PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Sword (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redge Coldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjell Sword has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sword
vs
Coldon

188 cm
26
280 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjell Sword!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redge Coldon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sword. Sword gets slowly back to his feet.
Coldon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sword, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coldon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Coldon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coldon looks to land a strike but Sword avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Coldon tries to free his leg and advance position but Sword is retaining full guard.
Sword seems keen to control Coldon's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coldon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coldon looking to sit in guard and control but Sword gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sword trying to control the position from guard on top but Coldon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon pulls Sword in close to prevent any damage.
Sword wants to pass the guard but Coldon is keeping the position.
Sword throwing strikes from guard but Coldon blocks nicely.
Coldon keeping moving, preventing Sword from controlling successfully.
Coldon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sword with a poor takedown

and Coldon counters with a single leg into guard. Sword didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Sword. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coldon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sword is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coldon sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coldon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coldon postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Kjell Sword wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sword listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Coldon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sword manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Coldon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coldon stopping the sweep attempt from Sword.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coldon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sword is trying to keep Coldon in close.
Coldon is looking to work some ground and pound but Sword has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword wants to sweep but no luck.
Coldon throws a strike but Sword rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sword throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coldon trying to keep a closed guard but Sword is proving a slippery customer.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sword is looking to work some ground and pound but Coldon has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sword missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coldon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coldon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redge Coldon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Coldon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sword. Sword gets slowly back to his feet.
Coldon tries to clinch but Sword moves out of range.
Sword has his takedown stuffed

and Coldon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coldon.
Sword utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coldon wants to control from the top but Sword keeps moving.
Sword 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.
Coldon is in close to Sword's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coldon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Coldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sword not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coldon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sword manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sword wants to control from the top but Coldon keeps moving.
Coldon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sword throws an elbow that misses. Coldon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sword's guard. Nice move by Coldon!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coldon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coldon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coldon looking to sit in guard and control but Sword gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sword postures up in Coldon's guard and throws a big left but Coldon blocks it.
Sword throws an elbow that misses. Coldon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sword's guard. Nice move by Coldon!
Coldon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coldon stopping the sweep attempt from Sword.
Coldon looking to pass the guard.
Coldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redge Coldon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sword works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sword working a defensive guard here.
Coldon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sword working a defensive guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Kjell Sword wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Coldon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Coldon punching from mount but Sword doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sword can't escape the position.
Coldon looking to control but Sword is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Redge Coldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sword looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coldon stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sword. Coldon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sword looking to score a takedown here. Coldon is defending well but Sword drives through and ends up in Coldon's guard.
Sword won't allow Coldon to get back to his feet.
Sword throws an elbow that misses. Coldon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sword's guard. Nice move by Coldon!
Coldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sword works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coldon trying to control but Sword is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coldon throwing strikes from guard but Sword blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sword utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sword keeping moving, preventing Coldon from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Coldon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sword is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redge Coldon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coldon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Redge Coldon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sword throws out a loose jab but Coldon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sword fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Sword. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sword looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sword misses with a takedown attempt

and Coldon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coldon controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Redge Coldon.
Coldon defending well as Sword loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sword fails with a takedown attempt.

Coldon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sword sprawls well initially but Coldon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Coldon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Coldon wants to pass the guard but Sword is defending well.
Coldon controlling the action here.
Kjell Sword has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Redge Coldon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coldon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Redge Coldon!