PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seth Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Heras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Coleman
vs
Heras

207 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Heras!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heras darts in and clinches Coleman up against the ropes.
Heras avoiding damage.
Heras takes a shot to the head.

Heras breaks the clinch.
Coleman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Heras scores with a takedown into Coleman's guard.

The fighters are working up against the ropes. Coleman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Coleman.

Heras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Heras gets a double leg takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Heras is having none of it.
Heras slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Heras advances position into side control!
Heras tries to advance to mount but Coleman denies him.
Coleman trying to control but Heras flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Heras tries to keep control of the position but Coleman is staying busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heras looking to break Coleman's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Coleman remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Heras will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Coleman is covering up but some of the strikes from Heras are getting through and doing damage.
A lull in the action here.
Heras looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Heras working for the choke.
Heras thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Heras is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Coleman tries to escape but Heras has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control his opponent's hands but Heras gets his hands free.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Heras throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Heras tries to get the hooks in deep but Coleman pushed the leg off.
Heras controlling well, preventing Coleman from escaping the position.

Heras is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Coleman defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Heras tightening his grip on Coleman, looking for the choke.
Heras looks winded!
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet but Heras has full control of the position and if anything, Coleman has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is in bad spot here.
Heras is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Coleman. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Heras.
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Heras dominating with strikes here.
Heras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coleman is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Heras dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Heras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman appears to be looking for a big counter.

Heras shoots in and gets a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Heras wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Heras stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Heras isn't so interested in that idea.
Heras postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heras seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Heras is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Heras drives through with a takedown into guard.

Coleman is working an open guard so Heras takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Heras gets a double leg takedown into Coleman's guard.

Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Heras is breathing heavily.
Coleman leaves Heras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heras fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coleman avoids it really well and circles away.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Heras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman tries to clinch but Heras is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Heras.
Heras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Lance Heras has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Coleman lands but Heras takes it in his stride.
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Coleman.
Coleman throws a combination. Heras tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Coleman.

Heras has managed to clinch.

Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coleman scores with a three punch combo!
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coleman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heras backs up against the ropes.

Coleman closes the distance and pushes Heras back into the ropes.

Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Heras. Heras gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coleman throws a right hand that Heras ducks under and follows up with a left that Heras also avoids with ease.
Heras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heras circles away quickly and effectively.

Heras fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Coleman to the ground. Heras is now in Coleman's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Heras drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coleman dives on top into guard.

Coleman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Heras looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heras wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heras tries to strike from the bottom.

Coleman stands and steps away. Heras gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A left and a right from Coleman both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heras circles away quickly and effectively.
Heras slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.

Heras pushes Coleman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Coleman tries to break free but Heras pushes him back against the ropes.

Heras manages to break the clinch.

Heras clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Heras breaks from the clinch.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses.
Heras doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Heras clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Heras's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Heras moves into the clinch successfully.
Heras blocks a body shot from Coleman.
A knee to the head by Heras.
Heras has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coleman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heras can turn it around.
Heras prevents Coleman from breaking the clinch.
Heras putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coleman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Heras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seth Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Heras shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the ropes. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Heras shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Heras was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman parries the strikes from Heras easily there. Heras is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coleman to escape.
Heras postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is not content to let Heras control the position.
Heras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes there by Heras.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Heras in side control, throwing shots but Coleman defends.
Coleman regains half guard.
Heras working the head and body with strikes.
Heras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Heras shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Coleman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Heras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heras darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Heras into the ropes.
Seth Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Heras.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coleman duly obliges.

That has opened up Lance Heras's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Heras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Heras, which made it look bad.

Heras closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman tries to circle away but Heras has him pinned against the ropes.

Coleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seth Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heras has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Heras is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman throws a series of strikes that have Heras backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Coleman.

Heras rushes Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Heras manages to break the clinch.

Heras instigates a clinch.
Coleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Heras won't allow it.
Heras misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Heras keeps control of Coleman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has Heras pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Heras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Heras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
Heras avoids the head kick by Coleman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heras shoots in for a takedown but Coleman shows good takedown defense.
Heras darts in trying to clinch
and Coleman counters with a left and a right that stings Heras.
Coleman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heras back to the ropes. Coleman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heras can do to turn this around?
Heras shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Heras's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heras slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Heras sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heras shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Coleman!