PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 18 p4p, 4 weight class) and Chris Coath (ranked 112 p4p, 16 weight class). Wein comes into the arena with Wilder Wein blaring out of the sound system. Coath has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wein
vs
Coath

187 cm
33
187 lbs
34 - 9 - 4

175 cm
33
189 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 34 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein feints and then cracks Coath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coath down.
Wein throws a leg kick but Coath moved away.
Coath scores with a sloppy right hand. Wein should have avoided that one.

It looks like Wilder Wein has been cut.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch but Wein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wein looks for the body kick but Coath saw that one coming.
Coath lands with a nice body punch.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Coath clinches up against the cage.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wein manages to break the clinch.
Coath throws a shot from downtown. Wein moves away and avoids it.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Wein pushes him off.
Coath drops his hands momentarily and Wein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
Wein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coath.
Coath throws a chopping leg kick but Wein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wein scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coath is looking to clinch.
Coath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wein has time to react.
Coath misses with a hook. Wein ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coath lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wein thinks about countering with a body kick.
Coath throws a hook to the side of Wein's head but Wein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wein connects with a leg kick. Coath looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coath has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wein.
Nice shot lands for Wein.
Coath walks into a left hand.
Wein lands a jab.
Coath throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Coath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coath connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wein's hands.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein lands a nice shot to the body.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coath doesn't seem bothered though.
Coath attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coath doesn't manage to clinch there - Wein circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coath.
Wein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coath just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coath.
Coath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Coath.
Wein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wein cracks a nice hook into Coath's ribs.
Wein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Coath closes the distance and clinches.
Wein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Wein tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Wein back against the cage.
Wein lands with a right to the head.
Wein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Coath as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Coath on the inside.

Coath pulls guard effortlessly.
Coath looking for a sweep. Not yet Coath, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coath looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wein passes into half guard.
Wein wants to free his trapped foot but Coath is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath wants to improve his position but Wein is controlling well.
Wein trying to control the pace.
Coath is looking for a sweep. Wein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coath moves into full guard.

Coath is looking for a triangle but Wein pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wein won't allow Coath to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wein slips a jab from Coath.
Coath jabs at Wein's body.
Wein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Coath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wein.
Coath throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wein on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Coath. That snapped Wein's head back.
Coath looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
Jab, jab by Coath - just one landing.
Chris Coath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wein was well out of range. Poor timing from Coath.
A little feinted left hand from Wein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein slips a jab from Coath.
Nice cross by Wein.
Wein thumps Coath with a low kick.
Coath's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wein. Coath shrugs it off though.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Wein counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Coath misses its intended target.
Wein tries to land a front kick but Coath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wein misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Wein - just one landing.
Wein connects with a single shot there.
Coath slips a straight right by Wein.
Coath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Wein backing away here, and Coath unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wein throws a leg kick but Coath moved away.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein throwing a counter right hand but Coath manages to avoid it.
Coath throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Coath moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Coath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coath misses with a low kick as Wein jumps back.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Coath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wein.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coath misses with a right hand
and Wein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wein. Wein obviously looking to wear him down.
Wein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coath wants to land a leg kick but Wein is out of range.
Wein misses with a kick to the body.
Coath throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Wein appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wein misses with a straight left.
A big right from Coath misses.
Coath has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wein looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Coath.
Wein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coath.
Coath looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Wein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein is looking to slow Coath down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
Wein half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coath moves into the clinch.
Coath tries a body shot but Wein blocks it.
Wein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wein working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Coath.
Coath working aggressively here.
Wein tries to break free but Coath pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Coath.
A right handed body shot lands from Coath.
A body shot lands from Coath.
Wein misses with the head strike.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Coath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chris Coath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coath blocking some punches.
Coath working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coath.
Coath lands a left hand.
Wein lands a right hand.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Coath is working Wein over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Coath.
Coath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wein backwards.
Wein blocks an uppercut.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Coath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Coath.
Coath lands a left hand.
Coath scores with a shoulder strike.
Coath lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Coath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wein.
Coath 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.
Wein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wein lands a head shot.
Coath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Coath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Coath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wein misses with a body kick.
Wein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wein fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coath just manages to avoid it.

Coath has closed the distance and engaged Wein in a clinch.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath lands with a light punch inside.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Wein.
Coath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath misses with some punches.
Wein gets through Coath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wein.
Wein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coath.
Coath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coath cracks Wein with a nice body shot.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wein.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.

Wein manages to break the clinch.
Coath just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein slips a jab from Coath.
Coath tries to clinch there but Wein circles away.
Coath throws a leg kick which misses Wein's front leg but catches the back leg as Wein tries to avoid it.
Coath tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Coath is just out of range.
Coath fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Wein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wein connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Wein misses.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Wein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Coath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wein has time to react.
Coath throws an overhand right that lands on Wein's shoulder, as Wein tries to avoid the shot.
Coath misses with a straight left.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Coath slips under a jab from Wein.
Wein throws a lazy right hand but Coath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coath looks to score with a jab to the body but Wein is just out of range.
Wein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coath misses with a right hand
and Wein counters with a low kick, right behind Coath 's knee.
Wein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a body punch but Wein moves out of range.
Wein slips under a jab from Coath.
Wein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coath is able to avoid easily.
Coath throws a front kick aimed at Wein's knee but Wein avoids it well.
Coath misses with a hook
and Wein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coath throws out the jab.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Wein cracks Coath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coath throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Wein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coath loads up on a big right hand but Wein slips the punch.
Coath throws an off balance right hand
and Wein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coath thinking.
Wein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Wein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coath throws out the jab.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands a head shot.
Coath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Coath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wein.
Wein throws a jab when Coath was well out of range.
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Wein throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wein slips under a jab.
Wein tries to score with a low kick but Coath moves his leg out of the way.
Coath chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wein can pounce on him.
Coath tests Wein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chris Coath has been cut.
Coath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coath looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coath.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wilder Wein.
I think Coath has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Coath!
Chris Coath bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.