PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Coleman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coleman
vs
McGeary

189 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

198 cm
27
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam McGeary!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman rushes McGeary and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGeary fails to land.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGeary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGeary displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coleman up against the cage.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGeary blocks it with crossed arms.
McGeary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman prevents a body shot from McGeary.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coleman.
McGeary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coleman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGeary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGeary's defenses.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but McGeary avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Liam McGeary has been cut.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
McGeary looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGeary's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands an elbow just above McGeary 's eye.

That has opened up Liam McGeary's cut even more.
Coleman is pushing McGeary up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGeary takes a knee right on the jaw!

McGeary is rocked!
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
McGeary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coleman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGeary in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McGeary is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?

The cut above Liam McGeary's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.
McGeary seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
McGeary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped McGeary in his tracks for a moment.

Liam McGeary's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Coleman lands a vicious elbow to the side of McGeary's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Coleman tries to finish him with strikes but McGeary still seems able to defend himself so Coleman steps back and lets McGeary get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Liam McGeary's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Coleman!
Liam McGeary spoke after the fight, saying 'I don't have much to say. Congratulations to my opponent, I just wasn't ready tonight.'.