PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roosevelt Coleman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Coleman
vs
Dong Hyuk

183 cm
18
254 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
16
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 Helsinki, Roosevelt Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! Dong Hyuk slams his shin into Coleman's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coleman.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. That's going to slow Coleman down.
Nice body kick there by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Coleman's front leg.
A solid body kick from Dong Hyuk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Hyuk scores with a push kick.
Coleman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coleman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong Hyuk. That one must have hurt.
Coleman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk keeps Coleman at a distance using the push kick.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Shin Dong Hyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong Hyuk scores with a push kick.
Dong Hyuk thuds his shin into the meat of Coleman's side.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleman's knee momentarily.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleman's knee momentarily.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Coleman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong Hyuk.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Nice body kick from Dong Hyuk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Coleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coleman down.
Dong Hyuk connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
Coleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
Dong Hyuk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coleman works Dong Hyuk's body with a nice hook.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coleman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coleman's sensitive parts.
Coleman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Coleman misses with a hook to the body
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleman's knee momentarily.
Coleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Coleman misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice body kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Coleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Coleman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dong Hyuk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coleman will feel that in the morning.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong Hyuk - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Dong Hyuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk thuds his shin into the meat of Coleman's side.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong Hyuk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dong Hyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Coleman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Coleman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong Hyuk - the referee stops the clock and Coleman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong Hyuk. Coleman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coleman.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Coleman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong Hyuk - the referee stops the clock and Coleman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong Hyuk. Coleman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coleman.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shin Dong Hyuk dominated that 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.

Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Coleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Coleman tries to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coleman throws a right hand that misses
and Dong Hyuk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coleman takes a step back to recover.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Coleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Coleman tries to avoid it.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong Hyuk.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Coleman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Coleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Coleman tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice body kick.
Coleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coleman's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coleman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Coleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Coleman off balance momentarily.
Coleman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coleman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong Hyuk can pounce on him.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Coleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Coleman tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong Hyuk!
A solid body kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is looking to slow Coleman down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Coleman's front leg.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. Coleman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong Hyuk. Dong Hyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk thumps Coleman with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Coleman's front leg.
Good leg kick by Dong Hyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coleman takes a step back to recover.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coleman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong Hyuk scores with a spinning back kick!
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Coleman gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Dong Hyuk struggling a bit here.
Dong Hyuk parries the strikes from Coleman easily there. Coleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dong Hyuk to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dong Hyuk parries the strikes from Coleman easily there. Coleman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dong Hyuk to escape.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dong Hyuk keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dong Hyuk down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shin Dong Hyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coleman missing with a left hand there. Dong Hyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Dong Hyuk.
Coleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a good low kick that Coleman was not able to check.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dong Hyuk sprawls well. Dong Hyuk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Dong Hyuk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Coleman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Coleman off balance momentarily.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a push kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong Hyuk - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk cracks the inside of Coleman's front leg.
Roosevelt Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Coleman in the body.
Coleman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dong Hyuk thows a body kick. Coleman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking body kick.
Coleman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Coleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coleman down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.
Dong Hyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dong Hyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong Hyuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coleman's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coleman.
Dong Hyuk scores with a head kick.
Dong Hyuk scores with a kick to the midsection.

Coleman dives in and scores a takedown into Dong Hyuk's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Dong Hyuk has wrist control.
Dong Hyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dong Hyuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Dong Hyuk is working from the bottom.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Dong Hyuk looking to control.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dong Hyuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roosevelt Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dong Hyuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Dong Hyuk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong Hyuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dong Hyuk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!