PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Colquhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Donato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colquhoun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Offspring - Bad Habit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Colquhoun
vs
Donato

179 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

KAISER

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Colquhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Donato!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donato drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Colquhoun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donato wants to stand but Colquhoun is controlling his arm.
Donato cracks Colquhoun with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Donato is trying to ground and pound but Colquhoun uses the momentary lack of control by Donato to regain half guard.
Donato wants to stand but Colquhoun has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Colquhoun controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato is looking to take a break and control but Colquhoun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donato not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donato tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Colquhoun.
Colquhoun wants to improve his position but Donato is controlling well.
Colquhoun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Colquhoun tries to get out of the position.
Colquhoun keeping control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Colquhoun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donato is trying to get back to his feet.
Colquhoun working the head with strikes.
Colquhoun avoids the strikes from the bottom by Donato.
Donato throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Donato tries to bench press Colquhoun off him but Colquhoun keeps the position.
Donato misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Colquhoun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Donato looks gassed!
Donato regains half guard.
Colquhoun moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Donato.
Donato is looking for a sweep.
Donato is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Colquhoun lands a nice forearm strike.
Colquhoun working the head and body with strikes.
Donato taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colquhoun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donato to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donato misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colquhoun lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donato down.
Donato should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Colquhoun lands a few punches from side control.
Colquhoun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Colquhoun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Colquhoun scoring with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colquhoun lands a few punches from side control.
Colquhoun lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Colquhoun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donato to the mat! Donato manages to get full guard.
Donato wants to stand but Colquhoun is controlling the position.
Donato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colquhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Colquhoun won't allow Donato to sweep him here.
Colquhoun passes Donato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Donato has hold of Colquhoun's hands but Colquhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donato throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Colquhoun manages to pass to side control.
Donato is breathing heavily.
Colquhoun working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Colquhoun landing strikes.
Colquhoun lands a few punches from side control.
Colquhoun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Donato takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Colquhoun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donato can do to turn this around?
Colquhoun lands a decent elbow from side control.

Colquhoun decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Colquhoun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Donato wants to sweep but Colquhoun has passed to side control!
Colquhoun working the ground and pound.
Donato is looking for a sweep.
Donato is working to avoid the ground and pound but Colquhoun connects with a decent elbow.
Colquhoun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Donato taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colquhoun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Donato is trying to control Colquhoun's posture but Colquhoun avoids it.
Colquhoun working the head with strikes.

Colquhoun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Colquhoun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donato to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colquhoun working away.
Donato on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Donato is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Colquhoun has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Donato is looking to regain half guard here but Colquhoun keeps moving and retains side control.
Donato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donato tries to bench press Colquhoun off him but Colquhoun keeps the position.
Colquhoun cracks Donato with a big right hand but Donato just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colquhoun in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Colquhoun dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Donato gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Colquhoun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Colquhoun has managed to get both his arms back between Donato's legs - danger averted.
Colquhoun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Donato is working an open guard so Colquhoun takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Colquhoun gets the takedown into side control.
Donato taking a bit of punishment here - Colquhoun scoring with strikes.
Donato is trying to improve his position.
Colquhoun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donato taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donato is trying to improve his position.
Colquhoun lands a nice forearm strike.
Donato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Colquhoun scoring with punches from side control.
Colquhoun lands a few punches from side control.
Donato is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Colquhoun has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donato is trying to improve his position.
Colquhoun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Colquhoun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donato to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donato is looking to regain half guard here but Colquhoun keeps moving and retains side control.
Colquhoun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Colquhoun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Donato tries to buck Colquhoun off but Colquhoun is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colquhoun cracks Donato with a big right hand but Donato just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Colquhoun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Donato is rocked!
Colquhoun working the ground and pound from side control.
Donato is still in real trouble! Can Colquhoun finish him?
Check out the look on Colquhoun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donato takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Donato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Colquhoun is controlling him well.
Donato seems to have recovered his senses.
Donato is trying to get back to half guard.
Colquhoun working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donato is trying to control Colquhoun's posture but Colquhoun avoids it.
Colquhoun creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Guilherme Donato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donato is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Colquhoun has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Colquhoun works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Colquhoun landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colquhoun lands a nice forearm strike.
Colquhoun is working Donato over with some ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Colquhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colquhoun 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Colquhoun!