PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Colon
vs
Cunningham

184 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham slips under a jab from Colon.
Cunningham wants to land a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
Cunningham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Colon looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Cunningham scores with a leg kick.
Cunningham tries to clinch there but Colon circles away.
Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham. Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colon is looking to score with low kicks.
Cunningham misses with a body shot.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
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!
Colon misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham darts in trying to clinch
and Colon counters with a stiff right hand.
Cunningham feints and then cracks Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colon down.
Cunningham thuds a left hand into Colon's body.

Cunningham rushes Colon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cunningham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham misses with an elbow over the top.
Cunningham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Cunningham is struggling to control the position.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colon stalling in the clinch.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cunningham as Colon tries to tie him up.
Colon taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Colon.
Colon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Colon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Colon.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colon is defending well for now.
Cunningham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Colon avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Colon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Colon avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cunningham or not.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Colon avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Colon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cunningham pushes Colon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Colon looking to slow down the pace here.
Cunningham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cunningham tries a knee to the head but Colon blocks it.

Colon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunningham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cunningham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colon to score with a decent uppercut.
Colon lands with an overhand left.
Cunningham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
Cunningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Colon.
Cunningham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cunningham counters with a nice leg kick.
Cunningham looks to land a body kick but Colon moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Colon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cunningham doesn't seem phased though.
Cunningham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Colon backs up against the cage.
Colon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cunningham in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cunningham rushes Colon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Colon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santiago Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
Colon misses with a double jab.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Colon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colon blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Colon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cunningham wants to clinch.
Cunningham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colon is out of range and Cunningham settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon misses with an uppercut.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cunningham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colon.
Cunningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cunningham just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body shot.
Colon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cunningham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colon throws a body punch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Cunningham misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Colon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cunningham moves out of range of the strikes.
Colon throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Colon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Cunningham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Colon rather than just go for the knockout.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Colon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colon keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body kick.
Colon stuns Cunningham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colon misses with an uppercut. Cunningham saw that one coming.
Colon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to move into range but Colon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Colon misses with a wild combination.
Colon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cunningham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Colon misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch but Colon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cunningham lands a head kick. Colon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cunningham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Cunningham. Those never looked like landing.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cunningham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cunningham cracks the inside of Colon's front leg.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Colon moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.
Cunningham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Colon throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.

Cunningham moves into the clinch successfully.
Randall Cunningham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cunningham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cunningham misses with a knee strike.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colon is keeping busy.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colon manages to break the clinch.
Cunningham throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colon checks a leg kick.
Cunningham moves in looking to clinch but Colon pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cunningham, right into the meat.
Colon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cunningham.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Cunningham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Colon counters with a left to the body.
Colon misses with a low kick.
Colon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Colon keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Cunningham.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Colon.
Cunningham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Colon.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunningham takes a swing at Colon's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to clinch there but Colon circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Colon. That snapped Cunningham's head back.
Colon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cunningham on the side of the head.
Colon misses with a body kick.
Colon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randall Cunningham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cunningham. Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Santiago Colon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Colon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Colon fakes the leg kick and cracks Cunningham in the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cunningham 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.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Colon.
Colon looks to land a combination but Cunningham avoids it well.
Cunningham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cunningham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Colon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colon counters with a nice body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Colon. That snapped Cunningham's head back.
Nice body kick from Cunningham.
Colon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cunningham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colon's knee momentarily.
Cunningham scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colon checks the leg kick.
Colon slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Cunningham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cunningham scrambles back to his feet.
Colon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Colon.
Cunningham misses with a head kick.
Cunningham wants to clinch but Colon slips to the side
and Colon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colon lands a jab to Cunningham's midsection.
Cunningham is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cunningham tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a front kick aimed at Colon's knee but Colon avoids it well.
Cunningham just misses with a punch to the body.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Cunningham moves away and avoids it.
Colon avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Colon avoids the body shot from Cunningham.
Cunningham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Colon momentarily.
A big right from Colon misses.
A lazy body kick from Colon
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colon throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Colon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cunningham.
Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cunningham misses with a kick to the body.

Cunningham moves into range and clinches up with Colon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cunningham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Santiago Colon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Colon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colon avoids the body shot from Cunningham.
Cunningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colon manages to avoid it.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cunningham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cunningham tries to clinch up but Colon circles away and keeps his distance.
Colon avoids the body shot from Cunningham.
Colon throws a wild body kick that Cunningham sees coming a mile off.
Colon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Colon duly obliges.
A jab from Colon does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cunningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colon with a hook.

Cunningham is rocked!
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Colon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cunningham is still on wobbly legs! Can Colon finish him?
Cunningham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunningham.
Cunningham seems to have recovered his senses.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon stalks Cunningham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cunningham's face. Cunningham staggers backwards, shaken.
Cunningham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cunningham moves out of range as Colon strikes.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Colon looks for the body kick but Cunningham saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Colon does no damage.
Colon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cunningham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Colon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon tests Cunningham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cunningham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Colon moves out of range easily.
Cunningham just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cunningham. That's going to slow Colon down.
Colon looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Colon works the jab nicely.
Colon cracks a nice hook into Cunningham's ribs.
Cunningham looks to land a body kick but Colon moved away.
Cunningham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Colon lands with a straight right. Cunningham didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon digs a good body shot into Cunningham's ribs.
Cunningham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Colon.
Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cunningham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
Cunningham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cunningham is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Colon.
Cunningham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Colon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon is the new middleweight champion!
Santiago Colon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.