PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter Colberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scooter Colberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bright
vs
Colberg

160 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scooter Colberg!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bright gets caught flat footed, as Colberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Colberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bright really is a fat lump.
Colberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Bright has wrist control.
Bright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Colberg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Colberg is trying to stand back up but Bright is controlling him
Ground and pound from Bright.
Colberg has hold of Bright's hands but Bright slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colberg tries to kick Bright off but Bright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bright is thwarting Colberg's attempts to control the position.
Colberg tries to get to full guard but Bright has control of the leg.
Colberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bright.
Colberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bright 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.

Bright decides to return to a standing position.

Colberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Colberg throwing strikes from guard but Bright blocks nicely.
Bright throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colberg postures up in Bright's guard and throws a big left but Bright blocks it.
Colberg throws an elbow that misses. Bright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colberg's guard. Nice move by Bright!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Colberg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Colberg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bright tries to clinch but Colberg is having none of it.
Bright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colberg misses with a two punch combination.

Colberg gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Colberg looks winded!

Colberg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Colberg but great work by Bright.
Bright controls the position.
Colberg is trying to control Bright's posture but Bright avoids it.
Bright working the ground and pound.
Bright working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Colberg is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bright asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bright working the head and body with strikes.
Colberg is pushing Bright's head away, looking to escape. Bright manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Colberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Colberg to see if he's OK.

Bright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Colberg is pushing Bright's head away, looking to escape. Bright manages to hold on to the position though.
Colberg is not content to let Bright control the position.
Bright working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colberg tries to escape but Bright is in control.
Bright trying to control the position but Colberg is working away.
Colberg tries to improve position but can't.
Bright lands a decent elbow from side control.
Colberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Colberg taking a bit of punishment here - Bright scoring with strikes.
Colberg tries to escape but Bright is in control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bright stands up.
Colberg throws an off balance right hand
and Bright counters with a thumping low kick.
Bright shoots for a double leg takedown but Colberg sprawls well. He's pushed Bright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Colberg digs a good body shot into Bright's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colberg throws a body punch but Bright moves out of range.
Bright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scooter Colberg will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Colberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bright shoots in looking for a takedown. Colberg tries to sprawl out of it but Bright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Colberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bright circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Colberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Bright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Colberg drives through with a takedown into Bright's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Colberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bright manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Colberg is working to get back to half guard.

Bright looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bright scoring with strikes but Colberg is staying in there.
Colberg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Colberg is breathing heavily.
Bright trying to control but Colberg is having none of it.
Colberg is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright scoring with strikes but Colberg is staying in there.
Colberg is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bright with the ground and pound from mount.
Bright landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Colberg is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bright putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bright lands a big elbow.
Colberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Bright.
Colberg is working to get back to half guard.
Bright landing strikes from the mount and Colberg is in trouble!
Bright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Colberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colberg wants to hold on but Bright pushes him away.
Bright with a couple of short strikes.
Colberg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bright controlling from the full mount.
Colberg wants to hold on but Bright pushes him away.
Colberg tries to reverse the position but Bright maintains control.
Bright putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bright controlling from mount.

Bright with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Colberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bright tries to control but Colberg wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright dominating with strikes here.
Colberg regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colberg is trying to maintain the position but Bright is very close to passing his half guard.
Bright stops Colberg from getting back to his feet.
Bright tries to stand and escape but Colberg is controlling the position.
Bright controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colberg is trying to control but can't.
Bright not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Colberg is defending against the submission attempts here by Bright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huey Bright dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Colberg instigates a clinch.

Bright is fighting off a takedown attempt but Colberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bright to the mat. Bright regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bright keeping moving, preventing Colberg from controlling successfully.
Colberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bright is on top in guard.
Colberg keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright won't allow Colberg to get back to his feet.
Colberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bright stands up over Colberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Colberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Colberg, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bright is working Colberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Bright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Colberg looking to control.
Huey Bright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Colberg manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Colberg lands a takedown into guard.
Colberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Bright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colberg landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colberg trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bright manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bright prevents Colberg from getting back to his feet.
Bright wants to stand but Colberg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Colberg wants to stand and escape but Bright is having none of it.
Bright wants to control from the top but Colberg keeps moving.
Bright connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bright stands up from Colberg's guard - Bright perhaps looking for a knockout.

Colberg darts in and clinches Bright up against the cage.

Colberg tightens his grip and picks Bright up, before dumping him to the ground. Bright manages to land in guard.
Colberg throws an elbow that misses. Bright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colberg's guard. Nice move by Bright!
Bright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colberg's head.
Bright trying to control the position from guard on top but Colberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bright tries to stand but Colberg is controlling from the bottom.
Bright prevents Colberg from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colberg wants to stand and escape but Bright is having none of it.
Bright distracts Colberg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Colberg's guard.

Colberg is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bright presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Colberg lands a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colberg throwing strikes from guard but Bright blocks nicely.
Colberg trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bright manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Scooter Colberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Colberg 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scooter Colberg!