PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coleman Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Duangjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bright
vs
Duangjan

202 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coleman Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Duangjan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duangjan cracks the inside of Bright's front leg.

Bright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duangjan's guard.
Bright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duangjan is looking to stand back up but Bright counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Duangjan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duangjan is trying to control but can't.
Duangjan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bright.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bright lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bright lands with a punch from half guard.
Duangjan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bright.
Bright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bright is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duangjan defending well though.
Bright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Duangjan taking some punishment here, with Bright in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright winds up and cracks Duangjan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bright connects with a nice short shot to Duangjan's temple.
Bright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bright throwing shots but Duangjan is blocking nicely.

Bright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duangjan is just riding it out for now. Bright eventually gives up the hold.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bright connects with a nice short shot to Duangjan's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bright winds up and cracks Duangjan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duangjan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bright manages to mount him!
Bright raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bright controlling his opponent.
Bright really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bright lands a big elbow.
Bright scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bright landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bright breaks from Duangjan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bright landing punches.
Bright connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duangjan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bright looking to finish Duangjan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duangjan!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Duangjan throws a low kick but Bright avoids it.
Bright slips a jab and a cross from Duangjan.
Duangjan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duangjan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bright working the ground and pound.
Bright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bright landing strikes.
Bright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Duangjan some visible discomfort.
Duangjan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Duangjan some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright cracks Duangjan with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Duangjan's face as Bright controls the position.
Bright working the head and body with strikes.
Bright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duangjan can do to turn this around?
Bright working the ground and pound.
Bright working the ground and pound from side control.
Bright lands a nice forearm strike.
Bright is putting a hurting on Duangjan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bright lands a nice forearm strike.
Bright scoring with punches and elbows.
Bright scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duangjan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bright works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duangjan to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duangjan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bright lands a few punches from side control.
Bright lands an elbow.

Bright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Duangjan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bright looks up at the clock and then as Duangjan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Duangjan is trying to escape the position but Bright is controlling the position.
Bright lands some shots froms side control.

Bright has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Duangjan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bright yanks on the arm and Duangjan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bright.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Coleman Bright!