PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 23135 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Chad Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mjölnir
vs
Coleman

200 cm
26
275
0 - 6 - 0

205 cm
24
260
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Torsten Mjölnir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir lands a nice shot to the body.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mjölnir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mjölnir regains half guard there - taking advantage of Coleman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
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 Mjölnir's temple.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman winds up and cracks Mjölnir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Coleman is working for a kimura but Mjölnir is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mjölnir defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mjölnir's head.
Mjölnir is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mjölnir avoid being mounted?
Coleman trying to control from half guard but Mjölnir is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coleman wants to work for an arm triangle but Mjölnir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coleman throws a strike but Mjölnir avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Coleman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coleman postures up in Mjölnir's guard and throws a big left but Mjölnir blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
Mjölnir is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mjölnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman postures up in Mjölnir's guard and throws a big left but Mjölnir blocks it.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mjölnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman trying to control but Mjölnir is working from the bottom.
Mjölnir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman postures up in Mjölnir's guard and throws a big left but Mjölnir blocks it.
Mjölnir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Mjölnir has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mjölnir keeps moving.
Mjölnir has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Mjölnir has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman trying to control but Mjölnir is working from the bottom.
Mjölnir controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Mjölnir has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Mjölnir keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mjölnir has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mjölnir to the mat! Mjölnir manages to get full guard.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mjölnir keeps moving.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mjölnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chad Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mjölnir has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman stands up over Mjölnir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.

Mjölnir is rocked!
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Mjölnir blocks nicely.
Mjölnir keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Mjölnir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mjölnir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Mjölnir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman trying to control but Mjölnir is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman trying to control but Mjölnir is working from the bottom.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mjölnir has wrist control.
Mjölnir has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman trying to control but Mjölnir is working from the bottom.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman content to control rather than advance.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman is keen to just control but Mjölnir is a slippery customer.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Mjölnir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Coleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mjölnir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Coleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mjölnir seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coleman.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mjölnir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mjölnir defends it well.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Mjölnir.

Coleman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mjölnir is trying to defend but Coleman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Mjölnir dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Mjölnir is having none of it.

Coleman wants to work for an arm triangle but Mjölnir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mjölnir keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mjölnir defending well though.
Mjölnir is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.

Coleman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mjölnir wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mjölnir's head.
Torsten Mjölnir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mjölnir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mjölnir is just riding it out for now. Coleman eventually gives up the hold.
Mjölnir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mjölnir wants to improve his position but Coleman is controlling well.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman lands a big elbow - Mjölnir is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Coleman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Coleman!
A victorious Chad Coleman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.