PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun has chosen Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kann
vs
Koltun

178 cm
31
154 lbs
24 - 19 - 1

172 cm
29
152 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koltun slips under a jab from Kann.

Kann looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Koltun!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kann working the ground and pound but Koltun is defending the strikes.
Kann misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koltun isn't going anywhere.
Koltun is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun tries to buck Kann off but Kann is having none of it.
Kann sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Koltun is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kann throws a strike aimed at the side of Koltun's head but Koltun avoids it well.
Koltun is trying to get back to half guard.
Koltun is holding Kann down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koltun is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kann fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koltun tries to bench press Kann off him but Kann keeps the position.
Kann 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.
Koltun avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kann.
Koltun is looking for a sweep.
Kann scores with punches from side control.
Kann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Koltun is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is trying to control Kann's posture but Kann avoids it.
Kann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kann fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Kann crashes against the mat.
Koltun regains half guard, as Kann was trying to land strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun wants to improve his position but Kann is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kann is looking to advance position but Koltun won't allow it.
Kann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kann scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koltun is looking for a sweep. Kann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koltun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kann thows a huge punch but Koltun dodges it nicely.
Kann is looking to advance position but Koltun won't allow it.
Kann with the ground and pound but Koltun uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kann with a nice head shot there.
Kann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kann throws a strike but Koltun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koltun preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koltun!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koltun is trying desperately to improve position.
Kann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Kann swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Koltun is now in Kann's guard. A big mistake from Kann there, giving up the dominant position!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koltun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Koltun. No joy for Kann on that attempt.
Koltun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koltun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koltun misses with an uppercut. Kann saw that one coming.
Kann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koltun.
Kann scores with a one two! Koltun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koltun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kann moves out of range as Koltun strikes.
Koltun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koltun throws a head kick but Kann moves out of range.
Koltun fails with a takedown attempt.
Koltun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kann connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kann slips a jab from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kann.
A big right from Koltun misses.
Kann takes one to the side of the head.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut lands for Kann. That snapped Koltun's head back.
Nice defenses there by Kann.
Kann scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koltun misses with a kick to the body.
Kann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Koltun is rocked!
Kann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koltun is still on wobbly legs! Can Kann finish him?
A jab from Koltun misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koltun!
Koltun seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Kann takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kann decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koltun defending well though.
Koltun is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koltun keeping hold of Kann's head, controlling as best he can.
Kann thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koltun's head.

Kann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Kann there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koltun wants to improve his position but Kann is controlling well.
Kann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kann throwing shots but Koltun is blocking nicely.
Koltun is looking to improve his position.
Kann misses with a head shot. Koltun uses the momentum to regain guard.
Keast Kann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koltun seems keen to control Kann's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koltun's head.
Koltun trying to control the position.
Koltun lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kann!
Kann really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kann dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kann connects with a right hand. Koltun shakes it off.
Kann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koltun tries to avoid it but Kann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koltun to the ground. Koltun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kann shoots for a double leg takedown but Koltun sprawls well. He's pushed Kann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun looks to score with a jab to the body but Kann is just out of range.
Kann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Koltun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koltun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kann throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Kann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kann.
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown but Kann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kann swinging wildly here.
Kann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kann changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koltun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kann tries to advance to mount but can't.

Kann tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kann has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Kann is trying to get an arm triangle but Koltun is defending well.
Konrad Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kann are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Koltun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kann in side control, throwing shots but Koltun defends.
Kann throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kann working away.
Kann creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koltun sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Koltun struggling a bit here.
Koltun stops Kann from passing to mount.
Kann working the body and head with strikes.
Koltun tries to improve position but can't.
Kann creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Koltun tries to buck Kann off but Kann is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kann works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Koltun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kann lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kann lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kann throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Kann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koltun has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Kann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kann 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keast Kann!