PBP Commentary

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

Viking
vs
Coleman

205 cm
23
249 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Coleman !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Viking keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Viking ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viking lands with a nice body punch.
Coleman swings widly with a right hand
and Viking counters with a left and a right that stings Coleman .
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Viking saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Viking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norwegian Viking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Viking keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Coleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Viking to the ground. Coleman is now in Viking's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viking swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Viking pushes Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
Viking darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Viking as Coleman shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Viking manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viking sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viking as he jumps to the side.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viking as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Coleman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viking wants it to stay on the feet.
Viking uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viking throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Viking saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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 Norwegian Viking will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Coleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman throwing shots but Viking is blocking nicely.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman is nestled in close to Viking, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking wants to get back to his feet.
Viking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Coleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coleman prevents Viking from standing back up.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viking's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viking is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Viking is trying to stand up here but Coleman is controlling him well.

Coleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman winds up and cracks Viking with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Black Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Viking keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman prevents Viking from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Coleman works his way into side control.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Viking takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Viking controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Coleman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Viking is not content to let Coleman control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Viking with a big right hand but Viking just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Viking tries to escape but Coleman is in control.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Viking to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Coleman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Coleman scores with punches from side control.
Coleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Coleman looks up at the clock and then as Viking takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Coleman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Coleman grinds an elbow into Viking's temple.
Viking is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Coleman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Viking's shoulder. That is not cool.
Coleman cracks Viking with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Viking to see if he's OK.

Viking is rocked!
Coleman scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Viking is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Coleman can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman !
A relieved looking Black Coleman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.