PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bleed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

P Coltrane
vs
Pena

177 cm
29
168 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

186 cm
29
165 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coltrane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coltrane circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coltrane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coltrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pena.
Coltrane lands with a cross.
Pena lands with a nice combination. Coltrane backs away looking to recover.

Coltrane moves into range and clinches up with Pena.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Pena wants to get back to striking at distance but Coltrane won't allow it.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coltrane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Pena avoids the elbow strike from Coltrane, against the cage.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane misses with some punches.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pena breaks from the clinch.
Coltrane thows a body shot but no joy.
Pena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coltrane can pounce on him.
Coltrane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coltrane lands with a nice body kick.
Pena avoids the body shot from Coltrane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane tries to close the distance and clinch but Pena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coltrane looks to throw the jab but Pena is out of range.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Coltrane finds it's way through Pena's defenses.

Coltrane clinches with his opponent.
Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane throws a head punch that misses.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Coltrane has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Pena blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane trying to land knees to the body.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Coltrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pena avoiding damage as Coltrane throws knees to the body.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Pena can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Pena blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane has him pressed against the cage.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Coltrane trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Coltrane fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coltrane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pena leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Coltrane blocks a jab.
Coltrane connects with a body shot.
Pena getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.

Coltrane clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Coltrane.
Pena avoiding damage as Coltrane throws knees to the body.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coltrane.
Pena blocks an elbow strike.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Coltrane has double underhooks.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Pena is trying to push Coltrane away but Coltrane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Coltrane prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Coltrane working aggressively here.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena tries to circle away but Coltrane has him pinned against the cage.
Rosco P Coltrane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coltrane tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Coltrane closes the distance and pushes Pena back into the cage.
Coltrane missing with knees to the body.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with some punches.
Coltrane trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coltrane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pena's efforts to push away.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coltrane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pena.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Coltrane gets through Pena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coltrane lands an elbow just above Pena 's eye.
Coltrane working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a body punch.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Coltrane has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

That kick from Coltrane tenderised Pena's leg. Pena is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coltrane just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Coltrane saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coltrane. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coltrane scores with a jab. Pena acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coltrane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coltrane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coltrane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coltrane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Coltrane lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into range.
Pena throws a hook to the side of Coltrane's head but Coltrane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coltrane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coltrane slips a jab from Pena.
Pena misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Coltrane scores with a nice strike.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Coltrane throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coltrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Coltrane.
Rosco P Coltrane is winning the standup battle so far.
Coltrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Coltrane moves in looking to clinch but Pena pushes him off.
Pena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coltrane in his tracks.
Coltrane tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Coltrane coming out on top.
Coltrane dodges the punch combination from Pena.
Pena works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Coltrane misses.
Coltrane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coltrane is looking to score with low kicks.
Coltrane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coltrane throws a body kick that misses.
Pena avoids the body shot from Coltrane.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena throws a right and a left that Coltrane avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coltrane.

Pena gets tackled into the cage by Coltrane. Coltrane maintains the clinch.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane is controlling him.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Pena blocks the elbow strike.
Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane lands with a light punch inside.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Coltrane has the dominant position.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pena dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
A short uppercut from Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Rosco P Coltrane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane is controlling him.
Pena wants to get back to striking at distance but Coltrane won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco P Coltrane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coltrane 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco P Coltrane!
Our winner, Rosco P Coltrane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.