PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuli Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Coleman
vs
Kuivanen

175 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuli Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuivanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuivanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuivanen misses with a two punch combination.
Kuivanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuivanen lands with a hook. Coleman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuivanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman walks into a left hand.
Kuivanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuivanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Kuivanen circles away.
Coleman wants to clinch.

Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kuivanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Coleman clinches up against the cage.
Coleman keeps control of Kuivanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuivanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Coleman has double underhooks.

Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Kuivanen is trying to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman lands an elbow inside that Kuivanen shrugs off.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kuivanen breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman takes one to the side of the head.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Coleman drives through and clinches with Kuivanen against the cage.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks for a moment.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Kuivanen can't break the clinch.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman keeps control of Kuivanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuivanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Kuivanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.

Coleman breaks the clinch.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman throws a head kick but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen misses with a wild combination.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.

Coleman gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen being controlled against the cage.
Coleman keeps control of Kuivanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuivanen's defenses.
Kuivanen looks gassed!
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Coleman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Coleman pulls guard.
Kuivanen postures up in Coleman's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Kuivanen postures up in Coleman's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuivanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman has control of Kuivanen's left arm, preventing Kuivanen from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Kuivanen pushes him off.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Kuivanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Kuivanen avoids them all with ease.
Kuivanen throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Kuivanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Coleman rushes Kuivanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Coleman breaks the clinch.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuivanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab

and Coleman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuivanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuivanen's defenses.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Kuivanen 's eye.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks for a moment.
Coleman lands an elbow inside that Kuivanen shrugs off.
Coleman stalls.
Nice elbow from Coleman.

Coleman manages to break the clinch.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.

Coleman pushes Kuivanen up against the cage in a clinch.

Coleman breaks from the clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Kuivanen is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuivanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Kuivanen is avoiding it.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Kuivanen pushes him off.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.

Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks for a moment.

Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Kuivanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuivanen circles away.
Kuivanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Coleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coleman stuns Kuivanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuivanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Kuivanen is breathing heavily.
Kuivanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuivanen tries to keep at a distance but Coleman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuivanen working hard to break the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to break free but Coleman has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kuivanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuivanen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuivanen as he avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuivanen tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman slows down the pace here.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuivanen's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.

Coleman decides to pull guard.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Coleman pushes Kuivanen off and scrambles back to his feet.

Coleman clinches.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuivanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuivanen walks away with a smile on his face. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuivanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Coleman lands but Kuivanen takes it in his stride.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuivanen as he avoids it easily.
Kuivanen lands a two punch combo.

Coleman moves into the clinch.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Kuivanen gets underhooks to prevent Coleman's takedown attempt.
Coleman stalls.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Kuivanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Coleman drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Coleman jumps guard and drags Kuivanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuivanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Coleman pushes Kuivanen off and gets back to his feet.
Jason Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Coleman lands but Kuivanen takes it in his stride.

Coleman gets a clinch.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coleman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Coleman has double underhooks.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuivanen's face.
Kuivanen working hard to break the clinch.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuivanen's face.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Coleman working Kuivanen over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Coleman.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks for a moment.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coleman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuivanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coleman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuivanen's defenses.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coleman has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuivanen has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuivanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Coleman lands with a nice body punch.
Kuivanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a good low kick that Kuivanen was not able to check.
Coleman tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Coleman clinches.

Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Coleman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuivanen takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuivanen is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Kuivanen working hard to break the clinch.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Kuivanen in his tracks for a moment.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman goes for a takedown attempt but Kuivanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Coleman gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coleman manages to break the clinch.

Coleman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Coleman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuivanen on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuivanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuivanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuivanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman controlling the position.
Kuivanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Coleman managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuivanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuivanen being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuivanen throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Coleman stands up and waves to Kuivanen to follow him.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Kuivanen pushes him off.

That's four 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 tries to clinch there but Kuivanen circles away.
Kuivanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman tries to clinch but Kuivanen moves out of range.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuivanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuivanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Coleman dives in and grabs Kuivanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuivanen pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coleman is stalling here.
Kuivanen prevents the takedown attempt.

Coleman breaks from the clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Coleman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuivanen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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