PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Coleman
vs
Man

180 cm
35
201 lbs
18 - 19 - 1

192 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Man!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman misses with some punches.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Coleman on the inside.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Coleman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Coleman 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.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Man has his feet on Coleman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Coleman blocks with his arms.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman wants a takedown but no success here.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.

Coleman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man pushes Coleman off looking to stand but Coleman dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Coleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Man pushes Coleman off looking to stand but Coleman dives back in and keeps control.
Coleman wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to stand back up but Coleman manages to pass into side control.
Man wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Man takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman taking a breather here.
Coleman trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Check out the look on Coleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Man wants to get back to his feet but Coleman drags him back down.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Man is not content to let Coleman control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man stops Coleman from passing to mount.
Man is pushing Coleman's head away, looking to escape. Coleman manages to hold on to the position though.
Man is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman prevents Man from escaping the position.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Coleman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.

Man is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man misses with a head kick.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coleman advances position into side control!
Coleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Coleman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Coleman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
Man is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Coleman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Man is looking to get back to his feet here but Coleman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Man's back.
Coleman scores with punches and elbows.
Man is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman lands strikes to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Man to escape the position.
Coleman is landing big shots and Man is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Black Coleman waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.