PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glen Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aerts has chosen Kubus and Bang Bang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coleman
vs
Aerts

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Tokyo Pharmaceuticals
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman misses with a wild combination.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Aerts keeps it at a distance.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aerts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Aerts circles away.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman throws a hook but Aerts blocks it.
Coleman wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Aerts avoids nicely.
Jab by Coleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glen Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aerts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aerts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coleman looks to land a combination but Aerts avoids it well.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Aerts circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman with a nice cross.
Aerts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coleman throws a wild body kick that Aerts sees coming a mile off.
Coleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glen Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Aerts is avoiding it.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Aerts keeps it at a distance.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aerts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aerts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Aerts swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Aerts slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Aerts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Coleman misses with a two punch combination.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Aerts ducks down to avoid it.
Aerts moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Aerts circles away.
Aerts circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Coleman lands a head shot.
Coleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Coleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman tries to clinch but Aerts moves out of range.

Aerts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coleman's guard.
Aerts wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Aerts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Coleman wants to control the position but Aerts says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to get back to full guard here but Aerts has managed to pass to side control instead.
Aerts misses with a head shot.
Aerts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aerts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Semmy Aerts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glen Coleman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aerts avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Aerts keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Aerts keeps it at a distance.
Aerts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Aerts is avoiding it.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aerts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Aerts circles away.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Aerts circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Aerts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch but Aerts moves out of range.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman tries to clinch but Aerts moves out of range.
Coleman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aerts slips a jab from Coleman.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Aerts circles away.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman tries to bum rush Aerts with a series of wild strikes but Aerts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Aerts moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch but Aerts is having none of it.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Aerts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Aerts circles away and keeps his distance.
Aerts ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.

Aerts pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.

Coleman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Aerts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Coleman to the mat. Coleman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman trying to control the position.
Aerts looking to pass the guard.
Aerts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Aerts from controlling successfully.
Aerts passes into half guard.
Coleman tries to kick Aerts off but Aerts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aerts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
Aerts is stalling here. Coleman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aerts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Coleman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman wants to control but Aerts is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman tries to stand but Aerts is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Coleman tries a head kick but it misses.
Aerts slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman tries to clinch

and Aerts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aerts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Coleman wants to control but Aerts passes easily into half guard.

Aerts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coleman pushes Aerts off but Aerts dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aerts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coleman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Coleman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coleman is looking for a sweep.
Glen Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Aerts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Coleman swings away with a body shot that misses

and Aerts counters with a single leg into guard. Coleman didn't expect that.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Aerts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aerts!
Aerts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aerts bucks Coleman off and manages to get back to his feet!
Coleman swinging wilding here.
Coleman wants to clinch but Aerts slips to the side

and Aerts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aerts.
Coleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Aerts won't allow it.

Aerts decides to pull guard.
Coleman wants to stand but Aerts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Aerts is retaining full guard.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman wanted to stand there but Aerts had control of the position.
Aerts wants to improve his position but instead Coleman has moved into half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Semmy Aerts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aerts 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Aerts!