PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marx Coenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cant say no. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coenen
vs
Andre

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 New York, Marx Coenen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Andre!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coenen misses with a body kick.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Coenen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coenen shoots in looking for a takedown. Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Coenen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coenen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Coenen.
Coenen stuffs the takedown attempt from Andre. Andre gets slowly back to his feet.
Andre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Andre or perhaps it was just good defense by Coenen which made him look bad.
Marx Coenen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Andre.

Coenen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coenen lands in his opponent's guard.
Coenen advances to half guard.
Andre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre wants to get back to full guard.
Andre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coenen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coenen winds up and cracks Andre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andre wants to control but Coenen is keeping busy.
Coenen trying to control from half guard but Andre is working away.
Andre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coenen.
Coenen wants to control but Andre is keeping him busy.
Andre is trying to maintain the position but Coenen is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenen trying to pass the guard but Andre defending well.
Andre is refusing to be controlled, as Coenen sits in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Marx Coenen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Coenen lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
Coenen misses with a takedown attempt - Andre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coenen tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.

Coenen clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Coenen.

Coenen manages to pull guard.
Coenen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coenen tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenen trying to control the position.

Coenen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coenen is pulling down on Andre's head to control his posture.
Andre trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coenen's guard.
Andre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Coenen keeps the fight on the outside.
Coenen moves out of range as Andre strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Andre.

Andre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Andre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coenen keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre trying to pass the guard but Coenen defending well.
Coenen gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marx Coenen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Coenen shoots in and drives through. Andre sprawls well.

Andre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coenen is looking to improve his position.
Coenen manages to get to full guard.
Coenen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Andre wants to control from the top but Coenen keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Andre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coenen tries to clinch there but Andre circles away.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Coenen with that takedown attempt.
Coenen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andre doesn't seem bothered though.

Andre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Coenen is trying to improve his position.
Andre is looking to take a break and control but Coenen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenen keeping his opponent close.
You can see the frustration on Coenen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Andre tries for a kimura but Coenen is defending well.
Coenen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre is working Coenen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Coenen is looking to reverse the position.
Coenen struggling a bit here.
Andre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Andre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Coenen to his feet.
Coenen throws a sloppy head kick and Andre moves out of range easily.
Andre slaps away a takedown attempt from Coenen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marx Coenen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coenen.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.

Coenen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Coenen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andre gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coenen wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Andre there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Coenen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coenen digs a good body shot into Andre's ribs.
Andre moves in looking to clinch but Coenen pushes him off.
Coenen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coenen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Coenen moves into the clinch successfully.
Coenen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coenen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Coenen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Andre darts in and clinches Coenen up against the cage.

Coenen breaks from the clinch.
Coenen misses with a wild combination.

Coenen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andre on his heels. He'll look to pass Andre's guard now, I'm sure.
Marx Coenen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenen passes Andre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coenen is trying to control the action in half guard but Andre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Andre trying to control here.
Coenen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Andre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coenen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Andre is squirming around, avoiding Coenen's attempts to control the action.
Andre working to try and regain half guard.
Andre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coenen dominating with strikes here.
Andre tries to reverse the position but Coenen maintains control.
Coenen wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Coenen with shots to the head and body - Andre looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre can't escape the position.
Andre is bucking up trying to escape but Coenen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenen avoids the attempt from Andre to control.
Coenen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andre is bucking up trying to escape but Coenen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coenen looking to control but Andre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andre is trying desperately to improve position.
Coenen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coenen controlling the position easily from mount.
Andre tries to buck Coenen off but he can't manage it.
Coenen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Coenen wants to control the pace but Andre is squirming around nicely.
Coenen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coenen prevents Andre from getting the reversal.
Coenen controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coenen landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marx Coenen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coenen 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Marx Coenen!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Marx Coenen!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Marx Coenen!

Marx Coenen wins by unanimous decision!