PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurman Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Repenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Repenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coleman
vs
Repenko

163 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

201 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thurman Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Repenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Repenko pushes Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.
Repenko scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thurman Coleman has been cut.
Repenko connects with a knee to the head.
Repenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Coleman up against the cage.
Coleman really is a fat lump.
Repenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Repenko prevents the takedown attempt.

Repenko drops Coleman with a big knee straight up the middle! Coleman is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Coleman is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Coleman forces Repenko back against the cage and clinches.
Repenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coleman is keeping busy.
Repenko is pushing Coleman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Repenko.
Coleman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Repenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Repenko has Coleman pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Coleman is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Repenko - that's hurt Coleman badly! Oh, another knee lands and Coleman is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Coleman doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Roman Repenko!