PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Coon (ranked 23175 p4p, 773 weight class) and Rod Marchand (ranked 9096 p4p, 703 weight class). Marchand has chosen Daisy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coon
vs
Marchand

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

184 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rod Marchand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coon rushes Marchand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marchand's defenses.
Marchand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marchand goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coon prevents it.
Coon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coon lands an elbow inside.
Marchand is looking to break free of the clinch but Coon has double underhooks.
Marchand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justin Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Marchand.
Coon lands an elbow just above Marchand 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coon.
Marchand is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coon to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marchand changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coon fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Marchand closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon pushes Marchand away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marchand gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marchand postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Coon is pushing Marchand's head away, looking to escape. Marchand manages to hold on to the position though.
Marchand trying to control the action but Coon is working from the bottom.

Marchand working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marchand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marchand wants to control but Coon is keeping him busy.
Coon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marchand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Marchand swings around for an armbar but Coon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Marchand's guard.
Coon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marchand on the ground.
Marchand trying to keep a closed guard but Coon is proving a slippery customer.
Coon wants to get up but he can't break Marchand's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Marchand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coon is aware though and is defending well.

Marchand looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coon wants to get up but he can't break Marchand's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marchand looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marchand is proving hard to escape from.

Marchand escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marchand is proving hard to escape from.
We've been informed that Marchand has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marchand is trying to control the position but Coon postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Coon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Marchand gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Marchand is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coon defends it well.
Coon is trying to stand up here but Marchand is controlling him well.

Marchand is working for a submission of some sort.
Marchand looks winded!
Coon pushes Marchand off looking to stand but Marchand dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Coon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Marchand misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coon tries to clinch there but Marchand circles away.

Coon has Marchand up against the cage in a clinch.
Coon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Marchand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coon throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Coon. No joy for Marchand on that attempt.
Marchand shoots in for a takedown but Coon shows good takedown defense.
Justin Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Marchand.

Coon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marchand, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon lands a knee to the body.
Marchand is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Coon.
Coon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coon is pressed up against the cage. Marchand has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Coon down to the mat. Coon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchand can do to turn this around?

Coon moves into the clinch.
Coon scores a nice knee to the body.
Marchand takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Coon.
Nice elbow from Coon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marchand wants a takedown but no success here.
Coon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marchand's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coon lands an elbow that stopped Marchand in his tracks for a moment.
Justin Coon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coon lands a knee to the body.
Coon lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Coon.
Coon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coon with a knee to the head.
Coon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marchand's face.
Coon trying to control the position but instead, Marchand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coon into the cage.

Coon is trying to trip Marchand. He has hold of a leg but Marchand is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Coon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Marchand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coon wanted to stand there but Marchand had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchand is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Marchand is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coon wants to stand but Marchand has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Marchand is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coon defends well.
Coon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marchand is proving hard to escape from.

That's four 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.

Marchand is working an open guard so Coon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Coon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marchand.

Coon moves into range and clinches up with Marchand.
Coon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coon lands an elbow inside.
Coon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marchand takes an elbow to the temple.

Coon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Marchand can't fight it off and eventually Coon manages to take the fight to the floor. Marchand looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Coon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Marchand dives in and grabs Coon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coon pushes down on Marchand's head and hops out.
Coon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Coon rushes Marchand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marchand jumps guard but Coon stands there with Marchand around his waist. Marchand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Coon.
Marchand fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Justin Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Marchand.
Marchand has had enough of the clinch but Coon keeps him there for the moment.
Coon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marchand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marchand is trying to pull guard but Coon has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coon landing knees to the body.

Coon jumps into guard, dragging Marchand to the mat.
Marchand passes Coon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coon is trying to stand up here but Marchand is controlling him well.

Marchand is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marchand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon is looking to escape.
Marchand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon tries to kick Marchand off in order to stand up. Marchand Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Coon wants to get back to his feet.

Coon throws Marchand to one side and escapes!
Coon moves in looking to clinch but Marchand pushes him off.
Marchand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coon wants it to stay on the feet.

Coon darts in and clinches Marchand up against the cage.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coon scores with a knee to the head.
Coon scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coon has a couple of punches blocked by Marchand.
Coon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marchand's defenses.

Coon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Marchand regains guard.
Coon won't allow Marchand to get back to his feet.
Marchand looking to control.
Coon wanted to stand there but Marchand had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marchand has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coon has managed to get both his arms back between Marchand's legs - danger averted.
Coon wants to stand but Marchand has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Marchand looking for a guillotine here but Coon defends easily.
Coon is looking to stand up but Marchand won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Marchand has closed the distance and engaged Coon in a clinch.
Coon lands a damaging elbow.
Coon lands a nice elbow.
Coon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marchand has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coon lands a good knee to the midsection. Marchand won't want to take too many of those.
Coon lands an elbow just above Marchand 's eye.
Coon crunches a lovely knee into Marchand's ribcage.
Coon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coon lands a good knee to the midsection. Marchand won't want to take too many of those.
Coon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Coon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marchand regains guard immediately.
Rod Marchand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Coon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marchand has a closed guard, preventing Coon from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Coon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Coon!