PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Reinhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to That Lonesome Song by Jamey Johnson. Victor Reinhardt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Coleman's chin.

Coleman
vs
Reinhardt

181 cm
23
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Reinhardt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinhardt misses with a straight right.
Coleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Reinhardt lands with an uppercut that bounces Coleman off the cage and back into rage.
Reinhardt misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Coleman finds it's way through Reinhardt's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman misses with an uppercut. Reinhardt saw that one coming.
Coleman walks into a left hand.
Coleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reinhardt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Reinhardt scores a takedown into full mount!
Coleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reinhardt wants to control the pace but Coleman is squirming around nicely.
Reinhardt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Reinhardt isn't that keen on the idea.
Reinhardt fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Ray Coleman has been cut.
Reinhardt controlling from the full mount.
Coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reinhardt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Reinhardt connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reinhardt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reinhardt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reinhardt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coleman hang on?

Coleman is rocked!
Reinhardt with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Coleman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reinhardt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt thowing shots but they're missing.
Reinhardt unloading with bombs!
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Reinhardt isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Coleman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Reinhardt's attempts to control the action.
Reinhardt working Coleman over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Coleman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coleman misses with a jab to the body

and Reinhardt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reinhardt trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Reinhardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reinhardt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reinhardt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Reinhardt from controlling successfully.
Reinhardt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coleman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two 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.
Reinhardt trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Reinhardt throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Reinhardt keeps moving.
Reinhardt trying to control the position.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reinhardt lands a really nice looking cross but Coleman seems unphased.

Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Coleman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coleman regains half guard.
Reinhardt controlling the pace.
Reinhardt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reinhardt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinhardt is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt works his way into full mount!
Reinhardt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reinhardt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Reinhardt working Coleman over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Reinhardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Coleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reinhardt.
Reinhardt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coleman defends it nicely.
Coleman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Reinhardt.
Reinhardt shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense.
Reinhardt misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reinhardt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Reinhardt throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss

so Reinhardt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Reinhardt from controlling successfully.

Coleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reinhardt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Victor Reinhardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reinhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ray Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reinhardt passes into half guard.

Reinhardt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Coleman wants to get back to full guard.
Reinhardt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coleman actively working from the bottom here.
Reinhardt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Reinhardt avoids them all with ease.
Reinhardt slips a jab from Coleman.
Reinhardt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coleman misses with a jab to the body

and Reinhardt counters with a shoot takedown. Coleman fights it but they end up in guard.
Reinhardt forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinhardt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reinhardt working Coleman over with strikes.
Reinhardt is keen to just control but Coleman is a slippery customer.
Coleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reinhardt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Reinhardt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reinhardt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Reinhardt!