PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaun Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Marco

189 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 Sydney, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaun Marco!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a right hand that Marco ducks under and follows up with a left that Marco also avoids with ease.
Marco dives in and grabs Coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Marco's head and hops out.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marco swivels and escapes.
Marco with a lazy takedown attempt

so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marco controlling the position.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coleman trying to control but Marco is working from the bottom.
Marco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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 wants to control from the top but Marco keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marco holds on and takes a little breather.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Marco keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is really struggling to control Marco but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Coleman postures up in Marco's guard and throws a big left but Marco blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marco avoids it really well and circles away.
Marco doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mark Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaun Marco.
Coleman is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marco controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman 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.

Marco with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marco won't be happy with that.
Coleman scoring with punches and elbows.
Marco regains half guard, as Coleman was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marco trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman is keen to just control but Marco is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is thwarting Marco's attempts to control the position.
Marco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

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.
Marco is trying to control but Coleman manages to pass to mount!
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount and Marco is in trouble!
Marco suckers Coleman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Marco is now in Coleman's guard!
Marco wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marco is one step ahead there.
Coleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coleman fails with the takedown.
Coleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marco.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marco as he avoids it easily.
Marco doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marco!
Marco wants to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman wants to control the action but instead Marco gets a body lock and reverses into Coleman's guard! Nice work!
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marco wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Marco trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman throws and elbow that misses. Marco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Marco!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco wants to stand and escape but instead Coleman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Marco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marco working a defensive guard here.
Marco keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman postures up in Marco's guard and throws a big left but Marco blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marco is pulling down on Coleman's head. It's preventing any offense from Coleman, at least for the moment.
Jaun Marco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coleman!