PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Salihov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by cryin like a bitch. Jordan Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman
vs
Salihov

178 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Salihov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Salihov shows good takedown defense.
Salihov tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salihov defends it nicely.
Salihov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coleman.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salihov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman stops Salihov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to control but Salihov is working from the bottom.
Salihov looking for a sweep. Not yet Salihov, not yet.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salihov wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Salihov is working from the bottom.
Coleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Coleman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salihov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salihov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Artur Salihov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Coleman gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salihov keeps working.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Coleman prevents Salihov from escaping the position.
Salihov looks gassed!
Salihov being controlled for a moment.

Coleman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salihov to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salihov but Salihov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salihov fails with the takedown

and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salihov!

Coleman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Salihov tries to hold on but Coleman postures up.
Coleman tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salihov can't escape the position.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salihov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Salihov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Coleman dominated that round.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salihov.
Salihov tries for a takedown but Coleman circles away easily

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salihov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Coleman stands up from half guard.
Salihov tries to clinch up

and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Salihov didn't expect that.

Coleman gets to his feet. Salihov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Coleman scoring well with a low kick there.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salihov defends it nicely.

Salihov pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Salihov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman pulls Salihov in close to his closed guard and prevents Salihov from doing any damage or advancing position.

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

Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman wants to stand up but Salihov is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salihov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salihov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Salihov controlling him for the moment.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salihov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Salihov stands and steps away. Coleman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Salihov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four 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.
Salihov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Coleman decides to stand back up.
Good shot there by Coleman.
Salihov tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salihov tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Salihov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Salihov has closed the distance and engaged Coleman in a clinch.

Salihov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Coleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salihov was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Coleman shoots in and drives through. Salihov sprawls well.
Salihov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salihov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salihov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salihov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salihov misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a nice body kick.

Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Salihov!
Poor strikes thrown by Coleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Salihov is having none of it.
Coleman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Salihov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Coleman misses with a punch to the head.

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 has the hooks in. Salihov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Salihov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman connects with a big shot to the side of Salihov's head.
Coleman lands strikes to the head.
Coleman tries to keep control of the position but Salihov is staying busy.

Coleman has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Salihov! Can he survive? No! He's out! Coleman gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jordan Coleman!