PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman
vs
Silva

189 cm
27
218 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

187 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Coleman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman missing with knees to the body.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Silva.
Coleman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Coleman lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
The referee calls for Coleman to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Antonio Silva's cut even more.
Coleman leaning against his opponent.
Coleman slows down the pace here.
Coleman just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Coleman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Coleman misses with an elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coleman as Silva tries to tie him up.
Coleman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coleman trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman slowing the pace effectively.
Coleman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
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 throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva with the counter takedown but Coleman avoids it easily.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Coleman defends it well.
Michael Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Coleman darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Coleman pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Michael Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coleman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva working aggressively here.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coleman's elbow.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

The cut above Antonio Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Coleman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Coleman effectively controlling the action here.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Coleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Coleman trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coleman working Silva over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman misses with an elbow over the top.
Coleman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coleman rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Coleman, against the cage.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Coleman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Coleman lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Coleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Coleman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coleman throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Coleman.
Coleman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coleman.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses.
Coleman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Coleman!