PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 7224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 3098 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan's entrance music is Sherry Monocle. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Morgan
vs
Coleman

160 cm
45
171 lbs
32 - 24 - 0

180 cm
41
186 lbs
28 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman gets a clinch.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Coleman.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Coleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coleman misses with a knee to the head.
Coleman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman looking to throw knees to the head but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coleman scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan works Coleman's body with a nice hook.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Morgan.
A cross from Coleman lands.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simon Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan 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.
Morgan throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Morgan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coleman finds it's way round the side to connect with Morgan's head.
Jab, jab by Coleman - just one landing.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Coleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Coleman backs away looking to recover.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.

Coleman closes the distance and clinches.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan throws a combination that misses
and Coleman counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Morgan!

Coleman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coleman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Coleman in side control, throwing shots but Morgan defends.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Morgan's temple.
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Morgan tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.
Coleman working the head with strikes.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morgan to see if he's OK.
Morgan wants to control but Coleman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to reverse the position.
Coleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Morgan's temple.
Coleman landing strikes.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Morgan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Coleman.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Morgan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Morgan tries to pass.
Morgan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coleman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morgan defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that round.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simon Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan misses the body punch
and Coleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Coleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.

Coleman takes the fight into the clinch.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
A hook to the body from Morgan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Coleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coleman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Coleman clinches.
Coleman lands a right hand.
Morgan working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Coleman.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Black Coleman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coleman.
Coleman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Coleman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coleman lands a hook to the side of the head.

Morgan breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman scores with a jab.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Coleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morgan blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Coleman has the dominant position.
Coleman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coleman lands a right hand.
Morgan wants to break free but Coleman has control.
A frustrated look appears on Morgan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coleman connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coleman obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morgan's face.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coleman works over Morgan's head and body with a nice combination.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coleman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman working aggressively here.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.

Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.

Morgan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman 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!

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coleman is stalling in the full guard.
Black Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.

Morgan is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman stops Morgan from standing up.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coleman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morgan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Morgan wants to stand but Coleman is controlling the position.
Coleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morgan trying to control the position.
Simon Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman is working Morgan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morgan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Coleman trying to control from Morgan's half guard. Morgan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Coleman won't allow Morgan to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coleman stands up and waves to Morgan to follow him.
Coleman tries to clinch up.

Coleman darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Coleman with a knee to the head.
Coleman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morgan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coleman blocks it with crossed arms.
Black Coleman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morgan or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Morgan misses

so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Morgan working for a triangle but Coleman defends it easily.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coleman 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Coleman!
Black Coleman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Simon Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'hell of a fight. experienced alot in mma but after my contract expired, i decided my fighting life is over'.