PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 1062 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 63 p4p, 72 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Colt
vs
Royster

173 cm
26
138
12 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
136
9 - 4 - 0

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster with the inside leg kick.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster checks it.
Royster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt takes one to the side of the head.
Royster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colt misses with a hook.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
We've been told by Colt's head coaches at Slaughter Houze that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Royster moves his leg out of the way.
Royster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Royster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colt moves out of range as Royster strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster throws out a leg kick but Colt moves out of range and Royster only half commits.
Royster is looking to slow Colt down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colt scoring well with a low kick there.
Royster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Colt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Colt slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colt.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Colt lands a jab.
Royster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colt can pounce on him.
Colt just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster blocks the body kick.
Colt is looking to slow Royster down with leg kicks.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royster throws an off balance right hand
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt motions for Royster to come forward. Colt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt moves away from the strike by Royster.
Royster misses with a straight left.
Colt throws a lazy right hand but Royster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Royster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt checks a low kick from Royster.
A jab from Colt finds it's way through Royster's defenses.
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Colt.
Royster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Royster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royster looks to throw a body kick
letting Colt counter with a right hand.
Royster walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Colt blocks the leg kick.
Colt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royster. Royster obviously looking to wear him down.
Royster moves out of range of the body kick.
Colt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royster misses the target.
Colt lands a jab to the head.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Royster ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Royster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Royster is predictable there
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Royster 's knee.
A left lands for Colt.
A low kick lands for Colt.
Colt scores with a nice right hand.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt with a jab.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Royster finds it's way round the side to connect with Colt's head.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Royster staying out of range there.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt digs a good hook to Royster's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Royster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colt throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Colt there.
Colt moves out of range of the body kick.
Royster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt connects with a body shot that sends Royster's belly button to the back.
Colt avoids the body shot from Royster.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster lands an overhand right.
Royster checks a leg kick nicely.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Royster.
Colt tried to score with a low kick but Royster checks it.
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Royster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colt.

Royster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Royster.
Royster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Colt lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Colt.
Nice body punch from Colt.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royster can do to turn this around?
Royster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royster swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick
letting Royster counter with a right hand.
Colt cracks Royster with a right hand to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Colt breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Royster misses.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Colt misses with a body shot
and Royster counters with a straight right hand.
Royster ducks right into an uppercut from Colt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colt checks a leg kick.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Colt's ribs.
Royster throws a hook to the side of Colt's head but Colt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Royster.
Royster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colt.
Royster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colt is out of range and Royster settles back down.
Colt scores with a jab to the head.
Colt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Colt - that will leave a mark!
Royster moves out of range of the leg kick from Colt.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Royster lands a nice looking body shot.
Colt misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Royster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colt. Colt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Royster tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Royster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royster doesn't seem bothered though.
Royster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colt.
Royster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colt scores with a body shot.
Colt slips a jab from Royster.
Royster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Colt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royster.
Colt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Royster moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colt's elbow.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royster throws a low kick but Colt avoids it.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royster's head backwards.
Colt lands a jab to Royster's midsection.
Royster lands the left hand.
Colt tries to land a front kick but Royster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Colt. That snapped Royster's head back.

Royster darts in and clinches Colt up against the cage.
Colt can't find room to land a body shot as Royster controls the action.
Royster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colts head.
Colt digs a right hand underneath Royster's ribcage. Royster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster blocks a body shot from Colt.
Colt presses Royster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colt.
Royster lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Colt breaks from the clinch.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colt on the side of the head.
Colt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Royster looks to land a left hand but Colt moved out of range nicely.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Royster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Colt under the eye.
Royster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Colt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Royster has Colt up against the cage in a clinch.

Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!

Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves away
and Colt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Colt.
Colt scores with a nice head shot.
Colt looks to land a body kick but Royster moved away.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Royster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Colt misses with a leg kick.
Royster misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colt.
Royster throws a leg kick but Colt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Royster misses with a shot to the body
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royster feints and then cracks Colt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colt down.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Royster just manages to avoid it.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Royster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Colt throws a right hand that misses
and Royster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colt's knee momentarily.
Colt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Colt misses.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Royster. That snapped Colt's head back.
Royster is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Royster. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
Royster looks to throw the jab but Colt is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colt.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.

Royster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Royster has Colt pressed against the cage, preventing Colt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colt tries to circle away but Royster has him pinned against the cage.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt trying to stall but Royster improves his position.
Royster misses with a punch to the body.
Royster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Royster tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
Colt prevents a body shot from Royster.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Colt manages to break the clinch.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Colt is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Royster.
Colt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Royster flicks out a counter leg kick but Colt steps away.
Laertes Royster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royster wants to slow Colt down by chopping away at his legs.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Colt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Colt clobbers Royster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Royster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Colt.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royster is looking to chop away at Colt's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Colt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royster stuns Colt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Royster connects with a body shot.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt moves out of range of the leg kick from Royster.
A head kick from Royster lands but Colt takes it in his stride.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Colt. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colt.
Colt scores with a hook.
Colt misses with a hook. Royster ducked under it nicely.
Royster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Colt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
Henry Colt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.