PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Colslaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rassi comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - It Was Written . Colslaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LMFAO. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rassi
vs
Colslaw

183 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Colslaw!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rassi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rassi blocks a head kick by Colslaw.

Rassi forces Colslaw back against the cage and clinches.
Colslaw avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colslaw is defending well for now.
Colslaw misses with the head strike.
Rassi cracks Colslaw with a nice body shot.
Colslaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Rassi.

Rassi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colslaw motions for Rassi to come forward. Colslaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Rassi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Colslaw is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colslaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Colslaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rassi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colslaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colslaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
Colslaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the head but Colslaw blocks with his arms.
Rassi has Colslaw pressed against the cage.
Colslaw lands with a light punch inside.
Rassi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rassi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rassi is trying to stall.
Colslaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Colslaw is blocking nicely.
Colslaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi prevents a body shot from Colslaw.
Rassi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rassi struggles to land a body shot inside as Colslaw controls his hands.
Rassi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rassi scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rassi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
Colslaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colslaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rassi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Rassi on the inside.
Rassi struggles to land a body shot inside as Colslaw controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
Colslaw blocks an uppercut.
Rassi taking a breather.
Colslaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Colslaw.
Rassi looking to slow down the pace here.
Colslaw lands with a light punch inside.
Rassi has a couple of punches blocked by Colslaw.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the head but Colslaw blocks with his arms.
Rassi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colslaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Colslaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Rassi.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Colslaw is blocking nicely.
Colslaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Colslaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Rassi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Rassi.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Colslaw avoids the damage to the body.
Rassi is trying to force a seperation but Colslaw has the dominant position.
Rassi blocks a body shot from Colslaw.
Colslaw gets through Rassi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Colslaw on the inside.
Colslaw avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
Colslaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rassi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Colslaw lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Rassi to work.
Colslaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Colslaw tries to clinch up.
Colslaw tries to clinch there but Rassi circles away.
Rassi lands a high kick!
Colslaw tries to clinch but Rassi moves out of range.
Colslaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rassi at a distance.

Rassi gets a clinch.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but Colslaw blocks it.
Colslaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rassi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colslaw's elbow.
Rassi misses with a body punch.
Colslaw avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rassi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colslaw is defending well for now.
Rassi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colslaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Rassi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rassi is trying to break the clinch but Colslaw has him pressed against the cage.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Colslaw avoids it.
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
Rassi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colslaw.
Rassi connects with a knee to the head.
Colslaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Colslaw working aggressively here.
Rassi is trying to stall.
Colslaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Colslaw - that landed with a thud.
Colslaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rassi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Colslaw has a couple of punches blocked by Rassi.
Samuraimo Rassi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rassi is trying to force a seperation but Colslaw has the dominant position.
Rassi taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colslaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colslaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rassi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rassi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Colslaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Rassi controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Colslaw as Rassi tries to tie him up.
Rassi is trying to break the clinch but Colslaw has him pressed against the cage.
Colslaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Rassi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Colslaw tries a body shot but Rassi blocks it.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colslaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colslaw.
Colslaw lands a nice uppercut.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Colslaw avoids it.
Colslaw lands a right hand.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colslaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Colslaw lands a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Colslaw in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colslaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw lands with a left to the head.
Colslaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rassi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colslaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Colslaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Rassi controls his hands.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colslaw.
A frustrated look appears on Rassi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Colslaw prevents Rassi from breaking the clinch.
Colslaw lands with a right to the head.
Colslaw lands with a left to the head.
Rassi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rassi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colslaw is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Colslaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Colslaw avoids the damage to the body.
Colslaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Colslaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rassi drives through and clinches with Colslaw against the cage.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but Colslaw blocks it.
Rassi is trying to maintain a safe position but Colslaw gets an underhook and turns Rassi into the cage.
Rassi looking to throw knees to the head but Colslaw is blocking nicely.
Rassi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rassi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rassi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Colslaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Colslaw cracks Rassi with a nice body shot.
Rassi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Rassi.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
Colslaw misses with a punch to the body.
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colslaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Colslaw avoids it.
Rassi looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rassi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Colslaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
Colslaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rassi wants to stall.
Colslaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Colslaw lands a shoulder strike.
Colslaw managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
Colslaw lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rassi.
A short left from Colslaw.
Colslaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
Colslaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Colslaw.
Colslaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colslaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Rassi trying to control the position but instead, Colslaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rassi into the cage.
Colslaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Rassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colslaw.
Rassi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colslaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colslaw blocks a body shot from Rassi.
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Colslaw.
Rassi stalling in the clinch but Colslaw improves position.
Colslaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rassi misses with a knee to the head.
Rassi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Colslaw scores with a shot to the side of Rassi's head.
Rassi blocks an uppercut.
Rassi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colslaw blocks a body shot from Rassi.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Colslaw avoids the damage to the body.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
Colslaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Colslaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Rassi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi blocks a body shot from Colslaw.
Colslaw tries a body shot but Rassi blocks it.
Rassi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colslaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Rassi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colslaw is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rassi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Colslaw blocks an elbow strike from Rassi.
Colslaw digs a right hand underneath Rassi's ribcage. Rassi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Colslaw misses with a body punch.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Colslaw avoids the damage 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colslaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Colslaw working aggressively here.
Rassi looking to stall.
Colslaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Colslaw.
I think Colslaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Colslaw!
Mark Colslaw took some time post fight to say the following; 'sorry for party rocking!!! HOERAAAAH!'.