PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Forlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman
vs
Forlen

186 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Forlen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forlen closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Forlen pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Forlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Coleman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Forlen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Coleman is pulling down on Forlen's head. It's preventing any offense from Forlen, at least for the moment.
Coleman wants to stand but Forlen is controlling the position.
Forlen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Forlen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman pulls Forlen in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Forlen is having none of it.
Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forlen is one step ahead there.

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 is pulling down on Forlen's head to control his posture.
Forlen preventing the sweep.
Forlen wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Forlen trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on Forlen's shoulder, as Forlen tries to avoid the shot.
Forlen doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleman circles away.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Forlen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Forlen both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Forlen or perhaps it was just good defense by Coleman which made him look bad.
Forlen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mark Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Forlen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Forlen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Forlen.
Forlen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forlen controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Forlen wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Forlen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
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 keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Forlen's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.

Forlen has his foot on Coleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coleman works his way back into a safe position though.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Forlen is in trouble now - Coleman has advanced to mount!
Coleman avoids the attempt from Forlen to control.
Forlen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coleman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Forlen tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forlen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Forlen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mark Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forlen misses with a takedown

and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Forlen fights it but they end up in guard.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Forlen can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Forlen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Forlen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Forlen 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 looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Forlen wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forlen tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.

Coleman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Forlen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Forlen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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.
Forlen tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman content to control rather than advance.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Forlen is trying to control but Coleman passes into side control!
Coleman cracks Forlen with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlen is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Forlen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Forlen?
Forlen is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Forlen looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Forlen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Forlen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Forlen is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Forlen is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman breaks from Forlen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coleman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Forlen looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Forlen is staying in there.
Coleman working Forlen over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Forlen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Forlen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Forlen hang on?
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Forlen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman works over Forlen with some ground and pound from guard.
Coleman slips nicely into half guard.
Coleman is keen to just control but Forlen is a slippery customer.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but Forlen defending well.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Forlen is having none of it.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forlen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Forlen is on top in guard.
Forlen won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Coleman has control of Forlen's left arm, preventing Forlen from doing any damage.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Forlen trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Coleman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Forlen trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Coleman kicks Forlen off and gets to his feet.
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Forlen counters with a three punch combo that has Coleman backing up. Coleman nods at Forlen to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
Forlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Forlen gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coleman stops Forlen from standing up.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Forlen is keeping the position for now.
Forlen is wriggling around but Coleman manages to pass to half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Forlen is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forlen moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Forlen.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forlen.
Forlen closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Forlen pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mark Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Forlen.
Forlen shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Forlen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Forlen counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coleman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coleman working away.
Coleman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Forlen some visible discomfort.
Forlen is looking for a sweep.
Mark Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Forlen struggling a bit here.
Forlen wants to get back to his feet.
Forlen can't do much from the bottom here.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

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