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Colmen and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Colmen!
Jay Colmen retains his featherweight title!