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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Foto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Simon Kolling has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kolling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Foto!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Foto is controlling the pace.
Foto wants to take a breather but Kolling is having none of it.
Kolling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kolling defending well though.
Foto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kolling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kolling is looking to control Foto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kolling avoid being mounted?
Foto wants to work for an arm triangle but Kolling is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Foto trying to pass the guard but Kolling defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Foto there.
Foto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kolling defending well though.
Kolling is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolling looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Foto.
Foto cracks Kolling with a big right hand but Kolling just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foto trying to control the position but Kolling is working away.
Kolling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Foto is controlling him well.
Foto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Foto taking a break here but Kolling is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolling is trying to maintain the position but Foto is very close to passing his half guard.
Foto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kolling is just riding it out for now. Foto eventually gives up the hold.
Kolling is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kolling thuds his right hand into Foto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Kolling.
Foto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Foto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kolling!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolling taking shots to the head.
Foto tries to control but Kolling wriggling away.
Foto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kolling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolling's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kolling is in a horrible position here. Foto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foto avoids the attempt from Kolling to control.
Kolling is wriggling around trying to escape.
Foto working the ground and pound effectively.
Foto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kolling is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foto with good strikes from the mount here!
Foto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Foto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kolling taking shots to the head.
Foto working Kolling over with strikes here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Foto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kolling gets caught flat footed, as Foto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Foto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Foto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foto wants to control from the top but Kolling keeps moving.
Foto thows a big elbow that misses.
Kolling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A shot to de liver by Kolling. Beautiful body shot.
Kolling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foto.
Foto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jake Foto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foto wants to pass to mount but Kolling is defending the position.
Foto slows the pace down in half guard.
Kolling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foto slips a nice elbow through Kolling's hands, connecting with Kolling's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foto controlling the pace.
Kolling is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Foto jumps into side control!
Kolling takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Foto grinds an elbow into Kolling's temple.
Foto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kolling knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kolling is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Foto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foto lands a few punches from side control.
Foto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Foto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kolling is trying to improve his position.
Foto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kolling is not content to let Foto control the position.
Foto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Foto is looking to take a break and control but Kolling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foto taking a breather here.
Kolling wants to get back to his feet but Foto drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foto controlling the position.
Foto working the body and head with strikes.
Kolling is trying to buck Foto off.
Kolling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foto controlling from side mount.
Foto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Foto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kolling swings for the body but Foto moves out of range.
Foto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foto decides to stand back up.
Foto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kolling.
Kolling misses the shot to the body.
Foto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kolling to the mat! Kolling manages to get full guard.
Foto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Foto stays in close to Kolling's body and controls the position.
Foto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kolling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Foto.
Foto works over Kolling with some ground and pound from guard.
Foto trying to control but Kolling is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foto scoring with some ground and pound.
Foto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foto with a nice head shot there.
Kolling keeping moving, preventing Foto from controlling successfully.
Foto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Foto throwing strikes but missing.
Kolling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foto is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kolling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simon Kolling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foto cracks Kolling with a big right hand but Kolling just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Foto working the head with strikes.
Foto controls the position.
Foto looks up at the clock and then as Kolling takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Foto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kolling is trying to control Foto's posture but Foto avoids it.
Foto working the head with strikes.
Foto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kolling knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Foto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Foto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kolling has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Foto but great work by Kolling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foto is looking to reverse the position.
Foto throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kolling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foto keeps working.
Kolling is really struggling to control Foto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Foto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Foto controlling the position for now.
Foto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foto manages to get to full guard.
Simon Kolling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foto keeping full guard, as Kolling tries to pass.
Foto wants to sweep but no luck.
Jake Foto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foto working for a triangle but Kolling defends it easily.
Kolling wants to get up but he can't break Foto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Foto is trying to keep Kolling in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Foto holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Foto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Foto!
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