PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antony Hulk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hulk
vs
Coleman

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

161 cm
25
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antony Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Hulk wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hulk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Hulk's hands, connecting with Hulk's forehead.
Coleman prevents Hulk from standing back up.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman trying to mount his opponent but Hulk defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hulk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Coleman.
Coleman cracks Hulk with a solid left hand.
Hulk is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hulk's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hulk's head.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Hulk dodges it nicely.
Hulk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Hulk's head.
Hulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman slows the pace down in half guard.
Coleman working Hulk over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hulk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman postures up in Hulk's guard and throws a big left but Hulk blocks it.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hulk is retaining full guard.
Coleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hulk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman stays in close to Hulk's body and controls the position.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hulk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
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 is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eric Coleman wasn't active enough on the ground.

Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Coleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Coleman cracks Hulk with a big right hand but Hulk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hulk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman is working Hulk over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Coleman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hulk takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman scores with punches from side control.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Hulk's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman scoring with punches from side control.
Hulk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hulk manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hulk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hulk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up in Hulk's guard and throws a big left but Hulk blocks it.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman stands and throws Hulk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Coleman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hulk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Coleman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hulk!
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman landing shots from mount.

Hulk is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Hulk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hulk takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coleman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Coleman!