PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Clary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clary has chosen E.G.G.M.A.N. by Paul Shortino as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coleman
vs
Clary

184 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Clary!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clary tries to clinch

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clary won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clary tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coleman with the ground and pound but Clary regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clary wants to get back to his feet.
Clary trying to control here.
Clary is looking to improve his position.
Clary trying to control here.
Clary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clary.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Clary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Clary blocks nicely.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clary has control of Coleman's left arm, preventing Coleman from doing any damage.
Clary tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Clary is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman trying to control but Clary is working from the bottom.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Clary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to stand up but Clary is controlling him.
Clary advances position into side control!
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Clary is dominant here and he's now got Coleman's back!
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Clary patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Coleman is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Clary has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Coleman staying busy and making it hard for Clary to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman holding both Clary 's hands and preventing any damage.

Coleman fending off the submission attempt from Clary.
What can Coleman do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron Clary will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clary fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Clary with that takedown attempt.
Coleman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clary.
Clary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clary off to one side.
Jake Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Clary.
Clary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman but Coleman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clary gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Clary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clary keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clary trying to strike off his back.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clary trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Clary is striking from the bottom but Coleman uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Clary's head.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clary throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Coleman wants to advance to full mount but Clary doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clary swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clary looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Clary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clary is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman cracks Clary with a solid left hand.
Clary keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.

Clary is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Clary is working from the bottom.
Clary wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Clary keeps moving.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Clary keeps moving.
Clary tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clary can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Clary's head.
Clary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clary trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clary with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clary wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clary is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Coleman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Coleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clary's guard.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clary manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Clary's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clary get's back to his feet.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clary circles away quickly and effectively.
Jake Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman fails with the takedown.
Clary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clary.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Clary sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Clary sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clary is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Clary circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clary lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coleman will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Clary. Clary gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clary.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clary is defended easily by Coleman.
Clary leaves Coleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clary has his takedown stuffed

and Coleman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clary!
Clary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clary's face.
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clary hang on?
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Coleman looking to secure an arm triangle but Clary defends it well.
Clary is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clary wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clary?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clary on the ground.
Clary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Coleman looking to control but Clary is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clary is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Coleman!