PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman's entrance music is Got Money. A fine choice. Dakker Kane has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Coleman
vs
Kane

174 cm
42
198 lbs
37 - 34 - 3

190 cm
22
203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 34 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Coleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Coleman drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coleman is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kane keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.

Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.

Coleman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Xtreme Punishment inform us that Kane has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coleman misses with an uppercut

and Kane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.

Coleman looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kane's guard.
Kane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Coleman is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Coleman lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Coleman's head back.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Kane is rocked!

It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Kane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Kane is on queer street and Coleman is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Springfield HW Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.