PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaleimalulani Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Coleman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hart
vs
Coleman

225 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronald Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.

Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman stalls.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coleman prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to break free but Coleman has control.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Hart tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
Hart is trying to break free.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Coleman keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Coleman prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hart tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Coleman has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Coleman stalling against the cage.
Coleman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hart up against the cage.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Coleman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Coleman to work.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Coleman slowing the pace effectively.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hart tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling him.
Hart being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Coleman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hart is trying to break free.
Coleman scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Coleman keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Coleman stalling the fight.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hart won't want to take too many of those.
Hart tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman.
Hart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Coleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hart up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Coleman moves into range and clinches up with Hart.
Coleman effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coleman has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman.
Coleman landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to break free.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Hart is trying to push Coleman away but Coleman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Coleman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Coleman misses with a knee strike.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hart won't want to take too many of those.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ronald Coleman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Hart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Coleman has double underhooks.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Hart avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman landing knees to the head.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hart is trying to break free.
Coleman has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hart's efforts to push away.
Hart tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coleman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coleman slows down the pace here.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coleman controlling the action here for a moment.
Coleman has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronald Coleman.

Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman is stalling here.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Coleman won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Hart is trying to break free.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hart wants to break free but Coleman has control.
Coleman lands a knee to the head.
Coleman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kaleimalulani Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman lands an elbow inside that Hart shrugs off.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working Hart over with knees to the body.
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hart is trying to break free.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Hart tries to circle away but Coleman has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Coleman.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Hart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Coleman.
Hart being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Coleman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Ronald Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Ronald Coleman!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Ronald Coleman!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ronald Coleman!

Ronald Coleman wins by unanimous decision!