PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 1958 p4p, 3491 weight class) and DreBerto Colon (ranked 120 p4p, 233 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Short
vs
Colon

151 cm
25
135
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
135
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreBerto Colon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon punishes Short's body with a nice straight punch.
Colon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Short eats them both and turns towards Colon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Colon lunges at Short with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Short's hand.
Short shoots and misses
letting Colon counter with a right hand.
Colon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Short.
Short shoots in and drives through. Colon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Short shoots in and gets a takedown into Colon's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Short loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Short drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Short jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Short is stalling in the full guard.
Colon keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Colon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Colon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Short wants to control from the top but Colon keeps moving.
Short stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Short has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Short passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Short wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colon, who protects the arm well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Colon is defending well.

Short is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Colon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Short.
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
You can see the frustration on Colon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Colon can't do much from the bottom here.

Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Short postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Short tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Colon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Short.
Short looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Colon is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Colon is not content to let Short control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Short dominated that round.
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.

Good shot there by Colon.
Colon cracks Short with a good jab.
Colon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Colon throws a leg kick that is checked

and Short counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colon won't be happy with that.

Short tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Short working away.
Short trying to control the action but Colon is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Short is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Colon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jerry Short overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Short wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colon keeps working.
Short working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Short are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Short crashes against the mat.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon is trying to control Short's posture but Short avoids it.

Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Short tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Short tries for a kimura but Colon is defending well.
Short trying to control the action but Colon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short with the ground and pound but Colon regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Colon is holding on to half guard well.

Short is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Colon sees it coming and defends easily.
Short drops an elbow to the side of Colon's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Colon tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Short landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Short performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Short throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Colon wants to improve his position but Short is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Colon defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Short dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Short takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Colon throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.
Short misses with a takedown
and Colon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Short goes for a double leg but Colon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Colon continues to drive forward.
Colon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Colon digs a right hand into Short's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Short's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Colon lands with a left to the head.
Colon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Short backwards.
Short has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Colon after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colon lands a hook that snaps the head of Short backwards.

Short is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Colon.
Oh Short is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Colon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Short to his knees! Colon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DreBerto Colon!