PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Colston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Vatican Anthem as his entrance music. Sean Colston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colston
vs
Rossi

189 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Colston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlo Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
and Colston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colston doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Rossi.
Rossi lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Colston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Rossi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
Rossi misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Colston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Colston lands a nice hook to Rossi's body. Rossi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Colston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Colston.
Colston misses with a body shot.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colston counters with a nice body shot.
Colston throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Colston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colston misses with a body shot
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colston is looking to wear down Rossi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
Rossi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colston takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Colston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
Colston misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Colston moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Colston misses with a body shot.
Colston swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Colston misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colston moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colston. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Colston stuffs the takedown attempt from Rossi. Rossi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rossi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colston digs a good hook to Rossi's body.
Colston swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rossi. Those never looked like landing.
Colston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Colston is out of range.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colston circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossi throws a hook but Colston avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colston, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colston. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colston just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Colston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rossi misses with a double jab
enabling Colston to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Colston ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colston throws out the jab.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Carlo Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colston misses the shot to the body.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Colston's head but Colston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi scores with a three punch combo!
Rossi lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws the kick towards the body but Colston avoids it.
Colston misses with an uppercut. Rossi saw that one coming.
Rossi misses with a lunging right hand

and Colston moves into the clinch.

Colston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Colston. Beautiful body shot.
Colston lands a jab to Rossi's midsection.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Colston.
Colston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colston blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
Colston misses with a wild body shot.
Colston jabs Rossi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Colston.
Colston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colston counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colston. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colston slips under a jab from Rossi.
Colston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colston throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks to land a combination but Colston avoids it well.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colston.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Colston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colston misses with a body shot.
Rossi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colston takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
Rossi is breathing heavily.
Colston lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colston scores with a jab to the body.

Colston closes the distance and clinches.

Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Rossi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Colston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rossi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Colston dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Colston looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colston. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colston circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossi defending well as Colston loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossi.
Colston cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Colston just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colston swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Colston stuns Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Colston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Colston thows a body shot but no joy.
Colston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Colston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Colston.
Sean Colston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Colston misses with a body shot
and Rossi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston lands a right hook to the body.
Colston misses with a body punch
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colston.
Sean Colston is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi throws a lazy right hand but Colston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
Colston misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colston misses the shot to the body.
Colston wants to clinch.
Colston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Colston avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Colston.
Colston punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colston connects with the punch.
Colston lands a nice looking body shot.
Colston stuns Rossi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sean Colston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Colston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Colston takes a swing at Rossi's ribcage but misses.
Carlo Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colston lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colston misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Colston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Colston!