PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reach has chosen Rich Like Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Santiago Colon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colon
vs
Reach

184 cm
33
185 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

195 cm
32
191 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach scores with a jab to the head.
Colon misses with an uppercut
and Reach counters with a good, hard body kick but Colon shrugs it off.
Colon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Reach moved out of range nicely.
Reach throws a lazy right hand but Colon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Charles Martel School of Greatness in the buildup to the fight.
Reach connects with a right hand. Colon shakes it off.
Reach moves out of range of the body kick from Colon.
Reach is looking to chop away at Colon's legs.
Colon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Colon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reach checks it well.
Reach was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Colon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Colon misses the shot to the body.
Reach misses with a body shot.
As Reach looks to move away, Colon throws a big counter combo but Reach just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Reach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon tests Reach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colon misses with a body shot.
Colon throws the left hand but Reach avoids the punch easily.
Colon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Colon throws a lazy uppercut
and Reach counters with an inside leg kick.
Reach lands with a kick to the temple. Colon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reach has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Colon has time to react.
Reach staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Colon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reach throws a chopping leg kick but Colon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Reach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Reach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Colon misses.
A low kick from Colon misses
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses with a hook. Reach ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Colon lands.
Reach fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Colon is out of range.
Colon scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Colon.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reach.
Reach looks for the body kick but Colon saw that one coming.
Reach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Colon throws a low kick but Reach avoids it.
Reach slips under a jab from Colon.
Reach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Colon lands a head shot.
Colon misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Colon throws a low kick but Reach moves out of range easily.
Reach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reach thuds his shin into the meat of Colon's side.
Reach jabs at Colon's body.
Reach scores with a nice head shot.
Reach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colon.
Reach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Colon just misses with a punch to the body.
Reach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Reach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Colon blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon looks to land a right hand but Reach moved out of range.
Reach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Colon. Colon obviously looking to wear him down.
Reach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Colon finds it's way through Reach's defenses.
Donk. Reach catches Colon right on the button with a cross.
Reach slips a straight right by Colon.
Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Reach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Colon throws a body shot but no joy.
Reach takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Colon throws a front kick aimed at Reach's knee but Reach avoids it well.
Colon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Reach will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reach throws a head kick but Colon moves out of range.
Colon throwing a counter right hand but Reach manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Reach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Colon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reach throws a shot from downtown. Colon moves away and avoids it.
Reach scores with a push kick.
A jab from Colon does it's job there.
Reach scores with a push kick.
Colon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Colon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reach on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reach avoids the body shot from Colon.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Reach throws a big counter head kick but Colon avoids it with no problem.
Reach lands the left hand.
Reach with a jab.
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!
Reach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Colon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colon. Reach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colon misses with a kick to the body
and Reach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colon throws a leg kick but Reach checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Reach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Colon missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Colon throws a big shot that misses.
Colon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reach moves away.
Reach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colon.
Reach throws out a powerful jab.
Johnny Reach seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach thows a leg kick but Colon checks it
and Colon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reach blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reach swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Colon.
Reach lands a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reach, right into the meat.
Colon misses the jab.
Colon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Colon scores with a head kick. Reach tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Colon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Reach is rocked!
A jab from Reach does it's job there.
Reach thumps Colon with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Colon lands a big uppercut and Reach crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reach looks OK. Colon waves Reach back to his feet!
Reach is still on wobbly legs! Can Colon finish him?
Reach misses with a wild body shot.
Reach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Colon is looking to counter the offense by Reach and move into the clinch.
Colon thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Reach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Colon cracks Reach with a hook to the temple - Reach is on wobbly legs here! Colon swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Reach falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Colon wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Santiago Colon!
Santiago Colon thanked the fans post fight for their support.