PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Coles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coles
vs
Polls

189 cm
20
222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coles feints and then cracks Polls's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Polls down.
Coles ducks under a wild hook from Polls.
Polls digs a good body shot into Coles's ribs.
Sim Polls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coles looks to land a body kick but Polls moved away.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polls.
Polls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Polls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polls throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
Coles slips a straight right by Polls.
Coles moves out of range as Polls strikes.
Coles misses with a body kick.
Polls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coles.
Polls jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polls closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Polls lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Polls stopping the sweep attempt from Coles.
Coles is pulling down on Polls's head. It's preventing any offense from Polls, at least for the moment.
Polls wants to control from the top but Coles keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polls throws a big right hand that misses.
Coles pulls Polls in to control the position.
Polls chips away with some ground and pound.
Coles keeping moving, preventing Polls from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polls with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Polls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polls thows a big elbow that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Polls misses its intended target.
Polls fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coles avoids it really well and circles away.

Coles moves into the clinch.

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.
Coles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polls lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Polls avoiding damage as Coles throws knees to the body.
Polls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polls is looking to break free of the clinch but Coles has double underhooks.
Polls is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polls avoids it.
Coles throws a head punch that misses.
Coles tries to land a knee to the head but Polls blocks with his arms.
Coles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Polls has Coles pushed against the cage.
Coles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Polls dominated that 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.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Polls crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Coles - the referee stops the clock and Polls gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Coles. Polls manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Coles keeps Polls at a distance using the push kick.
Coles does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Polls misses with a body shot.
Coles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polls.
Coles looks for the body kick but Polls saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Coles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Polls swats away the attempt to clinch by Coles.
Coles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Polls is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Polls is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coles.
Polls takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Polls crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Coles - the referee stops the clock and Polls gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Coles. Polls manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Polls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coles cracks Polls with a good jab.
Polls dips to his left and cracks Coles with an uppercut!
Polls throws a shot from downtown. Coles moves away and avoids it.
Coles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coles throws a push kick but Polls slaps the foot to one side.
Polls connects with a looping right hand.
Coles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polls throws out a loose jab but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polls throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Polls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coles.
Polls throws a shot from downtown. Coles moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Polls lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coles doesn't seem phased though.
Polls slips a jab from Coles.
Coles slips a straight right by Polls.
Polls misses with a jab to the body
enabling Coles to counter with a crisp jab.

Polls looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Polls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coles has his hands clasped together around Polls's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles trying to hold on to Polls's head to control him but Polls postures up.
Polls throws a strike but Coles avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Polls throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polls trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Polls drops back, looking for a kneebar! Coles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Coles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Coles!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Polls struggling a bit here.
Polls tries to bench press Coles off him but Coles keeps the position.
Polls is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coles off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Coles dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Polls fails with a takedown attempt.
Coles throws a leg kick which misses Polls's front leg but catches the back leg as Polls tries to avoid it.
Polls misses with a straight right.
Polls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coles.
Polls misses with a straight right.
Polls takes a swing at Coles's ribcage but misses.
Polls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coles was well out of range. Poor timing from Polls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polls drives through with a takedown into guard.
Polls lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Polls throws and elbow that misses. Coles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Polls's guard. Nice move by Coles!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles looking to sit in guard and control but Polls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polls throwing strikes but missing.
Coles is trying to keep Polls in close.
Coles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Polls is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two 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.
Coles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polls trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polls throwing strikes from guard but Coles blocks nicely.
Polls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coles looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Polls cracks Coles with an open hand slap.
Polls swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles defending well as Polls loads up on a big left hand.
Coles staying out of range there.
Polls misses with an uppercut. Coles saw that one coming.
Coles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Polls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coles.
A slow jab from Polls misses its intended target.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polls.
Polls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Polls coming out on top.
Polls throws a looping overhand right but Coles ducks down to avoid it.
Polls looks for a takedown but Coles sprawls well.
Coles fakes the leg kick and cracks Polls in the body.
Dennis Coles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polls takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls looks for a takedown but Coles sprawls well.
Dennis Coles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sim Polls.
Coles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Polls's head.
Polls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coles was well out of range. Poor timing from Polls.
Coles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coles throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Coles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Polls doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polls throws a jab when Coles was well out of range.

Coles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Polls in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coles lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Coles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Coles!