PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coldon
vs
McSweeney

185 cm
25
265 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
280 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

$10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon blocks a head kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by McSweeney.
McSweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
McSweeney feints and then cracks Coldon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coldon down.
McSweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coldon wants to clinch.
Coldon misses with a hook
and McSweeney counters with a good low kick that Coldon was not able to check.
McSweeney 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.

Coldon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coldon showed some decent athleticism there.
Coldon is breathing heavily.
Coldon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon prevents McSweeney from standing back up.
McSweeney taking some punishment here, with Coldon in his half guard.
Coldon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coldon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McSweeney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coldon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow.
McSweeney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coldon.
Coldon trying to control the pace.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coldon connects with a nice short shot to McSweeney's temple.
Coldon throwing shots but McSweeney is blocking nicely.
McSweeney is trying to stand back up but Coldon is controlling him
Coldon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Coldon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McSweeney has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coldon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to stand up here but Coldon is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coldon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McSweeney taking some punishment here, with Coldon in his half guard.
Coldon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coldon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McSweeney blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coldon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coldon lands a nice short elbow.
McSweeney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coldon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney tries to kick Coldon off but Coldon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Coldon working McSweeney over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coldon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Coldon has control of McSweeney's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McSweeney regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Coldon with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney is in a horrible position here. Coldon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coldon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redge Coldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coldon shoots in and drives through. McSweeney sprawls well.
Coldon blocks a head kick by McSweeney.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coldon.
McSweeney throws a head kick that Coldon semi-blocks.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coldon tries a head kick but it misses.
Coldon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coldon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coldon fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redge Coldon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
McSweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coldon moves to clinch but McSweeney breaks away
and McSweeney counters with an inside leg kick.
Coldon takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Redge Coldon has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coldon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McSweeney misses with a head kick.
McSweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Coldon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McSweeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McSweeney scores with a head kick.
Coldon tries to clinch up but McSweeney circles away and keeps his distance.

Coldon tries to keep at a distance but McSweeney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from McSweeney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McSweeney.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
McSweeney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney misses with a body punch.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McSweeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coldon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
Coldon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McSweeney after a bit of a struggle.
Coldon blocks a body shot from McSweeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
McSweeney gets underhooks to prevent Coldon's takedown attempt.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Redge Coldon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McSweeney lands a high kick!
McSweeney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSweeney throws a head kick but Coldon moves out of range.

McSweeney has Coldon up against the cage in a clinch.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
Coldon tries to pull guard but McSweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coldon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
McSweeney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McSweeney receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McSweeney is pushing Coldon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
The referee is keeping an eye on McSweeney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.
Coldon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randall McSweeney.
Coldon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McSweeney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McSweeney scoring well with a low kick there.
Randall McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coldon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McSweeney lands a high kick!
McSweeney scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McSweeney is fending him off so far but Coldon persists. Nope, McSweeney circles away and we're back to standing.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McSweeney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

McSweeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coldon, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randall McSweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McSweeney 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall McSweeney!