PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maynard Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ad Jansens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Jansens

177 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maynard Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ad Jansens!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman tries to clinch there but Jansens circles away.
Jansens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman throws a head kick but Jansens moves out of range.
Jansens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.

Jansens clinches.
Jansens blocks the elbow strike.

Coleman has Jansens pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Coleman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jansens tumbling to the mat - Coleman dives into Jansens's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is pushing down on Jansens's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jansens is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coleman not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansens trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman trying to control the pace.
Coleman prevents Jansens from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jansens wants to clinch.
Jansens throws a chopping leg kick but Coleman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Jansens misses.
Coleman moves to clinch but Jansens breaks away
and Jansens counters with a nice body kick.
Jansens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jansens throws a nice looking combination but Coleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jansens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jansens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jansens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jansens looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jansens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
Jansens prevents Coleman from improving position.
Coleman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jansens will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Coleman moves into full mount!
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.

Coleman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maynard Coleman dominated that 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.

Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jansens manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jansens is proving hard to escape from.
Jansens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coleman passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Jansens's hands, connecting with Jansens's forehead.
Coleman prevents Jansens from standing back up.
Coleman is pressing down on Jansens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jansens is holding on for now.
Coleman tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jansens.
Jansens is breathing heavily.
Coleman slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to mount his opponent but Jansens defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jansens.
Jansens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jansens tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Jansens.
Jansens misses with a few strikes there.

Jansens tries to sprawl but Coleman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Jansens is defending well.
Coleman not doing much here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maynard Coleman.

Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman moves out of range of the body kick from Jansens.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jansens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coleman controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maynard Coleman dominated that second round.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jansens is looking to score with low kicks.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jansens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jansens wants to land a leg kick but Coleman is out of range.
Maynard Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman motions for Jansens to come forward. Coleman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Jansens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jansens wants to clinch but Coleman slips to the side

and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Coleman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maynard Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jansens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansens is trying to stand back up but Coleman is controlling him
Maynard Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Coleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ad Jansens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maynard Coleman.
Jansens throws a leg kick but Coleman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jansens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Jansens.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Jansens.
Jansens fails with an attempt to clinch.

Coleman has Jansens up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansens.

Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jansens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman darts in looking for a takedown but Jansens gets double underhooks and turns Coleman into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Coleman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jansens fails to pull guard.

Coleman lands a takedown into guard.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Maynard Coleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jansens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maynard Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

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