PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. 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.

Cekada
vs
P Coltrane

178 cm
36
163 lbs
46 - 18 - 2

177 cm
31
168 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cekada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coltrane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Cekada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cekada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coltrane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cekada stalling.
Cekada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada wants a takedown.
Cekada avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Cekada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coltrane up against the cage.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cekada looking to stall.
Cekada can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coltrane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Cekada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cekada has Coltrane pushed against the cage.
Coltrane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cekada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coltrane's elbow.
Coltrane scores with a shoulder strike.
Cekada looking to slow down the pace here.
Cekada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada avoiding damage as Coltrane throws knees to the body.
Coltrane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cekada's efforts to push away.
Coltrane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cekada's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cekada.
Cekada throws a head punch that misses.
Cekada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coltrane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cekada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coltrane.
Cekada prevents a body shot from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands an elbow that stopped Cekada in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Cekada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cekada.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coltrane paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Coltrane closes the distance and pushes Cekada back into the cage.
Coltrane lands with a right to the head.
Coltrane misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
Cekada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cekada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coltrane prevents it.
Cekada tries to break free but Coltrane pushes him back against the cage.

Cekada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coltrane defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coltrane lands a nice shot to the body.
Cekada moves in looking to clinch but Coltrane pushes him off.
Cekada tries to clinch up but Coltrane circles away and keeps his distance.
Cekada doesn't manage to clinch there - Coltrane circles away.
Coltrane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cekada.
Cekada moves forwards but Coltrane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coltrane throws the left hand but Cekada avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada tries to clinch up

and Coltrane counters by clinching up.
Cekada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cekada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cekada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cekada can't break the clinch.
Cekada effectively controlling the action here.
Coltrane is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.

It looks like Boris Cekada has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coltrane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cekada's brow.
Nice elbow from Coltrane.
Cekada blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coltrane throws a hook but Cekada avoids it easily.
Coltrane connects with a nice looking jab.
Coltrane ducks under a wild hook from Cekada.
Cekada misses with a low kick as Coltrane jumps back.
Cekada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cekada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cekada looks to clinch
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Coltrane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cekada is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coltrane connects with a body shot.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coltrane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
Coltrane lands a slapping body shot.
Cekada is looking to chop away at Coltrane's legs.
Cekada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cekada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cekada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coltrane lands a right hook to the body.
Cekada tries to clinch up
and Cekada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada moves in looking to clinch but Coltrane pushes him off.
Cekada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coltrane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cekada tries to clinch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Cekada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coltrane throws a good cross that connects.
Cekada wants to clinch but Coltrane slips to the side

and Coltrane counters by moving into the clinch.
Coltrane lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coltrane throws an elbow but misses.
Cekada takes a shot to the head.
Cekada tries for a takedown but Coltrane manages to get underhooks.
Cekada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coltrane.
Cekada leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cekada avoids a wild elbow strike from Coltrane.
Coltrane prevents a body shot from Cekada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada stalling against the cage.
Coltrane misses with an elbow over the top.
Cekada is trying to break the clinch but Coltrane has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cekada lands with a right to the head.
Cekada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cekada fails to land.
Cekada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cekada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coltrane pushes off an throws an elbow but Cekada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coltrane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coltrane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coltrane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cekada or not.
A hook to the body from Coltrane.
Cekada swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cekada wants to take the fight to the mat but Coltrane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cekada fails to land.
Coltrane blocks an uppercut.
Cekada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Cekada.
Coltrane lands a body punch.
Cekada content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Cekada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch but Coltrane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cekada wants to clinch
letting Coltrane counter with a right hand.
Coltrane swats away the attempt to clinch by Cekada.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cekada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coltrane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosco P Coltrane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cekada tries to clinch but Coltrane is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cekada tries to close the distance and clinch but Coltrane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Cekada.
Coltrane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cekada throws a sloppy head kick and Coltrane moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Coltrane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada tries to clinch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Cekada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coltrane pinned against the cage. Coltrane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Cekada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cekada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coltrane scores with a punch to the head.
Coltrane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cekada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Coltrane misses the target.
Cekada tries to clinch but Coltrane moves out of range.
Cekada defending well as Coltrane loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco P Coltrane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Cekada's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Coltrane swats away the attempt to clinch by Cekada.
Cekada tries to clinch up.
Cekada moves in looking to clinch but Coltrane pushes him off.
Coltrane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cekada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cekada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cekada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coltrane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cekada slips a jab from Coltrane.
Cekada closes the distance but Coltrane moves to the side
and Coltrane counters with a nice uppercut.
Coltrane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cekada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coltrane throws out the jab.
A cross from Cekada lands.
Cekada is looking to clinch but Coltrane is avoiding it.
Coltrane looks to land a left hand but Cekada moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Coltrane finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cekada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cekada moves into the clinch successfully.
Cekada throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltrane.
Cekada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cekada tries to throw a body punch but Coltrane avoids it by throwing Cekada back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Coltrane.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cekada is trying to force a seperation but Coltrane has the dominant position.
Cekada tries a body shot but Coltrane blocks it.
Boris Cekada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Cekada.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cekada.
Coltrane lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cekada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cekada.
Coltrane working aggressively here.
Coltrane blocks a body shot from Cekada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltrane.
Cekada looking to stall.
Coltrane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Coltrane lands an elbow inside that Cekada shrugs off.
Cekada lands with a light punch inside.
Cekada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltrane backwards.
Coltrane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cekada's defenses.
Coltrane pushes Cekada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cekada takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coltrane is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cekada is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Coltrane to the mat. Coltrane regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Coltrane keeping moving, preventing Cekada from controlling successfully.
Cekada throws a big right hand that misses.
Cekada throwing strikes but missing.

Cekada drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Coltrane manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cekada has Coltrane in his guard.
Cekada wants to get back to his feet but Coltrane passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane trying to pass the guard but Cekada defending well.

Coltrane decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cekada gets tackled into the cage by Coltrane. Coltrane maintains the clinch.

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 Boris Cekada.
I think Cekada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boris Cekada!
An intense looking Boris Cekada took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Otso Jokinen - The Dog is on your tail. Be aware, because I can still bite your ass off!'.