PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Huone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RMB - Spring. Kaivo Huone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Huone
vs
Francis Colon

167 cm
25
143 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

155 cm
26
143 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reginald Francis Colon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis Colon thows a body shot but no joy.
Huone misses the shot to the body.
Huone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis Colon throws a jab but it's blocked by Huone.
Francis Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis Colon misses with a takedown
and Huone counters with a nice uppercut.
Huone is looking to clinch.
Huone looks to land a left hand but Francis Colon moved out of range nicely.
Huone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Huone 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 one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon wants to pass the guard but Huone is keeping the position.
Francis Colon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Francis Colon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Francis Colon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Francis Colon preventing the sweep.
Francis Colon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huone is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon won't allow Huone to get back to his feet.
Francis Colon cracks Huone with a solid left hand.
Francis Colon trying to control but Huone is working from the bottom.
Huone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Francis Colon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Francis Colon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huone swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huone's guard.
Francis Colon prevents Huone from standing back up.
Francis Colon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Francis Colon prevents Huone from improving his position.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Francis Colon wants to pass to mount but Huone is defending the position.
Francis Colon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Francis Colon wants to control but Huone is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Francis Colon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Huone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Francis Colon.
Francis Colon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Francis Colon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Francis Colon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huone wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Francis Colon seems to be working for a kimura but Huone defends the submission attempt.
Huone is trying to stand back up but Francis Colon is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Francis Colon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Huone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis Colon.
Francis Colon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huone swivels and escapes.
Francis Colon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huone tries to clinch up.
Huone moves out of range of the body kick.
Huone misses with a straight left.
Francis Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huone moves away.
Francis Colon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huone circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Huone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaivo Huone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Francis Colon.
Francis Colon misses with a takedown attempt - Huone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Francis Colon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Huone takes a swing at Francis Colon's ribcage but misses.
Huone just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis Colon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Francis Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Francis Colon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Huone!
Francis Colon is putting a hurting on Huone here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Huone!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis Colon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Francis Colon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Huone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Huone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reginald Francis Colon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francis Colon trying to control the action but Huone is working from the bottom.
Francis Colon working the ground and pound but Huone is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Francis Colon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Francis Colon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Francis Colon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Francis Colon tries for a kimura but Huone is defending well.
Huone prevents Francis Colon from improving position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Francis Colon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Huone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Francis Colon's guard! Nice work there by Huone!
Huone tries to stand but Francis Colon is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Huone stands and steps away. Francis Colon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Francis Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Huone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Huone just misses with a punch to the body.
Huone throws a jab but it's blocked by Francis Colon.
No luck for Francis Colon with that takedown attempt.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis Colon misses with a kick to the body.
Francis Colon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Francis Colon darts in looking for a takedown but Huone gets double underhooks and turns Francis Colon into the cage.
Kaivo Huone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Francis Colon.
Francis Colon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Francis Colon stuns Huone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Francis Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huone.
Huone leaves Francis Colon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Francis Colon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis Colon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huone missing with a left hand there. Francis Colon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huone stuns Francis Colon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huone moves out of range as Francis Colon throws a body kick.
Huone throws a shot from downtown. Francis Colon moves away and avoids it.
Huone checks the leg kick.
Francis Colon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huone manages to avoid it.
Francis Colon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francis Colon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Huone to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis Colon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Francis Colon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huone lunges at Francis Colon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Francis Colon's hand.
Francis Colon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Francis Colon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huone rather than just go for the knockout.
Francis Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huone lands a nice shot that snaps Francis Colon's head back.
Francis Colon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Francis Colon moves out of range as Huone strikes.
Huone scores with a shot to the body.
Francis Colon misses with a body shot.
Francis Colon shoots for a double leg takedown but Huone sprawls well. He's pushed Francis Colon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Francis Colon staying out of range there.
Kaivo Huone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huone misses the shot to the body.
Francis Colon looks to land a body kick but Huone moved away.
Francis Colon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huone circles away.
Huone misses with an uppercut

and Francis Colon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis Colon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Francis Colon trying to control the action but Huone is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huone looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaivo Huone.
I think Francis 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Francis Colon!
Reginald Francis Colon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.