PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Sauve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman Jr
vs
Sauve

176 cm
40
142 lbs
27 - 17 - 1

177 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

LOD - Supplements & Laundry

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 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Sauve!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coleman Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Sauve.
Coleman Jr trying to stall but Sauve improves his position.
Sauve lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sauve.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman Jr effectively controlling the action here.

Sauve breaks from the clinch.
Sauve looks to land a left hand but Coleman Jr moved out of range nicely.
Coleman Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sauve wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sauve clinches with his opponent.
Sauve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sauve fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr blocks an uppercut.
Sauve works on Coleman Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Sauve lands a shoulder strike.
Sauve misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr misses with the head strike.
Coleman Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Coleman Jr leaning against his opponent.
Sauve misses with a knee to the head.
Coleman Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sauve blocks a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sauve has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sauve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coleman Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sauve avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sauve is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sauve managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr is trying to stall.
Sauve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Sauve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman Jr misses with a low kick.
Sauve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coleman Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sauve is fending him off so far but Coleman Jr persists. Nope, Sauve circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sauve.
A head kick misses from Sauve.
Sauve sizes up Coleman Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Coleman Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Sauve counters with a three punch combo that has Coleman Jr backing up. Coleman Jr nods at Sauve to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve throws a sloppy head kick and Coleman Jr moves out of range easily.
Sauve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coleman Jr manages to avoid it.
Sauve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauve stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coleman Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Sauve is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Coleman Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Sauve is defending well.
Sauve is looking to regain half guard here but Coleman Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Sauve sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Sauve is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman Jr pulls his head out easily.
Coleman Jr prevents Sauve from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauve is looking for a sweep. Coleman Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Coleman Jr there.
Sauve has hold of Coleman Jr's hands but Coleman Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sauve knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sauve is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sauve is trying to stand back up but Coleman Jr is controlling him
Ground and pound from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr stops Sauve from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coleman Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Coleman Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sauve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coleman Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve dominated that round.
That's time! Coleman Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coleman Jr shoots in for a double leg but Sauve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sauve is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Coleman Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coleman Jr distracts Sauve with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Sauve had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman Jr defends it easily.

Sauve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.

Coleman Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Sauve's brow.
Sauve wants to sweep here but Coleman Jr controlling him for the moment.
Coleman Jr landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr looking to pass the guard.
Sauve keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Sauve wants to get back to his feet but Coleman Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sauve has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Coleman Jr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sauve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman Jr.

Sauve gets caught flat footed, as Coleman Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coleman Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Sauve.

Sauve is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Coleman Jr presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Coleman Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauve blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sauve is trying to break the clinch but Coleman Jr is controlling him.
Coleman Jr looking to stall.

Sauve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sauve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sauve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sauve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coleman Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sauve tries to avoid it but Coleman Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sauve to the ground. Sauve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Coleman Jr gets a clinch.
Coleman Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sauve can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman Jr controls the action.
Sauve tries to throw a body punch but Coleman Jr avoids it by throwing Sauve back against the cage.
Sauve misses with some punches.
Sauve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coleman Jr.
Sauve lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve lands a body punch in the clinch.

Sauve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Coleman Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Sauve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sauve can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman Jr controls the action.
Sauve misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sauve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sauve works on Coleman Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Coleman Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Sauve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sauve swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman Jr slowing the pace effectively.

Sauve breaks the clinch.
Sauve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sauve misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauve.
Coleman Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Sauve.
Coleman Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Sauve.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sauve instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sauve.
Sauve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman Jr blocking some punches.
Coleman Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauve's elbow.
Sauve lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sauve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sauve lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Sauve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sauve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coleman Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Sauve pushes Coleman Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sauve blocks an uppercut.
Sauve avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
Coleman Jr misses with the head strike.
Coleman Jr lands a knee to the body.
Sauve swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauve avoids it.
Coleman Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauve throws a head punch that misses.
Sauve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sauve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sauve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sauve but Sauve pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauve throws a shot from downtown. Coleman Jr moves away and avoids it.
Coleman Jr tries for a takedown but Sauve sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kyle Sauve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman Jr swings for the body but Sauve moves out of range.
Kyle Sauve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sauve throws a hook but Coleman Jr blocks it.
Coleman Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sauve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sauve as he jumps to the side.
Sauve is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr tries to clinch
and Sauve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauve tries to move into range but Coleman Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sauve misses with a two punch combination.
Sauve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Sauve tries to keep at a distance but Coleman Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sauve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauve blocking some punches.
Sauve blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sauve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauve.
Sauve stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman Jr. Coleman Jr gets slowly back to his feet.

Coleman Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sauve!

Sauve throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sauve throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman Jr's shoulder, as Coleman Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sauve misses the target.

Coleman Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 Jr connects with a nice short shot to Sauve's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauve wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Sauve is trying to stand back up but Coleman Jr is controlling him
Coleman Jr 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 Jr drops an elbow to the side of Sauve's head.

Sauve makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sauve enables Coleman Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sauve manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman Jr stops Sauve from standing up.
Sauve is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coleman Jr connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sauve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Coleman Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sauve has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coleman Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Sauve's legs - danger averted.
Sauve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sauve is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman Jr is controlling him.
Coleman Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sauve swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sauve is looking for a triangle but Coleman Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sauve's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauve wants to stand up but Coleman Jr is controlling him.
Mark Coleman Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman Jr working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Sauve.
I've got Sauve winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Sauve!