PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 2202 p4p, 1906 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 135 p4p, 113 weight class). Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colt
vs
Tico

173 cm
20
138
5 - 1 - 0

163 cm
21
139
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Colt.
Tico wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Colt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tico.
Colt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ticos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tico. Tico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colt scoring well with a low kick there.
Colt scores with a nice body kick.
Colt slips a jab and a cross from Tico.
Colt throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Colt is looking to slow Tico down with leg kicks.
Colt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt throws a leg kick
and Tico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Colt throws the left hand but Tico avoids the punch easily.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colt.
The fighters circling - Colt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Colt misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colt manages to avoid it.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Tico.
Colt avoids the body shot from Tico.
Henry Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Colt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tico is out of range.
Tico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Colt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Colt scores with a head kick. Tico tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Colt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tico gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Colt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Colt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico throws a lazy uppercut
and Tico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt misses with a looping left.
Colt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tico.
Tico tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tico swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Tico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colt.
Colt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Colt cracks Tico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Tico misses the target.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico darts in looking for a takedown but Colt gets double underhooks and turns Tico into the cage.
Tico jabs Colt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Colt throws an overhand right that lands on Tico's shoulder, as Tico tries to avoid the shot.
Colt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Tico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Colt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
Tico slips under a jab.
Tico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tico takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Colt throws a poor cross that misses
and Tico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tico just misses with a punch to the body.
Tico misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Colt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colt misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Tico releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Colt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt moves away from the strike by Tico.
Colt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tico misses with a few strikes there.
Tico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tico might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Colt has got the better of the exchanges.
Tico digs a good body shot into Colt's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tico punishes Colt's body with a nice straight punch.
Tico thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Colt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Colt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Colt as he connects with a hook.
Colt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ticos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Tico swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Tico blocks the leg kick.
Colt throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Colt rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Tico misses.
Tico loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Colt misses with a two punch combination.
Colt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Colt duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tico checks a leg kick.
Colt slaps away a takedown attempt from Tico, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Colt doesn't seem bothered though.
Tico moves out of range as Colt strikes.
Tico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Tico appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Colt digs a good hook to Tico's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
Tico tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Colt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tico.
Colt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tico checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Colt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colt looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
Colt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tico is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Colt with a body shot.
Tico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
Colt wants to slow Tico down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tico misses with a body shot
and Colt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Colt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
Tico blocks a low kick nicely.
Tico misses with a hook.
Colt jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tico throws an overhand right that lands on Colt's shoulder, as Colt tries to avoid the shot.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Colt just misses with a punch to the body.
Colt throws a chopping leg kick but Tico manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tico on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tico throws a low kick, looking for Colt's leg but Colt calmly moves out of range.
Tico walks into a straight right hand from Colt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt misses with a looping right.
Colt cracks Tico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tico looks to throw the jab but Colt is out of range.
Colt connects with a leg kick.
Tico slips a straight right by Colt.
Nice uppercut there from Colt.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt throws the left hand but Tico avoids the punch easily.
Tico throws a body punch but Colt moves out of range.
Tico throws a one two combo.
Tico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colt.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tico.
Colt defending well as Tico loads up on a big left hand.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colt.
Colt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tico has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Colt.
Colt works the jab nicely.
Colt throws out a leg kick but Tico moves out of range and Colt only half commits.
Colt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colt scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tico.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tico.
Colt throws a jab but it's blocked by Tico.
Tico throws a leg kick
and Colt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tico shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Colt eats them both and turns towards Tico to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tico connects with a body shot that sends Colt's belly button to the back.
Tico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Colt moves out of range as Tico strikes.
Colt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colt throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico punishes Colt's body with a nice straight punch.
Colt moves out of range as Tico strikes.
Tico takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Colt scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!