PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saramith Doom Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Doom Bringer

183 cm
27
192 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

186 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saramith Doom Bringer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom Bringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Doom Bringer or perhaps it was just good defense by Coleman, which made it look bad.
Doom Bringer lands with a nice body punch.
Doom Bringer throws a body shot but no joy.

Doom Bringer dives in and scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Doom Bringer trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Doom Bringer prevents Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Doom Bringer trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Doom Bringer passes into half guard.

Doom Bringer is trying to work for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doom Bringer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom Bringer is controlling the pace.
Coleman landing small, sideways elbows.
Doom Bringer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doom Bringer on the ground.
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman is staying active underneath Doom Bringer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doom Bringer is working for a kimura but Coleman is defending it quite comfortably.
Doom Bringer not doing much here.
Coleman trying to control from the bottom.

Doom Bringer is working for a submission of some sort.
Doom Bringer is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman is in trouble now - Doom Bringer has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coleman tries to hold on but Doom Bringer pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doom Bringer is working for a guillotine from mount but Coleman frees his head quite easily.

Doom Bringer looking for a guillotine from mount but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Coleman manages to get to full guard.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Doom Bringer from controlling successfully.
Doom Bringer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doom Bringer wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doom Bringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doom Bringer trying to control the position.
Doom Bringer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No luck for Doom Bringer with that takedown attempt.
Doom Bringer shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doom Bringer is defended easily by Coleman.
Jake Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saramith Doom Bringer.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Doom Bringer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doom Bringer misses the jab.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom Bringer.
Doom Bringer misses with a wild body shot.
Doom Bringer lands a body shot.
Doom Bringer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coleman rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Doom Bringer.
Coleman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Coleman struggling a bit here.

Doom Bringer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Coleman is looking to regain half guard here but Doom Bringer keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom Bringer controlling the position.
Doom Bringer trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Doom Bringer just content to control the position.

Doom Bringer is trying to get an arm triangle but Coleman is defending well.
Coleman being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom Bringer is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman struggling a bit here.
Coleman sneaks back into half guard.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Doom Bringer is looking to stall here but Coleman recovers full guard.
Doom Bringer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coleman's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom Bringer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Doom Bringer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coleman wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Coleman staying busy and making it hard for Doom Bringer to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Doom Bringer is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom Bringer trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saramith Doom Bringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doom Bringer shoots in but no luck this time.
Doom Bringer throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Doom Bringer does it's job there.
Doom Bringer throws out a powerful jab.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom Bringer.

Doom Bringer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doom Bringer is in Coleman's guard.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doom Bringer's guard.
Doom Bringer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Doom Bringer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doom Bringer is looking to pass Coleman's guard but actually Coleman recovers to full guard.
Coleman wants to control the position but Doom Bringer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Doom Bringer not doing much here.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Doom Bringer trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman wants to get back to full guard but Doom Bringer has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to reverse the position but instead Doom Bringer has taken his back - oops!
Doom Bringer is trying to control but Coleman is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

Doom Bringer looking to secure an arm triangle but Coleman defends it well.
Doom Bringer controlling his opponent.
Doom Bringer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Doom Bringer controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doom Bringer looking for a guillotine from mount but Coleman is having none of it.
Doom Bringer tries to control but Coleman wriggling away.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Coleman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but Doom Bringer has full control of the position and if anything, Coleman has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Coleman showing good submission defense here.

Doom Bringer looking for the choke from the back.
Saramith Doom Bringer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doom Bringer is looking for a choke. Coleman gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Coleman manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom Bringer wants to hit a switch here but Coleman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Doom Bringer there!
Coleman unloads with some shots from mount but Doom Bringer bucks and avoids them well.
Saramith Doom Bringer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Doom Bringer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jake Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Coleman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Doom Bringer turns into him and now he's in Coleman's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saramith Doom Bringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doom Bringer 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saramith Doom Bringer!
During a confident post fight interview, Saramith Doom Bringer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.