PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nacho Bel Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coature comes to the cage accompanied by 8th and Blues. Randy Coature has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coature
vs
Bel Grande

186 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nacho Bel Grande!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bel Grande misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bel Grande blocks the leg kick.
Bel Grande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bel Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Coature shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Bel Grande.
Coature tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bel Grande misses with a jab, cross combination.

Coature closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bel Grande to the mat! Bel Grande manages to get full guard.
Coature advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel Grande is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bel Grande managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coature.
Coature is looking to take a break and control but Bel Grande is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bel Grande is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coature creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bel Grande sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Coature tries to advance to mount but Bel Grande denies him.
Bel Grande wants to get back to his feet but Coature drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande regains half guard, as Coature was trying to land strikes.
Coature throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coature stops Bel Grande from getting back to his feet.

Coature stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bel Grande to get to his feet.
Bel Grande scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coature looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nacho Bel Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coature dives in and scores a takedown into Bel Grande's guard.

Bel Grande kicks Coature off and gets to his feet.
Bel Grande bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bel Grande throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coature.
Bel Grande dips to his left and cracks Coature with an uppercut!
Bel Grande is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coature misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bel Grande looks to land a combination but Coature avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coature avoids the body shot from Bel Grande.
Coature avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bel Grande throws a series of punches but Coature avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Coature does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Bel Grande. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bel Grande throws a series of punches but Coature moves out of range.
Coature tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nacho Bel Grande will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coature throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coature avoids the body shot from Bel Grande.
Bel Grande lands with a straight right. Coature didn't see that one coming.
Bel Grande misses the shot to the body.

Coature gets a double leg takedown into Bel Grande's guard.
Coature trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coature trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coature landing with the ground and pound.
Coature trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bel Grande wants to stand up but Coature is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel Grande keeping moving, preventing Coature from controlling successfully.
Coature chips away with some ground and pound.
Coature trying to move into half guard but instead Bel Grande has managed to sweep!
Coature looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bel Grande wants to stand but Coature is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bel Grande is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bel Grande is fighting to break Coature's control of his arms but Coature is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bel Grande wants to stand but Coature is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bel Grande swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coature.
Bel Grande misses with a series of wild punches.
Bel Grande lands with a nice body punch.
Bel Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bel Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Bel Grande connects with a jab.
Bel Grande throws a series of punches but Coature moves out of range.
Bel Grande throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coature.
Coature throws a low kick but Bel Grande moves out of range easily.
Bel Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bel Grande lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bel Grande throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bel Grande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bel Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randy Coature is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bel Grande. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coature throws a right hand that Bel Grande ducks under and follows up with a left that Bel Grande also avoids with ease.
Bel Grande thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nacho Bel Grande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bel Grande misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Bel Grande does no damage.
Bel Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Coature blocks a jab.
Bel Grande misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coature 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.
Bel Grande lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coature at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coature pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bel Grande is out of range and Coature settles back down.
Bel Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coature throws a sloppy head kick and Bel Grande moves out of range easily.
Bel Grande throws a right and a left that Coature avoids nicely.
Nacho Bel Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bel Grande displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coature wants to land a leg kick but Bel Grande is out of range.
Nacho Bel Grande seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coature manages to avoid it.
Bel Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Bel Grande lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bel Grande.
Bel Grande blocks a head kick by Coature.
Bel Grande stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bel Grande wants it to stay on the feet.
Bel Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coature takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bel Grande works over Coature's head and body with a nice combination.
Bel Grande misses the shot to the body.
Coature avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Bel Grande does no damage.
Bel Grande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coature circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coature pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bel Grande is out of range and Coature settles back down.
Coature keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Bel Grande misses.
Some wild striking there from Bel Grande.
Bel Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Coature is just out of range.
Bel Grande throws a series of punches but Coature avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nacho Bel Grande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bel Grande winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho Bel Grande!