PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scooter Coltraine (ranked 23978 p4p, 23163 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 670 p4p, 689 weight class). George has chosen West Side Connection Bow Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coltraine
vs
George

188 cm
20
288
1 - 5 - 0

186 cm
45
227
29 - 34 - 1

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Coltraine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

George clinches up with Coltraine and pushes him back against the cage.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Coltraine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Coltraine - that landed with a thud.
George misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Coltraine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coltraine is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to break free.
Coltraine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George presses Coltraine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from George.
George working aggressively here.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George lands a shot to the body.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltraine.

Coltraine breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltraine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Coltraine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coltraine.

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
Coltraine is trying to break the clinch but George is controlling him.
George pushes Coltraine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltraine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the cage.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltraine uses good head movement to avoid it.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coltraine wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coltraine blocks an uppercut.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George prevents Coltraine from breaking the clinch.
Coltraine is trying to maintain a safe position but George gets an underhook and turns Coltraine into the cage.
A short left from George.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Coltraine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George keeps control of Coltraine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George lands an uppercut.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George lands with a right to the head.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Good body shot from George.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coltraine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from George.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
George scores with a hook to the body.
George lands a right hand.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for George. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltraine blocking some punches.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coltraine or not.
Coltraine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
A short left from George.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George blocks an elbow strike from Coltraine.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
Coltraine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coltraine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltraine.
Tearrius George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coltraine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George keeps control of Coltraine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltraine wants to break free but George has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coltraine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from George on the inside.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from George.
George lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Coltraine tries to break free but George pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tearrius George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

George feints a jab promting Coltraine to slip. George then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coltraine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coltraine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
Coltraine can't break the clinch.
George blocks an elbow strike from Coltraine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coltraine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
George lands a nice uppercut.
Coltraine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George lands an uppercut.
Coltraine tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the cage.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George tries to work over Coltraine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from George.
Coltraine misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from George.
Coltraine wants to break the clinch but can't.
George lands with a right to the head.
George prevents Coltraine from breaking the clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coltraines head.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tearrius George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coltraine wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
George lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltraine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltraine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coltraine throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George pushes Coltraine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltraine can't break the clinch.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
Scooter Coltraine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coltraine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George lands with a left to the head.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coltraine throws a head punch that misses.
Coltraine working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from George.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tearrius George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well George 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tearrius George!

Tearrius George wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Tearrius George thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.