PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The World is Mine. Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ragno
vs
P Coltrane

179 cm
23
156 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
23
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragno.
Ragno throws a low kick but Coltrane avoids it.
Coltrane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coltrane tries to clinch but Ragno is having none of it.
Coltrane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coltrane tries to clinch up but Ragno circles away and keeps his distance.

Ragno moves into the clinch.
Ragno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.

It looks like Maximus Ragno has been cut.
Ragno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragno blocks an elbow strike.
Ragno can't find room to land a body shot as Coltrane controls the action.
Ragno content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coltrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ragno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coltrane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Ragno 's eye.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ragno's defenses.
Ragno misses with a knee strike.
Ragno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ragno misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coltrane as Ragno tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Ragno misses with the head strike.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ragno takes an elbow to the temple.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coltrane is keeping busy.
Ragno working aggressively here.
Ragno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coltrane managing to block the knees to the body from Ragno.
Ragno wants to break free but Coltrane has control.
Ragno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Ragno 's eye.

Maximus Ragno's cut is getting worse.
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!
Coltrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno is trying to maintain a safe position but Coltrane gets an underhook and turns Ragno into the cage.
Ragno crunches a lovely knee into Coltrane's ribcage.
Ragno'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.
Ragno blocks the elbow strike.
Ragno avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragno backwards.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
Coltrane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coltrane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane is working Ragno over against the cage.
Ragno trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coltrane is defending well for now.
Coltrane lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragno misses with a punch on the inside.
Coltrane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ragno tries to land a knee to the head but Coltrane blocks with his arms.
Coltrane lands with a left to the head.
Ragno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragno looking to throw knees to the head but Coltrane is blocking nicely.
Ragno blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragno leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Coltrane throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragno.
A short right from Coltrane on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ragno instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragno.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Ragno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coltrane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coltrane throws a head kick that half lands.

Maximus Ragno's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coltrane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ragno throws a body kick the misses
and Coltrane counters with a left to the body.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Coltrane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coltrane is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane jabs at Ragno's body.
Coltrane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Coltrane.
Coltrane cracks Ragno with a good jab.
Coltrane digs a good hook to Ragno's body.
Coltrane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragno rather than just go for the knockout.
Coltrane misses with a body kick.
Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragno.
Coltrane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ragno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with a body shot.
Ragno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Coltrane rushes Ragno and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Coltrane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coltrane is keeping busy.
Ragno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Ragno fails to land.
Coltrane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragno avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Ragno tries to break free but Coltrane pushes him back against the cage.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Ragno.

Ragno breaks from the clinch.
Coltrane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ragno counters with a nice body kick.
Ragno tries to clinch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Ragno swings for the body but Coltrane moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragno throws a wild body kick that Coltrane sees coming a mile off.
Coltrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Ragno.
Ragno throws a leg kick but Coltrane checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Coltrane blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Coltrane as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Ragno misses.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragno.
Coltrane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Ragno moves out of range.
Coltrane looks to land a body kick but Ragno moved away.
Coltrane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragno throws a leg kick but Coltrane moved away.
Coltrane throws the kick towards the body but Ragno avoids it.
Coltrane lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands with a nice body punch.
Ragno misses with a body kick.
Coltrane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coltrane is looking to clinch but Ragno is avoiding it.
Coltrane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Coltrane moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragno.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coltrane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Ragno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ragno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coltrane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragno takes a swing at Coltrane's ribcage but misses.
Ragno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coltrane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coltrane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coltrane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ragno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ragno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coltrane finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragno's head.

Coltrane closes the distance and pushes Ragno back into the cage.
Ragno looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragno misses with a knee to the head.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragno misses with a knee strike.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coltrane blocking some punches.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Jeez, Maximus Ragno's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ragno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragno blocks the elbow strike.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Ragno in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maximus Ragno's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rosco P Coltrane!
Rosco P Coltrane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.