PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wakizashi
vs
Colon

185 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakizashi connects with a body shot that sends Colon's belly button to the back.
Wakizashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wakizashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wakizashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Colon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Colon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wakizashi looks to throw the jab but Colon is out of range.
Colon avoids a kick to the body.
Colon takes one to the chin there.
Wakizashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colon looks for the body kick but Wakizashi saw that one coming.
Colon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wakizashi misses with a body shot.
Wakizashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Wakizashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakizashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Colon.
Colon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Colon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colon catches Wakizashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wakizashi with a jab.
Colon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Colon lands a body shot.
Wakizashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Colon with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wakizashi thuds his right hand into Colon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wakizashi tries to land a leg kick but Colon saw it coming and moves away.
Wakizashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Wakizashi throws a chopping leg kick but Colon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Colon avoids the body shot from Wakizashi.
Jab, jab by Wakizashi - just one landing.
Colon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wakizashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Colon lands.
Colon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wakizashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Colon ducks under a wild hook from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi misses with a wild body shot.
Colon works the jab nicely.
Wakizashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Colon instigates a clinch.
Colon misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Colon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Colon avoids the damage to the body.
Wakizashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colon's efforts to push away.

Colon breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colon misses with a wild combination.
Wakizashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colon manages to avoid it.
Colon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wakizashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Colon tried to score with a low kick but Wakizashi checks it.
Colon works the jab nicely.
Wakizashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Colon off the ropes and back into range.
Wakizashi throws a sloppy head kick and Colon moves out of range easily.
Wakizashi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wakizashi loads up on a big right hand but Colon slips the punch.
Nice shot by Colon.
Wakizashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Colon's calf.
Colon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon throws the kick towards the body but Wakizashi avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colon checks a leg kick.
Colon moves out of range as Wakizashi throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Colon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakizashi. That's going to slow Colon down.
Wakizashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wakizashi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Colon under the eye.
A right-left combo lands from Wakizashi.
Colon scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wakizashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colon swings for the body but Wakizashi moves out of range.
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 Wakizashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon misses with a kick to the body.
Colon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Colon.
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.

Wakizashi tried to score with a low kick but Colon checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wakizashi.
Colon lands with an overhand left.
Colon lands a front kick.
Wakizashi throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Colon.
Wakizashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wakizashi scores with a body shot.
Colon misses with a kick to the body.
Jab by Colon.
Good standup being displayed there by Colon as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wakizashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Colon slips under a jab from Wakizashi.
Colon throws a looping overhand right but Wakizashi ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Wakizashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi digs a good body shot into Colon's ribs.
Santiago Colon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Colon, as that shot connected.
Colon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Wakizashi moves away and avoids it.
Colon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wakizashi's calf.
Colon thumps Wakizashi with a low kick.
Wakizashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colon digs a good body shot into Wakizashi's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakizashi connects with a body shot.
Colon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colon blocks a head kick by Wakizashi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Colon lands a glancing blow to the side of Wakizashi's head.
Wakizashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Colon throws a series of punches but Wakizashi moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Colon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wakizashi - the referee stops the clock and Colon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wakizashi. Colon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wakizashi.
Colon lands a head shot.
Wakizashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Colon is just out of range.
Colon feints and then cracks Wakizashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wakizashi down.
Colon throws out a loose jab but Wakizashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wakizashi on the side of the head.
Colon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wakizashi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Colon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wakizashi gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Colon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wakizashi's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon trying to control but Wakizashi is working from the bottom.
Colon stands up over Wakizashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wakizashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colon.
Wakizashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Colon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colon throwing strikes but missing.
Wakizashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi keeping moving, preventing Colon from controlling successfully.
Wakizashi wants to stand up but Colon is controlling him.
Colon wants to control from the top but Wakizashi keeps moving.
Wakizashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colon's guard.
Wakizashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wakizashi wants to pass the guard but Colon is keeping the position.
Colon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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 Colon.
Wakizashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colon. Colon obviously looking to wear him down.
Colon connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Colon finds it's target.
Wakizashi scores with a nice body kick.
Colon lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Wakizashi misses its intended target.
Colon scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wakizashi looks to land a body kick but Colon moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wakizashi. Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi blocks a head kick by Colon.
Colon throws a front kick that sends Wakizashi stumbling back into the ropes.
Colon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wakizashis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Colon there.
Good standup being displayed there by Colon as he connects with a hook.
Wakizashi needs to keep his hands up - Colon had a free shot at his head there.
Wakizashi thuds a left hand into Colon's body.
Wakizashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Colon.
Colon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Colon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wakizashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colon misses with the combination.
Kabuto Wakizashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wakizashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colon lands a nice shot to the body.
Wakizashi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Colon.
Wakizashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wakizashi blocks a head kick by Colon.
Colon lands a jab to Wakizashi's midsection.
Wakizashi throws a hook to the side of Colon's head but Colon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wakizashi misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Wakizashi misses

and Colon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Colon wants to control from the top but Wakizashi keeps moving.
Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi trying to keep a closed guard but Colon is proving a slippery customer.
Colon stops Wakizashi from standing up.
Colon trying to control but Wakizashi is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Santiago Colon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Colon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Colon slips a jab from Wakizashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi digs a good body shot into Colon's ribs.
Wakizashi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Colon.
Colon doesn't manage to clinch there - Wakizashi circles away.
Wakizashi takes a swing at Colon's ribcage but misses.
Colon scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colon throws a good cross that connects.
Colon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wakizashi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Colon. That one must have hurt.
Colon swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wakizashi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Colon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Colon!
Post fight, Santiago Colon stared into the camera and said 'Finally!'.