PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Coreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Pitbull ft Marc Anthony Rain Over Me blaring out of the sound system. Coreman has chosen Imagine Dragons - Round And Round as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Coreman

187 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Top Flight Nutrition

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Coreman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting King counter with a right hand.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King is working for takedown but Coreman is calmly controlling the position for now.
King has Coreman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coreman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Coreman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King avoids the head kick by Coreman.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coreman but Coreman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coreman - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coreman scores with a push kick.
Coreman throws a leg kick
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coreman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coreman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coreman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King fails with the takedown.
Coreman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Coreman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King is pressed up against the cage. Coreman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coreman throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coreman misses with a kick to the body
and King makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coreman looks winded!
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King pushes Coreman up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King tries to break free but Coreman pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Coreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coreman has him pressed against the cage.
Coreman slowing the pace effectively.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Coreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coreman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Coreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coreman controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coreman stands up.
Coreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from King both land. Nice combination.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coreman.

King moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to break the clinch but Coreman is controlling the position.

Coreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coreman circles away.
Coreman throws a lazy body kick
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coreman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Coreman misses with a takedown
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

King moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Coreman tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce King will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

King feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coreman's calf.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
Coreman connects with a high kick.

King clinches with his opponent.
King keeps control of Coreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coreman smiles and moves away.
Coreman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Coreman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Coreman's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coreman tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coreman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Coreman is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by King.
A cross from King lands.

Coreman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King pushes Coreman off looking to stand but Coreman dives back in and keeps control.
Coreman wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King pushes Coreman off looking to stand but Coreman dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Coreman sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Coreman.
Coreman with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a big head kick but Coreman shrugs it off.
Bruce King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Coreman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

King closes the distance and clinches.
Coreman misses with a body punch.
Coreman is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King looking to stall.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coreman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King is looking for a takedown.
King lands an elbow inside.
Coreman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King wants to break free but Coreman has control.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coreman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coreman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coreman is defending well.
Coreman looking to stall.
Coreman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Coreman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coreman takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Coreman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coreman is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Coreman is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Coreman breaks the clinch.

King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Coreman!
Coreman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!

King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Coreman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, King asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coreman some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce King dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

King avoids a punch combination nicely.

Coreman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Coreman is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.

Coreman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Coreman dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Coreman's head and hops out.
Coreman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Coreman won't allow it.
Coreman can't break the clinch.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King gets through Coreman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coreman after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King trying to control the position but instead, Coreman has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
Coreman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coreman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
King lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow inside that Coreman shrugs off.

King manages to pull guard.

King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coreman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coreman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.

Coreman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coreman misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coreman's knee momentarily.
Bruce King is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
King throws a series of punches but Coreman avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coreman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coreman showed some decent athleticism there.
Coreman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Coreman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows King to get to his feet.

King clinches with his opponent.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Coreman is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coreman backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Bruce King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Coreman breaks from the clinch.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coreman.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Coreman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King moves into the clinch.
Adam Coreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Coreman.
I think King 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce King!
Bruce King made sure to mention his sponsor, Top Flight Nutrition in his post fight interview.