PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Coffie (ranked 2132 p4p, 106 weight class) and Trailer Life (ranked 3702 p4p, 178 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coffie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rise Above It. On his way into the cage it seems that Sanka Coffie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sanka Coffie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Coffie
vs
Life

160 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanka Coffie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trailer Life!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coffie swings widly with a right hand
and Life counters with a straight right hand.
Coffie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coffie misses with a body shot
and Life counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Life misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Coffie.
Coffie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Life.
Coffie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Life.
Coffie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Life tries to keep at a distance but Coffie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coffie misses with some punches.

Coffie breaks from the clinch.
Life throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Life missing with a left hand there. Coffie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Life keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Life on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Life keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coffie.
Coffie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Life sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Life avoids the body shot from Coffie.

Coffie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coffie leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coffie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coffie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Life swings wildly with an uppercut but Coffie uses good head movement to avoid it.

Life pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Coffie drives through and clinches with Life against the cage.
Coffie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Life backwards.
Coffie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coffie misses with the head strike.
Life lands an uppercut.
Life misses with a punch to the body.
Life throws a head punch that misses.
Coffie lands a shoulder strike.

Life escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Life defending well as Coffie loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coffie loads up on a big right hand but Life slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coffie.
Coffie throws a right hand that misses
and Life counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Life moves away from the strike by Coffie.
Coffie misses the jab.
Coffie misses with a looping left.
Life slips a jab from Coffie.
Sanka Coffie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coffie misses with a combination
letting Life counter with a right hand.
Life throws the left hand but Coffie avoids the punch easily.
Life moves out of range as Coffie strikes.
Life staying out of range there.
A left lands for Coffie.
Coffie scores with a shot to the body.
Coffie slips under a jab.
Coffie cracks Life with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coffie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Life counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Sanka Coffie has been cut.
Coffie tests Life's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Life misses with a right hand
and Coffie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coffie scores with a jab.

Life is rocked!
Life misses with a looping right.
Life is still on wobbly legs! Can Coffie finish him?
Coffie 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.
Life might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Coffie cracks Life with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Life tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Coffie pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Life is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanka Coffie!
A very excited looking Sanka Coffie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Trailer Life had this to say: 'Fuck you and your QFC level 1 fighting.'.