PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Coleman
vs
Jackson

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronald Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Coleman rushes Jackson and presses him up against the ropes.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Coleman gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Jackson looks gassed!
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson letting Coleman take a breather here.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coleman is pushing Jackson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Coleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman is struggling to control the position.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman taking a breather.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Coleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronald Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Coleman looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coleman into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronald Coleman.
Coleman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coleman slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Coleman tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Coleman tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Coleman counters with a nice body kick.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Coleman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coleman drives through and clinches with Jackson against the ropes.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coleman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman effectively controlling the action here.
Coleman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Coleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coleman trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronald Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Jackson being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronald Coleman.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coleman.
Coleman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman is looking to clinch.

Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Coleman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Coleman manages to get underhooks.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Ronald Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Coleman is pressed up against the ropes. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Coleman counters with a solid body kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Coleman counters with a straight right hand.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Coleman defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Coleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Coleman throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Coleman counters with a solid body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman tries to clinch up.

Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Coleman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Coleman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson misses the jab.
Coleman tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson misses with a hook. Coleman ducked under it nicely.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Coleman has Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
Jackson is working for takedown but Coleman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coleman is struggling to control the position.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Coleman looking to stall.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coleman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ronald Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Quinton Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Coleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coleman prevents it.
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coleman prevents it.
Coleman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Coleman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Coleman is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coleman has his back to the ropes.
Jackson has Coleman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Coleman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coleman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman is pressed up against the ropes. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coleman down to the mat. Coleman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Coleman staying out of range there.

Coleman pushes Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ronald Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Coleman!