PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Coleman Jr
vs
Macale

176 cm
30
155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

173 cm
42
177 lbs
56 - 23 - 1

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

VIRAL COMBAT
Cage Star

The Adrenaline Matrix
VIRAL COMBAT

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 - 7 - 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 56 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Coleman Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Macale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Macale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coleman Jr's head.
Coleman Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Macale works Coleman Jr's body with a nice hook.
Coleman Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macale.
Macale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Macale.
Macale jabs Coleman Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Macale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coleman Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macale.
Macale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coleman Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman Jr slips under a jab from Macale.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale missing with a left hand there. Coleman Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macale misses with a looping right.
Coleman Jr misses with a looping left.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr moves away from the strike by Macale.
Macale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman Jr misses with a looping right.
A jab from Macale finds it's way through Coleman Jr's defenses.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Macale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Macale keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Macale has wrist control.
Coleman Jr preventing the sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Macale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Macale holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiao Macale was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Macale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Macale but Macale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman Jr tries to land a leg kick but Macale saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Macale sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macale lands with a good body shot.
Macale throws out a loose jab but Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macale goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Macale lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macale clobbers Coleman Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macale sizes up Coleman Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman Jr.
Macale throws a body shot but no joy.
Macale throws a jab when Coleman Jr was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Macale scores with a hook.
Coleman Jr shoots in but Macale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman Jr avoids the body shot from Macale.
Macale lands a nice shot that snaps Coleman Jr's head back.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook.
Coleman Jr drops his hands momentarily and Macale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Macale has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Coleman Jr shoots in and bounces Macale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale is looking to sweep but instead, Coleman Jr has passed into half guard.
Coleman Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Coleman Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr tries to pass to full mount but Macale defends it.

Coleman Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Coleman Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coleman Jr is keen to just control but Macale is a slippery customer.
Coleman Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coleman Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coleman Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coleman Jr.
Macale is controlling Coleman Jr's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman Jr dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the liver by Macale. Beautiful body shot.
Coleman Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macale connects with a body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Coleman Jr.
Macale wants to control but Coleman Jr postures up.
Macale tries to bench press Coleman Jr off him but Coleman Jr keeps the position.
Macale is not content to let Coleman Jr control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Coleman Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Macale is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Macale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Coleman Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Coleman Jr stalls from top position.

Coleman Jr swings around for an armbar but Macale sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Coleman Jr's guard.
Macale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman Jr is retaining full guard.
Macale wants to control from the top but Coleman Jr keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Macale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coleman Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tiao Macale.
Macale misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale scores with a nice head shot.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macale lands a lovely overhand right.
Macale throws a hook but Coleman Jr blocks it.
Macale missing with a left hand there. Coleman Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Macale is defending against the submission attempts here by Coleman Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiao Macale.
I think Macale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.