PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guga Baloteli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Guga Baloteli enters the cage!

Coulter
vs
Baloteli

192 cm
26
234 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Coulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Guga Baloteli!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coulter clinches up with Baloteli and pushes him back against the cage.

Coulter breaks from the clinch.
Baloteli misses with a double jab
and Coulter counters with a left and a right that stings Baloteli.

Baloteli clinches with his opponent.

Coulter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Coulter looking to pass the guard.

Baloteli is looking for a triangle but Coulter pushes his legs off easily.
Baloteli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coulter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Baloteli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coulter stands up over Baloteli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baloteli has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Coulter is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Baloteli.

Coulter stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Coulter rushes Baloteli and presses him up against the cage.
Baloteli tries to circle away but Coulter has him pinned against the cage.

Coulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coulter slips a jab and a cross from Baloteli.
Baloteli connects with a crisp jab.
Coulter slips a jab and a cross from Baloteli.
Baloteli misses with a combination
and Coulter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Baloteli gets tackled into the cage by Coulter. Coulter maintains the clinch.

Coulter breaks the clinch.
Baloteli misses with a low kick.
Baloteli misses with a low kick.

Coulter drives through with a takedown into Baloteli's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coulter stands and throws Baloteli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Coulter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baloteli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Baloteli tries to buck Coulter off but Coulter is having none of it.

Coulter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baloteli to his feet.

Coulter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baloteli's guard.
Coulter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter is working Baloteli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coulter content to stall in guard here.

Baloteli is working an open guard so Coulter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baloteli misses with a double jab
enabling Coulter to counter with a crisp jab.
Baloteli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Coulter counters with a single leg into guard. Baloteli didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coulter wants to control from the top but Baloteli keeps moving.

Coulter stands up from Baloteli's guard - Coulter perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloteli misses with a double jab.

Baloteli closes the distance and clinches.
Coulter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Guga Baloteli has been cut.
Coulter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Coulter.
Coulter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Coulter breaks from the clinch.
Baloteli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coulter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Coulter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guga Baloteli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coulter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Coulter decides to stand back up.

Baloteli tries to keep at a distance but Coulter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Coulter.

Coulter breaks the clinch.
Baloteli falls off balance throwing a combination

and Coulter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Baloteli looking for submissions off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Coulter here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Coulter decides to stand up.

Baloteli rushes Coulter and presses him up against the cage.
Baloteli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coulter manages to break the clinch.
Baloteli throws a nice looking combination but Coulter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Coulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coulter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baloteli.
Coulter fakes the leg kick and cracks Baloteli in the body.
Baloteli is breathing heavily.

Coulter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Baloteli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Coulter is in Baloteli's guard.

Coulter stands and steps away. Baloteli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Coulter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baloteli napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coulter working the ground and pound from side control.
Coulter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Baloteli's legs.
Baloteli gets back to half guard.
Coulter winds up and cracks Baloteli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloteli is trying to get back to full guard.
Coulter controlling the action here.

Coulter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coulter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Baloteli is not content to let Coulter control the position.
Baloteli 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.

Baloteli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Coulter decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Baloteli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coulter counters with a nice leg kick.
Baloteli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Coulter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baloteli's guard now.

Baloteli is working an open guard so Coulter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coulter closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baloteli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulter.
Baloteli is trying to pull guard but Coulter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Coulter tightens his grip and picks Baloteli up, before dumping him to the ground. Baloteli manages to land in guard.
Coulter controlling from the top position.
Coulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coulter stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coulter fails in his attempt to clinch.

Coulter clinches.
Coulter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coulter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Coulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baloteli looks to land a combination but Coulter avoids it well.

Coulter darts in and clinches Baloteli up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Coulter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Coulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Coulter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guga Baloteli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baloteli misses with a double jab

and Coulter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coulter.

Coulter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Coulter gets a clinch.

Coulter breaks the clinch.
Baloteli cracks Coulter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baloteli tries to bum rush Coulter with a series of wild strikes but Coulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Coulter closes the distance and clinches.
Baloteli fails to pull guard.
Baloteli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coulter's elbow.
Coulter digs a right hand into Baloteli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baloteli's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baloteli has had enough of the clinch but Coulter keeps him there for the moment.
Baloteli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Coulter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coulter.

Coulter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Baloteli gets caught napping as Coulter dives in and scores a takedown. Baloteli manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coulter gets to his feet - Baloteli follows without any prompting.

Coulter moves into the clinch successfully.
Baloteli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Coulter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Coulter.
Baloteli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Coulter.
Coulter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baloteli can do to turn this around?

Coulter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baloteli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Coulter lands strikes to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Baloteli is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Coulter is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Baloteli up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulter slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on Baloteli's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Baloteli covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Coulter has good solid back control here.
Baloteli is covering up but some of the strikes from Coulter are getting through and doing damage.
Coulter lands a shot to the head.
Coulter punishes Baloteli with strikes from the back mount.
Coulter scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulter has the hooks in. Baloteli is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Coulter biding his time, looking for the opening.

Coulter looking to break Baloteli's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Baloteli remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Coulter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Coulter softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Coulter softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Coulter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Baloteli knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Baloteli for a finish.
Baloteli takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coulter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Baloteli is defending well though. Coulter let's go of the attempt for now.
Coulter controlling the position well here. Baloteli rolled but Coulter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Coulter has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baloteli looking very determined here, making life difficult for Coulter.
Thomas Coulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coulter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baloteli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Coulter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coulter 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Thomas Coulter!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Thomas Coulter!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Thomas Coulter!

Thomas Coulter wins by unanimous decision!