PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 3468 p4p, 366 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 2622 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maiden
vs
Coleman

185 cm
45
174 lbs
34 - 25 - 1

180 cm
41
186 lbs
29 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

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 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maiden throws a sloppy head kick
and Coleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maiden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maiden gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maiden wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman is thwarting Maiden's attempts to control the position.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but Maiden defending well.
Coleman working Maiden over with strikes.
Maiden trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maiden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Coleman is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman wants to get up but he can't break Maiden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Coleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maiden working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman distracts Maiden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman 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.
Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maiden looking to control.
Maiden wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Coleman distracts Maiden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maiden's head.
Coleman slips nicely into half guard.
Maiden is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Maiden is having none of it.
Maiden tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coleman is keen to just control but Maiden is a slippery customer.
Maiden tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.

Coleman seems to be looking for submissions.
Maiden tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
Maiden tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Maiden tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Maiden has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman trying to mount his opponent but Maiden defends it.
Coleman is controlling the pace.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice shot by Coleman.
Coleman blocks a head kick by Maiden.
Maiden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maiden looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Maiden.
Coleman cracks Maiden with an open hand slap.
Maiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Maiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eddy Maiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman scores with a jab. Maiden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman checks the leg kick.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Maiden.
Coleman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maiden with a body shot.
Maiden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coleman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Maiden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maiden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coleman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Maiden postures up.

Coleman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maiden defends well.
Maiden preventing the sweep.
Maiden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maiden's guard.

Maiden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maiden wants to get back to his feet but Coleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maiden wants to hit a switch here but Coleman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maiden there!
Maiden is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Coleman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Black Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman breaks from Maiden's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maiden hang on?
Maiden is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Maiden to control.
The referee warns Maiden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maiden?
Maiden working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maiden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Maiden is rocked!
Coleman connects with a bit shot that sees Maiden covering up! More strikes from Coleman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Coleman is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Black Coleman made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.