PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cerien's choice of entrance music: House of the rising sun. Vincent Coll could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Cerien's chin.

Coll
vs
Cerien

200 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coll rushes Cerien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch but Coll keeps him there for the moment.
Cerien throws an elbow but it misses.
Coll has Cerien pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cerien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coll's brow.
Coll works on Cerien's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerien.

Cerien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cerien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coll.
Coll walks into a stiff left hand from Cerien.
Coll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cerien.
Cerien scores with the left hand. Coll knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for Cerien with that takedown attempt.
Cerien throws a head kick that misses.
Cerien throws a right hand that misses

and Coll counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien blocks a body shot from Coll.
Cerien pushes off an throws an elbow but Coll leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coll tries to land a knee to the head but Cerien blocks with his arms.
Coll with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerien tries to circle away but Coll has him pinned against the cage.

Cerien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coll lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coll's corner calls for a 1-2. Coll obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vincent Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coll looks for the body kick but Cerien saw that one coming.
Coll scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coll scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cerien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Cerien or perhaps it was just good defense by Coll which made him look bad.
Cerien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cerien.
Cerien looks winded!
Coll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coll throws a sloppy head kick and Cerien moves out of range easily.

Coll clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coll scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jean Cerien has been cut.
Coll's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Coll with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coll has Cerien pressed against the cage.
Cerien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerien tries to land knees in the clinch but Coll avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Coll to work.
Coll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cerien being controlled against the cage.
Coll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cerien misses with a body punch.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coll avoiding damage as Cerien throws knees to the body.
Cerien working hard to break the clinch.
Coll is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cerien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coll.
Coll unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerien lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerien wants to stall.
Cerien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cerien is trying to break the clinch but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Coll.
Cerien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cerien tries to throw a body punch but Coll avoids it by throwing Cerien back against the cage.
Coll tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerien avoids the damage to the body.
Coll lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Cerien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coll effectively controlling the action here.
Cerien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cerien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coll is pushing Cerien up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Coll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Cerien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Coll throws a leg kick but Cerien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cerien's sensitive parts.
Coll throws a head kick that half lands.
Coll connects with a single shot there.
Cerien looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cerien moves away.
Vincent Coll is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coll lands a big head kick that sends Cerien tumbling to the mat! Coll takes a step backwards and waves Cerien back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Cerien is rocked!
Cerien misses the jab.
Cerien is still on wobbly legs! Can Coll finish him?
Coll misses with a wild body shot.
Coll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coll connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Cerien! He's out on his feet! Coll rushes in and drops Cerien with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Coll!
In his post fight interview, Vincent Coll started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.