PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coleman
vs
Ruth

180 cm
37
201 lbs
20 - 23 - 1

178 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 20 - 23 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman is looking to clinch but Ruth is avoiding it.
Coleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Ruth lands a jab to the nose.
Ruth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coleman slips a jab from Ruth.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruth circles away quickly and effectively.

Coleman shoots in and bounces Ruth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Ruth's brow.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Ruth blocks nicely.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
Ruth looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruth, not yet.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Ruth keeps moving.
Coleman preventing the sweep.

Ruth working for a triangle but Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruth is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruth is retaining full guard.
Ruth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ruth controlling the position well.
Ruth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Ruth wants to get back to full guard.
Ruth gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ruth controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ruth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ruth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruth working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
Coleman throws a big counter combination but Ruth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Black Coleman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coleman slips a straight right by Ruth.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice cross by Coleman.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ruth sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Coleman seems to be looking for submissions.
Ruth is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman is in close to Ruth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth looking to control.
Ruth wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Ruth has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ruth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ruth throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Coleman prevents Ruth from improving his position.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Ruth's head.
Ruth is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruth avoid being mounted?
Coleman moves nicely into side control.
Ruth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coleman's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman is controlling the pace.
Ruth tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Ruth is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Ruth's hands, connecting with Ruth's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth has his hands clasped together around Coleman's back. He's all about the action.
Ruth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Coleman defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.

Coleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ruth was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruth trying to control the position.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth 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 advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ruth tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Ruth is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Coleman cracks Ruth with a big elbow.
Coleman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ruth has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ruth is trying to improve his position.
John Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scores with punches from side control.
Coleman wants to control but Ruth is keeping him busy.

Coleman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Coleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Coleman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruth wants to control but Coleman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Coleman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
BOOM! Coleman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ruth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Black Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ruth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman prevents Ruth from getting the reversal.
Ruth is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.
Ruth is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Coleman!
Black Coleman made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.