PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coldcutts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Coldcutts
vs
Roofer

190 cm
30
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Coldcutts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldcutts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coldcutts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coldcutts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coldcutts walks into a straight right hand from Roofer.
Roofer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coldcutts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coldcutts is looking to clinch.
Coldcutts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roofer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coldcutts's calf.
Coldcutts tries to clinch up
and Roofer counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coldcutts is defended easily by Roofer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coldcutts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Coldcutts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coldcutts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coldcutts looks for a takedown but Roofer sprawls well.
Coldcutts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roofer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coldcutts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coldcutts throws a head kick but Roofer moves out of range.
Coldcutts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reggie Coldcutts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Coldcutts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coldcutts checks a leg kick.
Good work by Coldcutts as he checks the leg kick.
Coldcutts lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer blocks a head kick by Coldcutts.
Coldcutts looks for a takedown but Roofer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Coldcutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roofer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coldcutts.
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer throws a leg kick that misses.
Coldcutts looks to clinch
and Roofer counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Roofer.
Coldcutts throws a body kick that misses.
Roofer throws a sloppy head kick and Coldcutts moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Coldcutts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid body kick from Roofer.
Roofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coldcutts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roofer's waist but Roofer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coldcutts off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldcutts doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Coldcutts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roofer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coldcutts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roofer as he avoids it easily.
Roofer cracks the inside of Coldcutts's front leg.
Coldcutts tries to clinch but Roofer is having none of it.
Roofer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coldcutts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roofer misses with a low kick.
Coldcutts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roofer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer thumps Coldcutts with a low kick.
Roofer throws a sloppy head kick and Coldcutts moves out of range easily.
Coldcutts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roofer's waist but Roofer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coldcutts off to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Roofer as he connects with a hook.
Coldcutts dives in and grabs Roofer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roofer pushes down on Coldcutts's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a leg kick which misses Coldcutts's front leg but catches the back leg as Coldcutts tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
Coldcutts is breathing heavily.
No luck for Coldcutts with that takedown attempt.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roofer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coldcutts shoots in looking for a takedown but Roofer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coldcutts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coldcutts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roofer cracks the inside of Coldcutts's front leg.
Coldcutts is looking to clinch but Roofer is avoiding it.
Roofer lands with a nice body punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Coldcutts. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coldcutts's calf.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roofer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coldcutts at a distance.
Coldcutts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roofer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Roofer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coldcutts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coldcutts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roofer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Coldcutts misses with a series of wild punches.
Roofer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roofer throws a head kick but Coldcutts moves out of range.
Roofer works the jab nicely.
Coldcutts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coldcutts throws a jab when Roofer was well out of range.

Coldcutts clinches up with Roofer and pushes him back against the cage.
Roofer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roofer with a knee to the head.
Coldcutts misses with a body punch.
Roofer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roofer tries to land knees in the clinch but Coldcutts avoids the damage to the body.
Coldcutts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roofer pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coldcutts tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldcutts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coldcutts throws a head kick that misses.
Roofer is looking to score with low kicks.
Coldcutts throws a series of punches but Roofer avoids them all with ease.
Roofer slaps away a takedown attempt from Coldcutts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Coldcutts checks it.
Coldcutts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roofer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Coldcutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roofer.
Coldcutts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roofer.
That kick from Roofer tenderised Coldcutts's leg. Coldcutts is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Coldcutts wants to land a leg kick but Roofer is out of range.
Coldcutts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reggie Coldcutts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Coldcutts down.
Decent striking displayed by Roofer there.
Roofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roofer thumps Coldcutts with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coldcutts is defended easily by Roofer.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Coldcutts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
Roofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coldcutts.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Coldcutts down.
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coldcutts's calf.
Roofer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roofer works Coldcutts's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roofer.
Ben Roofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coldcutts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roofer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coldcutts blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Roofer throws a leg kick which misses Coldcutts's front leg but catches the back leg as Coldcutts tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coldcutts's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roofer.
Roofer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roofer scores with a push kick.
Roofer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coldcutts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roofer as he jumps to the side.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Coldcutts off balance momentarily.
Coldcutts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roofer cracks the inside of Coldcutts's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roofer.
Roofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roofer throws a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer thuds a left hand into Coldcutts's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
Roofer lands a jab to the nose.
Coldcutts checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Roofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roofer feints and then cracks Coldcutts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coldcutts down.
Coldcutts shoots in for a takedown but Roofer shows good takedown defense.
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
Coldcutts misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roofer.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Coldcutts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coldcutts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roofer.
Coldcutts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roofer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Roofer lands with an overhand left.
Coldcutts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coldcutts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coldcutts's calf.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Coldcutts moves in looking to clinch but Roofer pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coldcutts's sensitive parts.

Coldcutts closes the distance and clinches.
Coldcutts wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Coldcutts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Roofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roofer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roofer throws a head kick but Coldcutts moves out of range.
Coldcutts throws a hook but Roofer blocks it.
Good work by Coldcutts as he checks the leg kick.
Coldcutts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roofer as he jumps to the side.
Roofer slips a jab and a cross from Coldcutts.
Roofer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coldcutts tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roofer counters with a stiff right hand.
Coldcutts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coldcutts in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coldcutts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roofer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roofer cracks the inside of Coldcutts's front leg.
Roofer cracks the inside of Coldcutts's front leg.
Coldcutts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Roofer.
Roofer feints and then cracks Coldcutts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coldcutts down.
Coldcutts shoots in looking for a takedown. Roofer tries to sprawl out of it but Coldcutts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roofer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Roofer.
Roofer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Ben Roofer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roofer.

Coldcutts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roofer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roofer is looking for a sweep.
Coldcutts just content to control the position.
Coldcutts trying to control the position but Roofer is working away.

Coldcutts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roofer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Coldcutts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roofer has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer is letting Coldcutts control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Roofer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reggie Coldcutts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coldcutts misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Roofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roofer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Roofer!