PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloltran comes to the cage accompanied by Man In My City. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cloltran
vs
Lau

168 cm
21
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
144 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™
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Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Cloltran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloltran. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau jabs at Cloltran's body.
Cloltran scores with a leg kick.
Cloltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloltran scores with a body shot.
Cloltran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Lau misses its intended target.
Lau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cloltran.
An inside leg kick from Cloltran misses.
Cloltran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lau is out of range.
Lau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloltran moves away.
Cloltran looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lau manages to avoid it.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cloltran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lau at a distance.
Cloltran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloltran. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloltran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lau throws the left hand but Cloltran avoids the punch easily.
Lau misses with a double jab.
Cloltran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lau.
Cloltran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran cracks Lau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lau misses with a shot to the body
and Cloltran counters with a left to the body.
Lau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloltran.
Cloltran connects with a single shot there.
Lau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cloltran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lau lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cloltran can pounce on him.
Cloltran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lau in his tracks.
Cloltran connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease.
Cloltran connects with a body shot.
Cloltran throws a hook but Lau blocks it.
Cloltran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cloltran lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Cloltran looking to score a takedown here. Lau is defending well but Cloltran drives through and ends up in Lau's guard.
Lau being controlled here, momentarily.
Cloltran's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lau is trying to control the position but Cloltran postures up.
Cloltran content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buzz Cloltran.
Lau misses with a straight right.
Cloltran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloltran misses with a takedown attempt
and Lau counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloltran tries a head kick but it misses.

Cloltran closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cloltran controlling the position from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran is looking to take a break and control but Lau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Lau misses.
Buzz Cloltran is winning the standup battle so far.
Lau avoids the body shot from Cloltran.
Lau cracks Cloltran with an open hand slap.
Lau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloltran thuds a left hand into Lau's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cloltran.
Cloltran throws out a loose jab but Lau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cloltran feints and then cracks Lau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lau down.
Cloltran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lau moves forwards but Cloltran connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran throws a body punch but Lau moves out of range.
Cloltran jabs at Lau's body.
A big left from Lau misses.

Cloltran scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cloltran seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cloltran is thwarting Lau's attempts to control the position.
Cloltran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran content to control rather than advance.
Lau won't allow Cloltran to pass to mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cloltran slows the pace down in half guard.
Cloltran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cloltran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Buzz Cloltran wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloltran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lau misses.
Lau just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloltran defending well as Lau loads up on a big left hand.
Lau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloltran just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloltran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cloltran misses with an uppercut.
Cloltran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cloltran misses with a hook. Lau ducked under it nicely.
Lau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cloltrans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cloltran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lau fails with a takedown attempt.
Cloltran cracks Lau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cloltran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lau misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lau is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lau closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cloltran did well to prevent Lau getting side control.
Lau is trying to control. Cloltran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Cloltran dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cloltran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lau.
Lau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cloltran looks to throw the jab but Lau is out of range.
Cloltran moves out of range as Lau strikes.
Lau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cloltran.
Lau misses with a straight left.
Cloltran takes a swing at Lau's ribcage but misses.

Cloltran shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cloltran not doing much here.
Lau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lau regains full guard. Nicely done.

Lau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cloltran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cloltran tries to free his leg and advance position but Lau is retaining full guard.
Cloltran landing some decent shots from guard.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Cloltran from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cloltran is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cloltran lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cloltran wants to control but Lau is keeping him busy.
Lau taking some punishment here, with Cloltran in his half guard.
Lau won't allow Cloltran to pass to mount.
Cloltran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran trying to control from half guard but Lau is working away.
Cloltran content to control rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Buzz Cloltran wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cloltran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Cloltran finds it's target.
Cloltran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Lau misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lau moves away.
Cloltran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lau.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cloltran.
Cloltran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Lau. Those never looked like landing.
Lau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cloltran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloltran scores with a jab to the head.
Cloltran swings for the body but Lau moves out of range.
Cloltran lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Cloltran clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cloltran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cloltran works over Lau's head and body with a nice combination.
Lau takes a swing at Cloltran's ribcage but misses.
Lau throws a hook but Cloltran blocks it.
Cloltran throws a leg kick which misses Lau's front leg but catches the back leg as Lau tries to avoid it.
Lau misses with an uppercut. Cloltran saw that one coming.
Cloltran scores with a jab to the head.
Lau fails with a takedown attempt.
Cloltran is looking to land body kicks.
Cloltran avoids the body shot from Lau.
Lau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cloltran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cloltran gets a double leg takedown into Lau's guard.
Lau is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Lau has an active guard here but Cloltran has managed to pass into half guard.
Cloltran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cloltran has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cloltran lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cloltran content just to control the position here.
Cloltran is landing with some decent strikes but Lau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cloltran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cloltran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cloltran looking to finish Lau with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lau!
Lau is in a horrible position here. Cloltran smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cloltran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau taking shots to the head.
Lau is trying to escape the mount.
Cloltran controlling from mount.
Cloltran seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lau for as long as he can get away with.
Lau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cloltran controlling his opponent.
Buzz Cloltran overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran landing shots from mount.
Lau is looking to improve his position but Cloltran isn't that keen on the idea.
Cloltran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cloltran landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Cloltran had his way with Tin Lau in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lau stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Cloltran does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Cloltran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lau doesn't seem phased though.
Cloltran staying out of range there.
Lau throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloltran.
Cloltran scoring well with a low kick there.
Lau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cloltran misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloltran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lau. Cloltran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau lands a nice shot that snaps Cloltran's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cloltran drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cloltran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lau is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cloltran seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cloltran stands and throws Lau's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cloltran working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Lau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here as Cloltran stalls from top position.
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!
Cloltran works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lau is looking to regain half guard here but Cloltran keeps moving and retains side control.
Cloltran cracks Lau with a big elbow.
Tin Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran working the ground and pound.
Cloltran advances nicely into full mount.
Cloltran postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lau looks a forlorn figure.
Lau is looking to get to half guard.
Lau is squirming around, avoiding Cloltran's attempts to control the action.
Cloltran looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran unloading with bombs!
Cloltran fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lau is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloltran controlling from mount.
Lau is still in real trouble! Can Cloltran finish him?
Lau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cloltran controlling from the full mount.
Lau is desperately trying to improve his position but Cloltran has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lau seems to have recovered his senses.
Cloltran scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lau?

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Cloltran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cloltran 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Cloltran!
Buzz Cloltran retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Buzz Cloltran waved his t-shirt featuring Fight Club Clothing™'s logo in front of the cameras.