PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tayber's choice of entrance music: Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. Jebidiah Tayber will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Coleman Jr
vs
Tayber

176 cm
30
168 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

170 cm
35
165 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

VIRAL COMBAT
Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jebidiah Tayber!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr blocks the body kick.
Coleman Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Tayber.
Tayber just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Tayber.
Tayber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Coleman Jr blocks a leg kick.
Coleman Jr checks the leg kick.
Tayber tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coleman Jr defends well and Tayber ends up having to push Coleman Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Tayber breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber throws a leg kick but Coleman Jr moved away.
Tayber misses with a body shot.
Tayber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tayber misses with a body kick.
Tayber throws a series of punches but Coleman Jr avoids them all with ease.
Tayber fails with the takedown
and Coleman Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tayber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman Jr moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coleman Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Coleman Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebidiah Tayber.
Coleman Jr moves out of range as Tayber throws a body kick.
Tayber misses with a looping right.
Coleman Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Tayber.
Tayber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tayber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coleman Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Tayber misses with a low kick.
Tayber fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tayber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coleman Jr avoids a kick to the body.

Tayber looking to score a takedown here. Coleman Jr is defending well but Tayber drives through and ends up in Coleman Jr's guard.
Tayber throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been informed that Tayber has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tayber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coleman Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tayber.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tayber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tayber postures up in Coleman Jr's guard and throws a big left but Coleman Jr blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tayber trying to control but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebidiah Tayber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tayber throws a head kick that misses.
Tayber cracks Coleman Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tayber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tayber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tayber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tayber throws a nice head kick!
Tayber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tayber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coleman Jr slips under a jab.
Tayber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tayber throws a jab when Coleman Jr was well out of range.
Tayber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tayber misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tayber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coleman Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coleman Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber cracks Coleman Jr with an open hand slap.
Tayber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman Jr.
Tayber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Tayber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tayber takes a swing at Coleman Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tayber lands a body shot.
Jebidiah Tayber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tayber.
Mark Coleman Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tayber looks for the body kick but Coleman Jr saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber throws out a loose jab but Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman Jr moves out of range as Tayber strikes.
Tayber misses with a straight right.
Coleman Jr moves forwards but Tayber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tayber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coleman Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Tayber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tayber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr slips a jab and a cross from Tayber.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coleman Jr but Coleman Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Coleman Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebidiah Tayber.
Tayber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tayber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coleman Jr as he jumps to the side.
Tayber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coleman Jr manages to avoid it.
Tayber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebidiah Tayber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tayber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tayber cracks Coleman Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tayber fails with a takedown attempt.
Tayber just misses with a punch to the body.
Tayber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coleman Jr moves out of range as Tayber throws a body kick.
Tayber misses with an uppercut. Coleman Jr saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tayber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tayber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tayber prevents Coleman Jr from getting back to his feet.
Tayber trying to control but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.
Tayber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tayber throws a big elbow that misses.
Tayber trying to control but Coleman Jr is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jebidiah Tayber wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tayber darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman Jr gets double underhooks and turns Tayber into the cage.
Coleman Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coleman Jr avoiding damage as Tayber throws knees to the body.
Tayber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coleman Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Coleman Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebidiah Tayber.
Tayber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coleman Jr defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tayber can pounce on him.

Tayber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tayber tries to advance to mount but can't.
Coleman Jr dodges the ground and pound from Tayber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr prevents Tayber from improving position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tayber looking to control but instead Coleman Jr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Tayber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tayber stops Coleman Jr from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Tayber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tayber 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Tayber!
A victorious Jebidiah Tayber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.