PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spurius Furius Philus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen 21 Questions as his entrance music. Toby Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Furius Philus
vs
Coleman

188 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spurius Furius Philus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Furius Philus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Furius Philus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Furius Philus tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Coleman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Coleman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Furius Philus quickly recovers to half guard.
Furius Philus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Coleman manages to move to mount!
Coleman thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Furius Philus is trying to stand.
Furius Philus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Furius Philus because Coleman loaded up on that one.
Furius Philus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Coleman wants to get back to his feet but Furius Philus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furius Philus 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.
Furius Philus postures up.

Furius Philus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coleman, up you get!

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Furius Philus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman postures up.

Furius Philus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Furius Philus is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Coleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furius Philus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coleman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Coleman instigates a clinch.
Furius Philus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coleman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Furius Philus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coleman misses with a combination
and Furius Philus counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Furius Philus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman with the counter takedown but Furius Philus avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furius Philus darts in looking for a takedown but Coleman gets double underhooks and turns Furius Philus into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spurius Furius Philus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coleman duly obliges.

It looks like Spurius Furius Philus has been cut.
Furius Philus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Furius Philus sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Furius Philus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman is looking to advance position but Furius Philus won't allow it.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Furius Philus kicks Coleman off and gets back to his feet.
Furius Philus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Coleman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furius Philus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Furius Philus is looking to escape.

Furius Philus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Furius Philus trying to control but Coleman postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furius Philus is trying to control but Coleman manages to pass to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Coleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Furius Philus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Coleman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furius Philus wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Furius Philus can't escape the position.
Furius Philus gets back to half guard.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furius Philus defending well though.

Coleman stands up and beckons Furius Philus to join him on the feet.

Coleman shoots in and bounces Furius Philus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Coleman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Furius Philus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coleman has managed to get both his arms back between Furius Philus's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spurius Furius Philus'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.

Furius Philus throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Furius Philus.
Coleman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Toby Coleman has been cut.
Furius Philus scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Furius Philus.
Coleman throws a one two combo.
Spurius Furius Philus is winning the standup battle so far.

Furius Philus lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Coleman sprawling to the canvas. Furius Philus follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Coleman hang on?

Coleman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
Coleman is trying to stand up here but Furius Philus is controlling him well.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Furius Philus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Furius Philus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furius Philus is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Furius Philus is looking for a kimura here.
Coleman is trying to stand up here but Furius Philus is controlling him well.

Coleman pushes Furius Philus off and gets back to his feet.
Furius Philus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furius Philus tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Furius Philus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coleman eats them both and turns towards Furius Philus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Furius Philus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coleman under the eye.

That has opened up Toby Coleman's cut even more.
Furius Philus cracks Coleman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Coleman falls to his knees and Furius Philus doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spurius Furius Philus!
Spurius Furius Philus spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Toby Coleman spoke after the fight, saying 'He got lucky...'.