PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn Ellis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ellis
vs
Coleman

170 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaughn Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman shoots in and bounces Ellis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ellis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Ellis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coleman has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to stand but Ellis is controlling his head.
Ellis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ellis tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.
Coleman tries to advance position but instead Ellis slips a leg back in to half guard.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Ellis won't allow Coleman to pass to mount.
Ellis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Coleman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ellis defends it well.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ellis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ellis.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but instead Ellis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellis connects with a couple of short punches.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Ellis postures up in Coleman's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Ellis throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Coleman controlling Ellis's posture.
Ellis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Ellis isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coleman misses with a body kick.

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Ellis is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Coleman will probably get the nod.
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.

Ellis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coleman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Coleman has closed the distance and engaged Ellis in a clinch.

Coleman pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ellis throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman controls Ellis momentarily but Ellis frees himself.
Ellis won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Mark Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman wants to stand up but Ellis is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman punching from the bottom - just letting Ellis know he's still in a fight.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellis.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a big elbow that misses.

Coleman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Ellis throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ellis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ellis misses with a takedown attempt
and Coleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Vaughn Ellis has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a two punch combination.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.

Coleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Coleman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Ellis's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to pass to mount but Ellis is defending the position.
Coleman working Ellis over with strikes.
Coleman wants to stand up but Ellis is controlling the position.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Coleman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coleman moves nicely into side control.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman controls the position.
Coleman working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Ellis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman stalling.

Coleman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coleman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellis.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ellis manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coleman controls the pace.
Ellis 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.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Ellis won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but instead Ellis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Coleman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ellis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ellis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ellis with a nice head shot there.
Ellis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ellis throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ellis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellis throws a strike but Coleman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ellis controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Ellis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellis is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Coleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Coleman seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman moves into full mount! Ellis won't be happy about that!
Vaughn Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Coleman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coleman controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

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