PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Mosh. Tito Coleman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Vladimir Mikhail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman
vs
Mikhail

188 cm
27
202 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Mikhail!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhail misses with a takedown attempt

and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mikhail's guard now.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.

Coleman drops back looking for a leg! Mikhail is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mikhail manages to kick Coleman off! Coleman jumps back into Mikhail's guard.
Mikhail avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mikhail keeps moving.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Mikhail blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws and elbow that misses. Mikhail uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Mikhail!
Mikhail wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Mikhail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mikhail looking to sit in guard and control but Coleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Mikhail keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mikhail is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
Mikhail preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikhail wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikhail has wrist control.
Mikhail wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mikhail preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Mikhail has wrist control.
Mikhail is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.

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

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 is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom here.
Coleman misses with a strike from the bottom.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhail wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Mikhail wants to take a breather but Coleman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mikhail.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Coleman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mikhail closes the distance but Coleman moves to the side

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Mikhail is keeping the position.
Mikhail keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhail wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman trying to control but Mikhail is working from the bottom.
Mikhail wants to stand up but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tito Coleman just wasn't active enough.
Mikhail gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coleman is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mikhail is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tito Coleman!