PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chamakh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robyn - Indestructible. Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chamakh
vs
P Coltrane

168 cm
28
160 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

177 cm
28
168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Chamakh with that takedown attempt.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coltrane.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coltrane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Coltrane misses

and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Coltrane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chamakh is one step ahead there.
Chamakh pushes down on Coltrane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chamakh thows a huge punch but Coltrane dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane trying to hold on to Chamakh's head to control him but Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh is keen to just control but Coltrane is a slippery customer.
Chamakh lands strikes from half guard.
Coltrane pushes Chamakh off looking to stand but Chamakh dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Coltrane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karim Chamakh.
Chamakh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coltrane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chamakh blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Coltrane there.
Chamakh defending well as Coltrane loads up on a big left hand.
Coltrane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coltrane wants it to stay on the feet.
Chamakh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coltrane throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Chamakh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Coltrane is trying to get back to half guard.
Coltrane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chamakh.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coltrane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coltrane tries to bench press Chamakh off him but Chamakh keeps the position.
Chamakh cracks Coltrane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coltrane misses with a shot to the body

and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Coltrane didn't expect that.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Coltrane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Coltrane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coltrane throws out a loose jab but Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamakh avoids the body shot from Coltrane.
Coltrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chamakh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Coltrane darts in and clinches Chamakh up against the ropes.
Coltrane misses with the head strike.
Chamakh managing to block the knees to the body from Coltrane.
Coltrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chamakh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coltrane misses with a right hand

and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coltrane's guard.
Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coltrane's head.
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Coltrane blocks nicely.
Coltrane keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Karim Chamakh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chamakh fails with a takedown attempt.
Chamakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coltrane's waist but Coltrane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamakh off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane tests Chamakh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Coltrane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coltrane.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chamakh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chamakh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Some wild striking there from Coltrane.
Coltrane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coltrane's waist but Coltrane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamakh off to one side.
Coltrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
Chamakh shoots for a takedown but Coltrane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coltrane digs a good body shot into Chamakh's ribs.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coltrane.
Chamakh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coltrane.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Chamakh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coltrane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Coltrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Coltrane misses with a head kick.
Coltrane lands with a shot to the body.
Chamakh with a poor takedown
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coltrane misses with a hook

and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coltrane wants to get back to full guard.
Chamakh moves into full mount! Coltrane won't be happy about that!
Chamakh working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh looking to finish with strikes here!
Coltrane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coltrane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coltrane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chamakh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chamakh with a couple of short strikes.
Coltrane is bucking up trying to escape but Chamakh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Rosco P Coltrane has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coltrane tries to lock up and control but Chamakh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chamakh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chamakh trying to control but Coltrane is having none of it.
Coltrane can't escape the position.
Chamakh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chamakh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rosco P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coltrane is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chamakh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chamakh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!

Karim Chamakh wins by unanimous decision!