PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Earle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Earle
vs
Coleman Ii

220 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Earle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Ii misses with a combination
and Earle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coleman Ii thinking.
Earle connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Mark Coleman Ii has been cut.
Coleman Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Earle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coleman Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Earle.
Earle misses with a wild combination.

Coleman Ii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Coleman Ii thows a huge punch but Earle dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Earle keeps working.
Coleman Ii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman Ii slips a nice elbow through Earle's hands, connecting with Earle's forehead.
Earle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman Ii on the ground.
Coleman Ii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Earle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman Ii.
Earle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coleman Ii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coleman Ii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman Ii is keen to just control but Earle is a slippery customer.
Coleman Ii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Earle's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Ii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Ii working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman Ii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman Ii is trying to control. Earle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman Ii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman Ii winds up and cracks Earle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman Ii passes to full mount!
Earle is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman Ii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman Ii cracks Earle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like James Earle has been cut.
Coleman Ii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Coleman Ii lands a big elbow.

James Earle's cut is getting worse.
Earle is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earle is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman Ii cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

James Earle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Earle taking shots to the head.

Jeez, James Earle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Earle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Coleman Ii!