PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Battle Born - 5FDP as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Gordon

189 cm
27
218 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 12 - 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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
Coleman avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.

It looks like Michael Coleman has been cut.
Coleman taking a breather.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gordon is keeping busy.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Coleman dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Gordon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
Gordon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon blocks the elbow strike.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gordon blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman taking a breather.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Coleman just leaning against Gordon, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Gordon blocks it.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman's brow.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Louis Gordon has been cut.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coleman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gordon is keeping busy.
Coleman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gordon up against the cage.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Coleman blocks the elbow strike.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Louis Gordon's cut even more.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gordon blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gordon's defenses.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Coleman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Gordon scores with a push kick.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Coleman swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.

Coleman moves into the clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon lands a right hand.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coleman's defenses.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coleman's defenses.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Coleman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Gordon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coleman dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Coleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Coleman working Gordon over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.

The cut above Louis Gordon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coleman dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Michael Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gordon being controlled against the cage.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Gordon blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Coleman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon tries a body shot but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman blocks an uppercut.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Gordon won't want to take too many of those.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gordon's brow.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Coleman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gordon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Coleman moves into range and clinches up with Gordon.
Gordon blocks the elbow strike.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gordon tries to work over Coleman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gordon blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman just leaning against Gordon, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coleman working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Coleman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon being controlled against the cage.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gordon blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gordon.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Gordon avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Gordon being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gordon can do to turn this around?
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman's brow.
Coleman blocks the elbow strike.
Coleman working Gordon over with knees to the body.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Louis Gordon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Coleman!
In defeat, Louis Gordon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sucks to lose to the same guy twice - kick their asses'.