PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clone Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tanaka
vs
Coleman

187 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, Akira Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clone Coleman !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka slaps away a takedown attempt from Coleman , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman . Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Tanaka throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Tanaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut. Coleman saw that one coming.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman , looking for a takedown. Tanaka pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka really is a fat lump.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Tanaka, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Tanaka against the cage but Tanaka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akira Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clone Coleman .
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
A big left from Tanaka misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tanaka on his heels. He'll look to pass Tanaka's guard now, I'm sure.
Tanaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tanaka tries to get out of the position.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Tanaka is keeping the position.
Tanaka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tanaka working a defensive guard here.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Coleman cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Tanaka isn't that keen on the idea.
Coleman gets back to half guard.
Tanaka throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman trying to hold on to Tanaka's head to control him but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tanaka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanaka being controlled here momentarily.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has Tanaka pulled in close to control his posture.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coleman holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Clone Coleman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
Coleman throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tanaka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Coleman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coleman is looking to regain half guard here but Tanaka keeps moving and retains side control.
Tanaka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Coleman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tanaka misses with the ground and pound.
Tanaka passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Coleman !
Coleman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka with the ground and pound from mount.
Coleman gets back to half guard.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
Coleman is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akira Tanaka will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tanaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tanaka is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Tanaka tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman looks up at the clock and then as Tanaka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coleman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for Coleman ! That's hurt Tanaka! Will he recover? Coleman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clone Coleman !