PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coleman Jr
vs
Assassin

176 cm
20
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
170 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.

Assassin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Coleman Jr's half guard.
Coleman Jr taking some punishment here, with Assassin in his half guard.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Coleman Jr looking for a kimura from the bottom but Assassin passes into side control!
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman Jr sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coleman Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Assassin lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman Jr is pressing down on Assassin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Coleman Jr blocks nicely.
Coleman Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Assassin is looking to improve his position but Coleman Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Assassin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman Jr scoring with strikes but Assassin is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman Jr with the ground and pound from mount.

Assassin is rocked!
Assassin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coleman Jr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
In his post fight interview, Mark Coleman Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.