PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ebe (ranked 2668 p4p, 2774 weight class) and Chad Coleman (ranked 314 p4p, 320 weight class). Chad Coleman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Isaac Ebe's chin.

Ebe
vs
Coleman

198 cm
23
265
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
260
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Conquer
New Standard

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Coleman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coleman 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.
Ebe lands an overhand right.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ebe.
Jab by Ebe.
Ebe swings away with a body shot that misses

and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ebe!
Coleman cracks Ebe with a big right hand but Ebe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ebe struggling a bit here.
Coleman landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ebe struggling a bit here.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ebe taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
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Ebe tries to control but Coleman manages to take his back.
Ebe just trying to survive but Coleman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Coleman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Coleman lands punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman not allowing Ebe to control his hands.

Ebe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ebe can't escape the position.
Ebe trying to control but not successfully.
Ebe's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Coleman's hands.
Coleman gets his hands free as Ebe looks to control.
Ebe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coleman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coleman looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Coleman throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ebe could be in trouble here!
Ebe breaks Coleman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Coleman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebe jumps guard but Coleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Ebe manages to pull guard.
Ebe has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.

Ebe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ebe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Ebe blocks nicely.

Ebe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up.
Ebe pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman content to stall in guard here.

Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coleman works over Ebe with some ground and pound from guard.

Ebe is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ebe's head.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ebe's head.

Ebe looking for subs off his back but Coleman has passed one foot through into half guard.

Coleman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ebe has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is thwarting Ebe's attempts to control the position.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.

Ebe looking for submissions off his back.
Ebe is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ebe avoid being mounted?
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. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Ebe's temple.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman wants to control but Ebe is keeping him busy.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Coleman is nestled in close to Ebe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Coleman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Coleman shoots in and drives through. Ebe sprawls well.
Ebe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Ebe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ebe stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Isaac Ebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Coleman.
Ebe scores with a nice head shot.
Ebe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.

Coleman gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ebe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ebe struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe tries to improve position but can't.
Ebe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ebe down.
Ebe is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman has control of an arm but Ebe manages to advance to Coleman's back!
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Ebe looking to secure an arm triangle but Coleman defends it well.
Coleman tries to buck Ebe off but Ebe takes his back!
Coleman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Coleman trying to control the action but Ebe just sinks the hooks in.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Ebe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Ebe looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ebe looking for the choke from the back.
Ebe is trying to stick to Coleman's back but Coleman is turning into Ebe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ebe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Coleman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Ebe's brow.
Ebe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ebe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Coleman has passed into half guard!
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Ebe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ebe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Coleman is looking for a kimura but Ebe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coleman to get the leverage.
Coleman working Ebe over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ebe trying to control but Coleman postures up.

Ebe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to control. Ebe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Ebe's hands, connecting with Ebe's forehead.
Ebe is trying to control but Coleman passes into side control!
Coleman trying to control the position but Ebe is working away.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Ebe is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Ebe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
Coleman can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ebe looking for the choke but no joy.

Coleman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ebe.

Ebe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Ebe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Coleman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Coleman for a finish.

Ebe working for a choke but Coleman is defending well.

Coleman showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Isaac Ebe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ebe misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ebe sprawls well. Ebe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Ebe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman.
Ebe lands with a hook. Coleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ebe throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Isaac Ebe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Coleman.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
Ebe lands with a cross.
A big right from Ebe misses.
A swing and a miss from Ebe.
Coleman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coleman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coleman lands in his opponent's guard.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.

Ebe looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Ebe keeps moving.

Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.

Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Coleman distracts Ebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ebe keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.

Ebe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ebe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ebe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman trying to control but Ebe is working from the bottom.

Ebe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ebe has an active guard here but Coleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Ebe trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman winds up and cracks Ebe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Coleman.

Ebe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ebe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ebe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Ebe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Ebe taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Ebe is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ebe avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Ebe has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ebe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.

Coleman wants to work for an arm triangle but Ebe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ebe is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman moves into full mount! Ebe won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ebe?

Coleman has hold of Ebe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ebe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ebe wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Coleman!
An out of breath Chad Coleman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.