PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Par Dough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Coen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dan Coen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dough
vs
Coen

191 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Par Dough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Coen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Dough does no damage.
Coen moves out of range as Dough strikes.
Dough thows a body shot but no joy.
Dough misses the jab.
Coen ducks under a wild hook from Dough.
Dough throws an overhand right that lands on Coen's shoulder, as Coen tries to avoid the shot.
Coen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Par Dough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coen wants to clinch up but Dough keeps it at a distance.
Dough keeps the fight on the outside.
Coen throws a leg kick but Dough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dough swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dough fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coen fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coen tries to clinch there but Dough circles away.
Dough fails with the takedown

and Coen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dough is fighting off a takedown attempt but Coen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dough to the mat. Dough regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coen wants to control from the top but Dough keeps moving.

Dough is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coen trying to control but Dough is working from the bottom.

Dough is looking for a triangle but Coen pushes his legs off easily.

Dough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dough can't keep his opponent in guard - Coen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Coen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dough. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dough actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dough is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Coen pulls his head out easily.
Dough is breathing heavily.
Coen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dough gets back to full guard.
Dough is trying to keep Coen in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coen wants to control from the top but Dough keeps moving.

Dough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough being controlled here, momentarily.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dough keeping moving, preventing Coen from controlling successfully.

Dough has his foot on Coen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coen works his way back into a safe position though.
Dough is looking to sweep but instead, Coen has passed into half guard.
Coen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coen controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coen is thwarting Dough's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coen connects with a nice short shot to Dough's temple.
Dough is staying active underneath Coen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coen blocks the strikes from Dough.
Coen trying to pass the guard but Dough defending well.
Dough manages to get to full guard.
Coen is working Dough over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dough bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Par Dough dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dough jumps guard and drags Coen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dough manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coen tries to hold on but Dough pushes him away.
Dough unloads with some shots from mount but Coen bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Dough.
Coen is breathing heavily.
Dough looking to finish with strikes here!
Coen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dough looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dough looking to ground and pound but Coen is blocking nicely.
Coen wants to hold on but Dough pushes him away.
Dough misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dough scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coen?
Dough 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.
Coen tries to hold on but Dough postures up.
Dough throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Coen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Coen regains half guard.
Coen is staying active underneath Dough, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dough missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Dough seems to be working for a kimura but Coen defends the submission attempt.
Dough thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dough not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coen trying to control but Dough postures up.
Coen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Par Dough overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dough throws and elbow that misses. Coen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dough's guard. Nice move by Coen!
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough keeping full guard, as Coen tries to pass.
Dough manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dough.
Dough punching from mount but Coen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dough avoids the attempt from Coen to control.
Coen is looking to improve his position but Dough isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dough lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Coen is trying to escape the mount.
Dough throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dough unloads with some shots from mount but Coen bucks and avoids them well.
Dough connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dough throws some wild stikes that Coen manages to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Dough there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dough looking to finish with strikes here!
Coen gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Par Dough will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Coen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dough trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Coen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Dough looking for a triangle here. Coen is fighting it but it looks tight! Dough pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Coen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Par Dough!