PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yi Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Coleman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coleman
vs
Dong

188 cm
29
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yi Dong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dong for as long as he can get away with.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Coleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dong throws a head kick that misses

so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dong being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Coleman.
Dong controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Dong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
Coleman won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dong throws a combination that misses

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Coleman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coleman as he jumps to the side.
Coleman feinted with a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dong.
Coleman feinted with a counter takedown.
Dong tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Dong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coleman defends it nicely.
Nate Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yi Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to clinch

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coleman controls the pace.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Coleman.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dong throws a combination. Coleman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking to clinch but Coleman is avoiding it.
Coleman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
Dong throws a head kick that misses

and Coleman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Coleman continues to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nate Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Coleman continues to hold on tight.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Coleman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dong misses with a head kick.
Coleman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dong darts in trying to clinch

and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control.
Dong tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dong trying to control but not successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman has good solid back control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman avoiding Dong 's attempts to control his hands.
Dong is in bad spot here.
Dong manages to reverse the position and now he's in Coleman's guard. Nice work there by Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong is fighting to break Coleman's control of his arms but Coleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Coleman is stinking the place up with his stalling.

Coleman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dong wants to break free but Coleman has control.
Dong has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Dong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeps control of Dong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coleman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Dong is working for takedown but Coleman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coleman prevents Dong from breaking the clinch.
Coleman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dong stalling in the clinch but Coleman improves position.
Coleman is working for takedown but Dong is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coleman is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coleman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coleman goes for a takedown attempt but Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dong throws a combination. Coleman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yi Dong.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Coleman!