PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeb Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

P Coltrane
vs
Russell

177 cm
30
168 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

167 cm
32
163 lbs
11 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 10 - 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 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeb Russell!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Coltrane. That's going to slow Russell down.
Russell wants to clinch up but Coltrane keeps it at a distance.
Coltrane misses with a straight left.
Coltrane throws a sloppy head kick and Russell moves out of range easily.
Russell throws a series of punches but Coltrane avoids them all with ease.

Russell tries to keep at a distance but Coltrane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jeb Russell has been cut.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Russell lands a nice knee to the body.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coltrane.
Russell scores a nice knee to the body.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Coltrane lands with a short shot to the head.
Russell is struggling to control the position.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane lands with a left to the head.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands a knee to the body.
Russell stalling against the cage.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Coltrane avoids the damage to the body.
Russell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell looking to throw knees to the head but Coltrane is blocking nicely.
Coltrane working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coltrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Coltrane.
Coltrane misses with a punch to the body.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell trying to stall but Coltrane improves his position.
A short right from Coltrane.
Coltrane managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coltrane avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coltrane.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Coltrane working Russell over with knees to the body.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coltrane avoids it.
Coltrane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Russell tries to stall but Coltrane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coltrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coltrane.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Russell scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Russell's brow.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Russell.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coltrane lands with a short shot to the head.
Russell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell landing knees to the head.

It looks like Rosco P Coltrane has been cut.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Coltrane, against the cage.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
Russell crunches a lovely knee into Coltrane's ribcage.
Russell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coltrane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coltrane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coltrane blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coltrane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Coltrane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell crunches a lovely knee into Coltrane's ribcage.
Coltrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coltrane tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell struggles to land a body shot inside as Coltrane controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Russell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coltrane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Russell's head.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell lands a nice hook to Coltrane's body. Coltrane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russell looks to land a combination but Coltrane avoids it well.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coltrane throws an off balance right hand
and Russell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Coltrane lands.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeb Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coltrane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coltrane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coltrane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coltrane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coltrane missing with a left hand there. Russell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Russell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Coltrane.
A lazy body kick from Coltrane
and Russell counters with a one-two to the body.
Russell misses with a straight right.
Coltrane lands a jab to Russell's midsection.
Coltrane lands a leg kick that knocks Russell off balance momentarily.
Coltrane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coltrane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Coltrane misses.
Coltrane thuds his right hand into Russell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Russell checks a low kick from Coltrane.
Coltrane scores with a nice head shot.
Rosco P Coltrane is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Russell duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Coltrane moves into the clinch.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coltrane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell prevents a body shot from Coltrane.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
Coltrane managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Russell lands a knee to the body.
Russell tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Russell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coltrane scores with a hook to the body.
Coltrane lands a damaging elbow.
Coltrane throws an elbow that misses.
Coltrane throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Coltrane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Coltrane misses with the head strike.
Russell scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coltrane.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coltrane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russell trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coltrane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Coltrane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coltrane.
Russell scores a nice knee to the body.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coltrane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coltrane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coltrane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Coltrane avoids the damage to the body.
Coltrane trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Coltrane on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coltrane lands a right hand.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coltrane managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Russell tries to land a knee to the head but Coltrane blocks with his arms.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Coltrane lands a nice hook to Russell's body. Russell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Russell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coltrane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coltrane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russell. That did some damage!
Russell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coltrane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russell counters with a solid body kick.
Coltrane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Russell blocks the leg kick.
Coltrane scores with a body shot.
Coltrane connects with a body shot that sends Russell's belly button to the back.
Coltrane tries to clinch but Russell moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane connects with a body shot.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Coltrane. That snapped Russell's head back.
Russell stuns Coltrane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Coltrane throws an off balance right hand
and Russell counters with a three punch combo that has Coltrane backing up. Coltrane nods at Russell to acknowledge the strikes.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coltrane.
Russell tries to clinch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Russell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russell. Coltrane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coltrane throws a shot from downtown. Russell moves away and avoids it.
Coltrane throws a leg kick but Russell checks it.
Coltrane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Russell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coltrane manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coltrane connects with a solid leg kick.
Coltrane misses with a double jab.
Coltrane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coltrane throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Jeb Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coltrane.
Coltrane motions for Russell to come forward. Coltrane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coltrane. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coltrane thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coltrane misses with a body shot.
Coltrane scores with a push kick.
Coltrane cracks Russell with a good jab.
Russell throws a series of strikes that have Coltrane backpedaling.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Coltrane throws a low kick, looking for Russell's leg but Russell calmly moves out of range.
Coltrane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Coltrane scores with a jab. Russell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coltrane.

Coltrane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rosco P Coltrane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Russell misses with a body punch.
Russell scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane scores with a hook to the body.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
A short right from Coltrane on the inside.
Russell takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coltrane lands with a left to the head.
Coltrane works on Russell's body with a couple of short punches.
Russell is trying to stall.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Russell's defenses.
Rosco P Coltrane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coltrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane lands a nice elbow.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coltrane is defending well for now.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coltrane.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis 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.