PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jah Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Coleman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Coleman
vs
Dredd

175 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jah Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dredd gets back to full guard.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dredd is keeping the position for now.
Dredd keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dredd looking for a sweep. Not yet Dredd, not yet.
Dredd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Dredd looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Coleman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dredd manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coleman's best efforts.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dredd on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd gets back to full guard.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Dredd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dredd wants to pass to mount but Coleman is defending the position.

Coleman actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dredd uses his free foot to push down on Coleman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Coleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd scoring with strikes but Coleman is staying in there.
Coleman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dredd swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jah Dredd!