PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea's entrance music is Boss of All Bosses . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cloltran's choice of entrance music: F**k What Happens Tonight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Idea
vs
Cloltran

172 cm
30
139 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

168 cm
31
142 lbs
28 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Idea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cloltran to the mat! Cloltran manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cloltran keeping full guard, as Idea tries to pass.
Idea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cloltran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Idea has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Idea passes Cloltran's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Idea is controlling the pace.
Idea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Idea is looking to take a break and control but Cloltran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea trying to control the pace.
Idea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Idea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cloltran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Idea.
Idea is trying to control the action in half guard but Cloltran is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Idea lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Idea trying to control from half guard but Cloltran is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloltran is refusing to be controlled, as Idea sits in half guard.
Cloltran trying to control here.
Idea throws a strike but Cloltran avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Idea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cloltran keeping moving, preventing Idea from controlling successfully.
Cloltran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea throwing strikes but missing.
Idea stopping the sweep attempt from Cloltran.
Idea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Idea trying to control but Cloltran is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea throws a strike but Cloltran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Idea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cloltran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Idea swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Idea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cloltran defends it easily.
Idea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloltran is working Idea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloltran scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Idea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Idea feints and then cracks Cloltran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cloltran down.
Cloltran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloltran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Idea's head.
Cloltran throws a front kick aimed at Idea's knee but Idea avoids it well.
Idea is looking to slow Cloltran down with leg kicks.
Idea throws a sloppy head kick and Cloltran moves out of range easily.
Cloltran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cloltran there as he acknowledges the shot.
Idea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cloltran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Idea thinking.
Idea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloltran.
Idea misses with a body punch
and Cloltran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Cloltran.
Idea misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Idea stuns Cloltran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Idea.
Idea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloltran cracks Idea with a good jab.
Cloltran loads up on a big right hand but Idea slips the punch.
Idea misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloltran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Idea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloltran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Idea's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cloltran under the eye.
Idea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Idea throws a front kick aimed at Cloltran's knee but Cloltran avoids it well.
Cloltran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idea manages to avoid it.
Idea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cloltran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Idea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cloltran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cloltran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cloltran misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Cloltran. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Idea scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloltran is not content to let Idea control the position.
Idea advances nicely into full mount.
Cloltran holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Idea tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Idea working the ground and pound effectively.
Idea 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.
Cloltran slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran is looking to control Idea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cloltran avoid being mounted?
Idea trying to advance position but Cloltran counters by regaining guard.
Cloltran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Idea.
Idea throwing strikes but missing.
Bad Idea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Idea throwing strikes from guard but Cloltran blocks nicely.
Cloltran managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea wants to control from the top but Cloltran keeps moving.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Idea throws an elbow that misses. Cloltran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Idea's guard. Nice move by Cloltran!
Cloltran postures up in Idea's guard and throws a big left but Idea blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cloltran working his ground and pound in the gym.
Idea keeping full guard, as Cloltran tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bad Idea will probably get the nod.
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!

Cloltran moves away from the strike by Idea.
Idea slips under a jab from Cloltran.
A lazy body kick from Cloltran

and Idea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Idea.
Idea wants to control from the top but Cloltran keeps moving.
Idea wants to pass the guard but Cloltran is keeping the position.
Idea stopping the sweep attempt from Cloltran.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Idea works over Cloltran with some ground and pound from guard.
Cloltran is trying to keep Idea in close.
Cloltran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Idea.
Idea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cloltran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Idea landing with the ground and pound.
Cloltran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Idea.
Buzz Cloltran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloltran has wrist control.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Cloltran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cloltran managing to control the position.
Cloltran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloltran utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea looking to pass the guard.
Cloltran is trying to keep Idea in close.
Idea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cloltran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cloltran misses with a series of wild punches.
Idea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloltran moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Idea.
Cloltran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloltran.
Cloltran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloltran scores with a punch to the head.
Idea tries a low kick but Cloltran avoids it.
Cloltran wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Cloltran.
Bad Idea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cloltran avoids the head kick by Idea.
Cloltran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Idea checks a leg kick.
Idea avoids the body shot from Cloltran.
Idea lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloltran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bad Idea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Idea, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Idea!
Bad Idea seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.