PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Colin Monroe (ranked 20087 p4p, 344 weight class) and Ksawery Koltun (ranked 4196 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Monroe
vs
Koltun

173 cm
25
141 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

170 cm
39
143 lbs
17 - 12 - 3

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Ksawery Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monroe throwing a counter right hand but Koltun manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Koltun. Beautiful body shot.
Ksawery Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Koltun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koltun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koltun scores with a punch to the head.
Koltun misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Monroe is looking to slow Koltun down with leg kicks.
Koltun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe slips a straight right by Koltun.
Koltun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Koltun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Koltun moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Monroe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monroe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
That kick from Monroe tenderised Koltun's leg. Koltun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koltun misses with a double jab.
Koltun swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Koltun blocks a low kick nicely.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koltun looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Koltun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koltun thuds a left hand into Monroe's body.
Monroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monroe throws a hook but Koltun blocks it.
Monroe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koltun's sensitive parts.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun misses with an uppercut.
Koltun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koltun misses the shot to the body.
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!
Koltun connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun jabs at Monroe's body.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.

Koltun closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Koltun connects with a right hand. Monroe shakes it off.
Monroe wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Koltun misses with a hook.
Koltun throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Monroe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koltun throws out a counter right but Monroe avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Koltun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koltun throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ksawery Koltun will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koltun.
Koltun just misses with a punch to the body.
Koltun lands a head shot.
Koltun scores with a hook to the body. Monroe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left lands for Koltun.
Koltun misses with a hook.
Koltun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Koltun.
Koltun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koltun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monroe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koltun under the eye.
Monroe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koltun.

Koltun drives through and clinches with Monroe against the ropes.
Monroe has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
A short left from Koltun.

Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Monroe both land. Nice combination.
Koltun is looking to clinch.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Koltun misses with an uppercut
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Koltun throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Koltun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koltun thumps Monroe with a low kick.
Koltun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koltun slips a straight right by Monroe.
Koltun throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe cracks a nice hook into Koltun's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe misses with a low kick as Koltun jumps back.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Koltun misses its intended target.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koltun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Monroe there.
Koltun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koltun tries to clinch but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
Monroe misses with a leg kick
and Koltun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
A big left from Koltun misses.
The fighters circling - Koltun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Monroe. That snapped Koltun's head back.
Monroe checks a low kick from Koltun.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Monroe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koltun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koltun staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ksawery Koltun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koltun jabs at Monroe's body.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Koltun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Koltun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe works over Koltun's head and body with a nice combination.
Koltun lands a slapping body shot.
Koltun throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Monroe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Koltun ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
Koltun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monroe. Monroe obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Koltun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koltun lands with a right hand.
Monroe 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.
Monroe thuds his right hand into Koltun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Monroe.
Monroe lands an overhand right.
Koltun tries to clinch up.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koltun checks the leg kick.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Koltun works Monroe's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koltun throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koltun's head backwards.
Koltun jabs at Monroe's body.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe lands a nice hook to Koltun's body. Koltun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koltun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Koltun takes one to the chin there.
Koltun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
A big right from Koltun misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koltun checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Koltun closes the distance and clinches.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koltun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Koltun's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koltun 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 Steven Brown scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ksawery Koltun!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ksawery Koltun!

Ksawery Koltun wins by majority decision!