PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana comes into the arena with Jesus was a terrorist blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arana
vs
Colon

177 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

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24
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon throws out a loose jab but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Colon.
Colon misses with a low kick as Arana jumps back.
Colon with a nice cross.
Arana throws a head kick but Colon moves out of range.
Colon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Arana is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Colon connects with the punch.
Colon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colon doesn't manage to clinch there - Arana circles away.
Colon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Colon lands with a straight right. Arana didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon misses with a wild body shot.
Colon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Colon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arana is out of range.
Colon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arana. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Colon lands with an uppercut that bounces Arana off the cage and back into range.
Colon dips to his left and cracks Arana with an uppercut!
Arana wants to land a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
Arana checks a low kick from Colon.
Santiago Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Colon throws a leg kick
and Arana counters with a nice uppercut.
Colon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arana.
Colon misses with a body kick.
Colon throws a push kick but Arana slaps the foot to one side.
Colon misses with an uppercut. Arana saw that one coming.
Arana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colon tries to land a leg kick but Arana saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Colon.
Some wild striking there from Colon.
Arana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colon checks a low kick from Arana.
Colon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colon.
Colon just misses with a punch to the body.
Colon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arana on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arana was well out of range. Poor timing from Colon.
Colon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arana has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Arana.
Colon throws a low kick but Arana avoids it.
A punch combination from Colon misses.
Colon misses with a two punch combination.
Colon misses with an uppercut. Arana saw that one coming.
Arana scores with a leg kick.
Colon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Arana misses with a hook.
Colon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Colon.
Colon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands with an overhand left.
Arana keeps the fight on the outside.
Arana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colon.
Colon looks to land a right hand but Arana moved out of range.
Arana throws a leg kick but Colon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arana tries to land a front kick but Colon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Colon.
Colon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arana is out of range and Colon settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon jabs Arana right on the nose. Arana blinks but takes it well.
Colon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colon swings for the body but Arana moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Colon connects with a right hand. Arana shakes it off.
A big right from Colon misses.
Arana slips under a jab.
Arana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Colon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arana thows a left - swing and a miss!

Colon moves into the clinch successfully.
Colon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colon misses with a body punch.
Arana working aggressively here.
Colon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Colon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arana blocking some punches.
Arana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arana misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon misses with a body punch.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Arana is trying to force a seperation but Colon has the dominant position.
Colon stalling in the clinch but Arana improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Colon fails to land.
Arana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colons head.
A head punch on the inside from Arana fails to land.
Arana digs a right hand into Colon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colon's gas tank.
Arana wants to stall.
Arana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Arana.
Colon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arana looking to stall.
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arana blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Arana.
Colon tries a body shot but Arana blocks it.

Arana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon misses with a looping right.
Arana avoids the body shot from Colon.
Colon throws a poor cross that misses
and Arana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colon scores with a sloppy right hand. Arana should have avoided that one.
Arana misses with a leg kick.
Colon throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Colon misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Arana misses.
Arana is looking to score with low kicks.
Arana stalks Colon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colon's face. Colon staggers backwards, shaken.
Colon wants to clinch up but Arana keeps it at a distance.
Colon digs a good body shot into Arana's ribs.
Arana ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Arana misses with a two punch combination.
Arana throws a hook but Colon blocks it.
Arana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana tries a head kick but it misses.
Arana misses with a wild combination.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Colon blocks a jab.
Colon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arana walks into a jab.
Colon misses with a leg kick
and Arana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arana blocks the body kick.
Arana lands a nice shot that snaps Colon's head back.
Arana avoids the head kick by Colon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon swinging wildly here.
Colon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unai Arana dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arana.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, jab by Colon - just one landing.
Arana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arana back to the cage. Colon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Arana is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Arana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arana tries to work over Colon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arana seems to have got his legs back now.
Colon has Arana pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Arana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arana scores with a shot to the side of Colon's head.
A short right from Arana on the inside.
Unai Arana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Colon as Arana tries to tie him up.
Colon tries to work over Arana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arana backwards.
Colon trying to stall but Arana improves his position.
Arana blocks an uppercut.
Colon gets through Arana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colon.
Arana just leaning against Colon, taking a breather.
Colon presses Arana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Colon swings wildly with an uppercut but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arana is leaning against Colon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arana looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Arana would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Arana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Colon prevents a body shot from Arana.
Arana scores with a shot to the side of Colon's head.
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!
Arana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Colon misses.
Colon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arana in his tracks.
Colon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Colon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colon was well out of range. Poor timing from Arana.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colon. Arana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon throws a front kick that sends Arana stumbling back into the cage.
Colon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Colon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arana counters with a good, hard body kick but Colon shrugs it off.
Colon lands a head shot.
Colon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arana keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Colon. Those never looked like landing.
Colon thuds his right hand into Arana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Colon cracks Arana with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Colon.
Arana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon misses with a kick to the body.
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Arana tries to land a body kick
and Colon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon moves out of range as Arana throws a body kick.
Arana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arana misses with a body kick.
Arana drops his hands momentarily and Colon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arana.
Colon fakes the leg kick and cracks Arana in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Arana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Colon misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Colon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Colon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon!
A victorious Santiago Colon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.