PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath comes to the cage accompanied by Enemy by Blue Stahli. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Coath
vs
Diego

175 cm
23
265 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
188 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Coath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Coath lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coath throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coath in his tracks.
Diego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego avoids the body shot from Coath.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coath.
Diego tests Coath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath works Diego's body with a nice hook.

Coath sends Diego crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Coath is motioning to the referee to let Diego up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego avoids the body shot from Coath.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego scores with a hook.
Coath throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Diego lands a jab-cross combination.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Coath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Coath's head coaches at V Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Coath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coath lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Coath as the two fighters clinch.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Coath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diego's efforts to push away.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath prevents a body shot from Diego.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Diego cracks Coath with a nice body shot.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Coath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coath gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego is looking to control Coath's arms but Coath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage.
Diego tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath lands a right hand.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coath scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath prevents a body shot from Diego.
Coath blocking some punches.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Coath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coath.

Diego is rocked!

That has opened up Don Diego's cut even more.
Coath is muscling Diego up against the cage and as Diego bounces back off, Coath cracks him with a huge right hand! Diego crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Coath!
Chris Coath retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Coath thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Don Diego spoke after the fight, saying 'WOW, rematch please.'.