PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Colt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild. Saruwatari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guerilla Radio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colt
vs
Saruwatari

192 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

186 cm
33
214 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Saruwatari!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt tries to clinch up.
Colt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Colt clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Saruwatari's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saruwatari, pushing him back against the cage.

Saruwatari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saruwatari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Colt has managed to clinch.
Colt throws a punch but it's blocked by Saruwatari.
Colt working aggressively here.
Saruwatari tries to circle away but Colt has him pinned against the cage.
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colt has a couple of punches blocked by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari wants to break free but Colt has control.
Saruwatari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colt has him pressed against the cage.
Saruwatari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saruwatari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saruwatari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Saruwatari breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Saruwatari.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saruwatari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt wants to clinch.
Saruwatari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari cracks the inside of Colt's front leg.
Colt tries to clinch but Saruwatari is having none of it.

Colt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saruwatari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Saruwatari breaks from the clinch.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch but Saruwatari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt tries to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saruwatari cracks Colt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Saruwatari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saruwatari seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to roll over but Saruwatari keeps him under control.
Saruwatari wants to stand up but Colt is controlling the position.
Saruwatari wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Colt uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Saruwatari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colt's guard.
Colt trying to control the position.
Saruwatari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colt's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt pulls Saruwatari in to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Colt tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves away
and Saruwatari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Colt closes the distance but Saruwatari moves to the side

and Saruwatari counters with a single leg into guard. Colt didn't expect that.
Colt working a defensive guard here.
Saruwatari wants to stand but Colt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Colt trying to keep a closed guard but Saruwatari is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Saruwatari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Colt is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt looking for a sweep. Not yet Colt, not yet.
Colt has a closed guard, preventing Saruwatari from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Saruwatari tries to keep at a distance but Colt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colt misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Colt.
Saruwatari is trying to force a seperation but Colt has the dominant position.
A short right from Colt on the inside.

It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut.
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saruwatari is looking to break free of the clinch but Colt has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaito Saruwatari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaito Saruwatari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Colt tries to clinch but Saruwatari moves out of range.
Colt wants to clinch

and Saruwatari counters with a crisp one two that drops Colt! Saruwatari thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Colt to his feet! Colt is in big trouble!

Colt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt tries to clinch
and Saruwatari counters with a good low kick that Colt was not able to check.
Oh Colt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch but Saruwatari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saruwatari drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Colt's head, knocking him out cold! Saruwatari is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaito Saruwatari!
Our winner, Kaito Saruwatari, 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.