PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 442 p4p, 1443 weight class) and Henry Colt (ranked 32 p4p, 89 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cowan
vs
Colt

174 cm
21
146
7 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
138
6 - 1 - 0

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World class MT
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt misses with a body kick.
Cowan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Colt tries to bum rush Cowan with a series of wild strikes but Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cowan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colt connects with a high kick.
Cowan misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Cowan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cowan throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cowan clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Cowan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cowan is pushing Colt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice right hand lands inside from Colt.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Cowan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colt backwards.
Cowan trying to stall but Colt improves his position.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Cowan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Cowan misses.
A little jabbing left from Colt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Cowan clinches.
Colt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Colt.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Colt.
Cowan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Cowan.
Cowan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Colt working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Cowan.
Cowan lands a right hand.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cowan manages to break the clinch.
Colt throws the left hand but Cowan avoids the punch easily.
Colt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cowan finds it's way round the side to connect with Colt's head.

Colt is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan blocks a jab.
Colt is still on wobbly legs! Can Cowan finish him?
Cowan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Colt falls backwards - clearly groggy! Cowan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Cowan!
Mickey Cowan retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.