PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Luke Steele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coleman
vs
Steele

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Steele!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steele pinned against the cage. Steele gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Steele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Steele decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steele not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steele 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.
Steele throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Coleman is looking for a triangle but Steele pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Steele is proving a slippery customer.
Steele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Steele is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to stand up but Steele is controlling him.
Coleman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Steele makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steele looks gassed!
Steele slips nicely into half guard.
Steele lands with a punch from half guard.
Coleman tries to kick Steele off but Steele keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steele with the ground and pound but Coleman uses the opportunity to regain guard.

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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman is retaining full guard.
Steele is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard.
Coleman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steele's guard.
Steele controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steele holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steele has his foot on Coleman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coleman works his way back into a safe position though.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Coleman forces his way into half guard.
Coleman prevents Steele from improving his position.
Steele is trying to stand.
Coleman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Coleman trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steele is proving hard to escape from.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coleman shoots for a takedown but Steele saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Steele shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steele was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Steele is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Steele makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coleman's guard.
Steele scoring with some ground and pound.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steele but Steele pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
David Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele has a takedown stuffed.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Steele wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Steele looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Steele persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.

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.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches up with Steele, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes Steele against the cage but Steele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Steele shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steele was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steele unloading with bombs!
Coleman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
Steele landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Steele changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coleman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steele looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Coleman is avoiding damage well.
Steele sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coleman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Coleman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steele is thwarting Coleman's attempts to control the position.
Steele is stalling here. Coleman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Steele seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Coleman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele trying to control but Coleman flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is hanging on to Steele's back as he tries to escape.
Coleman trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Steele tries to break free.
Steele trying to control the hands but Coleman won't let him.

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 is looking for the choke from the back position but Steele is controlling his hands well.

Coleman working for a choke but Steele is defending well.
Steele trying to get back to his feet but Coleman is in full control for now.

Coleman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Steele is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele breaks Coleman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Steele wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Steele 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.
Luke Steele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele misses with a kick to the body.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Steele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coleman there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman fails with the takedown.
David Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Steele moves into range and clinches up with Coleman.

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 David Coleman.
Well Steele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Steele!