PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helge Fossmo predikar. On his way into the cage it seems that Helge Fossmo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Helge Fossmo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Fossmo
vs
Coleman

203 cm
30
286 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

176 cm
30
260 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Cage Star

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Coleman !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fossmo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Fossmo looking for subs off his back but Coleman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Fossmo's hands, connecting with Fossmo's forehead.
Fossmo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Fossmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fossmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Fossmo's hands, connecting with Fossmo's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fossmo tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman is keen to just control but Fossmo is a slippery customer.
Fossmo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fossmo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fossmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coleman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is still trying to improve position.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Fossmo's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman tries to lock up and control but Fossmo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fossmo with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fossmo is landing with some decent strikes but Coleman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fossmo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman regains half guard.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Fossmo is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman manages to get to full guard.
Coleman trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fossmo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fossmo is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman , not yet.
Coleman is controlling Fossmo's posture.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fossmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman pulls Fossmo in to control the position.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fossmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fossmo manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Fossmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Fossmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fossmo looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Black Coleman 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.

Fossmo shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fossmo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Fossmo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fossmo fails with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a left to the body.
Fossmo shoots and misses
and Coleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Fossmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Fossmo shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Fossmo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fossmo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fossmo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fossmo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman advances nicely into full mount.
Fossmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fossmo 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 trying to control but Fossmo is having none of it.
Coleman landing punches.
Coleman working Fossmo over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fossmo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Fossmo is trying to control but can't.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Fossmo is having none of it.
Coleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman is keen to just control but Fossmo is a slippery customer.
Coleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Fossmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fossmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fossmo is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Fossmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman .

Fossmo actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fossmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Fossmo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Fossmo's hands, connecting with Fossmo's forehead.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fossmo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fossmo trying to control but Coleman postures up.

Fossmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Fossmo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman working over Fossmo with some ground and pound. Fossmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fossmo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fossmo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman winds up and cracks Fossmo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Fossmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Coleman is working for a submission of some sort.
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 is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fossmo!
Coleman landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fossmo is trying desperately to improve position.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fossmo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman 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!

Fossmo dives in and grabs Coleman 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Fossmo's head and hops out.
Fossmo shoots and misses
and Coleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Coleman looking to score a takedown here. Fossmo is defending well but Coleman drives through and ends up in Fossmo's guard.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fossmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Fossmo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.

Fossmo 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.
Fossmo trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Fossmo is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Fossmo has wrist control.

Fossmo 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 scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.

Fossmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman trying to control but Fossmo is working from the bottom.
Coleman is pushing down on Fossmo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fossmo is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman wants to control but Fossmo is keeping him busy.
Fossmo is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fossmo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fossmo tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but Fossmo defending well.
Fossmo manages to get to full guard.

Fossmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fossmo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.

Fossmo is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Fossmo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fossmo's head.
Coleman trying to control but Fossmo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Black Coleman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Fossmo is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fossmo keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Helge Fossmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Coleman !
Black Coleman gave a mention to Cage Star in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).