PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redge Coldon (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?

McSweeney
vs
Coldon

193 cm
27
270 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

185 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid 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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon misses with a takedown attempt - McSweeney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McSweeney throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.
Coldon shoots in but no luck this time.
Coldon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSweeney manages to avoid it.

McSweeney moves into the clinch.
Coldon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McSweeney is defending well.
Randall McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Redge Coldon.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
Coldon looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coldon takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McSweeney obliges.
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 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.

It looks like Redge Coldon has been cut.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney connects with a knee to the head.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coldon's face.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
McSweeney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McSweeney taking a breather.
McSweeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McSweeney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McSweeney misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by McSweeney.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
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 connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney lands a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coldon being controlled against the cage.
McSweeney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McSweeney.
McSweeney digs a right hand into Coldon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coldon's gas tank.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coldon's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McSweeney.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coldon takes a knee to the side of the body.
McSweeney connects with a knee to the head.
McSweeney working Coldon over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Coldon won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from McSweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Redge Coldon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McSweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McSweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coldon can do to turn this around?
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Randall McSweeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McSweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coldon avoids it.
McSweeney presses Coldon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McSweeney is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coldon takes a knee right on the jaw!
McSweeney lands a shoulder strike.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Coldon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSweeney with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney has Coldon pressed against the cage.
McSweeney working Coldon over with knees to the body.
McSweeney lands a knee to the body.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
Coldon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSweeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McSweeney.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney with a knee to the head.
Coldon prevents a body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coldon blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McSweeney fights it off and pushes away nicely.

McSweeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McSweeney crunches a lovely knee into Coldon's ribcage.
McSweeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McSweeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coldon's face.
McSweeney stalling against the cage.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on McSweeney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney just leaning against Coldon, taking a breather.
McSweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coldon takes a knee to the side of the body.
McSweeney scores a nice knee to the body.
McSweeney scores with a knee to the head.
McSweeney landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 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 slowing the pace effectively.
McSweeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coldon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McSweeney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Randall McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

McSweeney pushes Coldon up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for McSweeney to work.
McSweeney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coldon is keeping busy.
Coldon avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSweeney lands with a left to the head.
Coldon letting McSweeney take a breather here.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Coldon won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Redge Coldon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

McSweeney scores with a leg kick.
McSweeney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coldon.

Coldon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Coldon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coldon stops McSweeney from getting back to his feet.
Coldon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney won't allow Coldon to pass to mount.
McSweeney wants to get back to his feet.
Coldon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McSweeney!
McSweeney's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Coldon is working for a guillotine from mount but McSweeney frees his head quite easily.
McSweeney tries to buck Coldon off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coldon is landing with some decent strikes but McSweeney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coldon with a couple of short strikes.
Coldon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coldon scoring with strikes but McSweeney is staying in there.
BOOM! Coldon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coldon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McSweeney looks a forlorn figure.
Coldon lands a heavy elbow.
Randall McSweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldon punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon is landing with some decent strikes but McSweeney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McSweeney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McSweeney tries to get out of the position.
Coldon is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and McSweeney goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Coldon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Redge Coldon!