PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Lex Luther acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Coleman
vs
Luther

208 cm
25
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
32
270 lbs
26 - 24 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman blocks a head kick by Luther.
Coleman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Luther if he has to take too many more of those.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luther misses with a head kick.
Luther looks winded!
Luther tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luther.
Luther takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coleman blocks the body kick.
Luther has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Luther with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luther lands a really nice looking cross but Coleman seems unphased.
Good standup being displayed there by Coleman as he connects with a hook.
Luther takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luther doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleman circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coleman with a jab.
Luther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Luther.
Coleman misses with a body shot.
Coleman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good work by Luther as he checks the leg kick.
Luther throws a sloppy head kick and Coleman moves out of range easily.
Coleman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Luther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Luther lands a nice shot that snaps Coleman's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther is looking to clinch.
Coleman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luther lands a high kick!
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Luther does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luther was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Coleman swings for the body but Luther moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Coleman blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luther manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Luther.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coleman is looking to wear down Luther with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luther tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Luther misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Coleman.
Luther misses with a kick to the body.
Coleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Luther counters with a big head kick but Coleman shrugs it off.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Luther.
Coleman misses with a low kick.
Coleman misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman cracks the inside of Luther's front leg.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luther wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Luther tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman throws a push kick but Luther slaps the foot to one side.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Luther.
Coleman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luther tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Luther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coleman misses with a low kick as Luther jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luther looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Luther.
Coleman tries to score with a low kick but Luther moves his leg out of the way.
Luther is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Luther avoids them all with ease.
Luther is looking to clinch.
Luther is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Luther swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Luther scores with a decent looking hook.
Luther throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a body shot.
Luther throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman throws a body punch but Luther moves out of range.
Coleman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luther!
Luther scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coleman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luther lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coleman tries to keep at a distance but Luther has taken the fight into the clinch.
Luther lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
Coleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Luther is blocking nicely.

Luther breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
Luther lands a jab.
Luther moves away from the strike by Coleman.

Luther clinches.
Coleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luther misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Luther.
Luther wants to clinch.
Bryan Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman scores with a punch to the head.
Luther throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Luther tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luther tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Coleman lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luther misses the shot to the body.
Luther slips a jab from Coleman.
Coleman works Luther's body with a nice hook.

Luther rushes Coleman and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Luther pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Luther scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Luther showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Coleman throws a front kick aimed at Luther's knee but Luther avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Luther does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Luther throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.

Luther instigates a clinch.
Coleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
Luther blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luther creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coleman's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Luther manages to break the clinch.
Luther tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman lands a leg kick that knocks Luther off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a head kick. Luther smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coleman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luther lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Luther.
Coleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luther to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Luther.
Luther takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luther keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luther scores with a head kick.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Luther.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman throws the kick towards the body but Luther avoids it.
A slow jab from Luther misses its intended target.
Coleman misses with a body kick.
Luther moves in looking to clinch but Coleman pushes him off.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.

Luther moves into range and clinches up with Coleman.
Coleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
Coleman managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Luther avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luther blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luther is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman is defending well for now.
Coleman avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Coleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luther throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coleman managing to block the knees to the body from Luther.
Coleman avoiding damage as Luther throws knees to the body.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Luther pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luther throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman avoiding damage.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luther tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman works on Luther's body with a couple of short punches.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luther backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Coleman.
Coleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luther blocking some punches.
Coleman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luther missing with knees to the body.
Coleman lands a shoulder strike.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Luther uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bryan Coleman.
I think Coleman 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bryan Coleman!