PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Coleman (ranked 3438 p4p, 358 weight class) and Tom Chandler (ranked 7353 p4p, 555 weight class). Seamus Coleman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coleman
vs
Chandler

177 cm
19
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman connects with an inside leg kick.
Chandler checks a leg kick.
Coleman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chandler.
Coleman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chandler.
Chandler moves out of range of the leg kick from Coleman.
Chandler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coleman.
Chandler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chandler or perhaps it was just good defense by Coleman, which made it look bad.
Coleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coleman.
Chandler swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chandler throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.

Chandler dives in and scores a takedown into Coleman's guard.
Coleman controls Chandler momentarily but Chandler frees himself.

Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chandler forces his way into half guard.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Chandler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chandler on the ground.

Chandler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chandler controlling the position easily from mount.

Chandler wants to finish this one by submission but Coleman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Chandler.
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!
Chandler raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman can't escape the position.
Coleman tries to hold on but Chandler postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scoring with strikes but Coleman is staying in there.
Chandler landing punches.
Chandler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coleman tries to hold on but Chandler pushes him away.

Chandler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Coleman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Coleman wants to control but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scoring with strikes but Coleman is staying in there.

Chandler has hold of Coleman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Coleman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chandler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chandler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler landing punches.
Chandler landing strikes from the mount.
Chandler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coleman?
Chandler landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A big right from Chandler misses.
Coleman throws a head kick that half lands.
Chandler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coleman scores with a kick to the body.
Coleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coleman misses with a leg kick

and Chandler counters with a single leg into guard. Coleman didn't expect that.
Coleman is trying to keep Chandler in close.
Chandler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler is fighting to break Coleman's control of his arms but Coleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chandler is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chandler connects with a couple of short punches.
Chandler cracks Coleman with a solid left hand.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Chandler tries to pass.

That's two 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.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chandler.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that Chandler has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chandler sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A good leg kick by Coleman.
An inside leg kick lands from Coleman.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tried to score with a low kick but Chandler checks it.
Chandler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Coleman defends it well.
Coleman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seamus Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman feints and then cracks Chandler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chandler down.
Chandler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coleman throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chandler takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Coleman.
Nice body kick from Coleman.
Seamus Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman connects with a leg kick. Chandler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coleman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chandler moves out of range as Coleman throws a body kick.
Coleman scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coleman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coleman.
Coleman scores with a leg kick.
Coleman slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chandler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Coleman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coleman.
A head kick from Coleman lands but Chandler takes it in his stride.
Coleman lands with a nice body kick.
Coleman scores with a kick to the body.
Coleman connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Coleman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Coleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coleman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chandler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chandler gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coleman cracks the inside of Chandler's front leg.
Chandler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coleman. Coleman obviously looking to wear him down.
Seamus Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman connects with a high kick.
Coleman scores with a kick to the body.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chandler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coleman circles away.
Some wild striking there from Chandler.
Coleman scores with a head kick.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seamus Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Chandler.
Coleman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chandler if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman connects with a leg kick. Chandler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coleman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chandler will feel that in the morning.
Coleman lands with a nice body kick.
Coleman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chandler's calf.
Coleman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Coleman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coleman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coleman.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chandler gets a takedown into half guard.
Coleman pushes Chandler off but Chandler dives into side control.
Coleman is trying to buck Chandler off.

Chandler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coleman is looking to regain half guard here but Chandler keeps moving and retains side control.
Chandler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Chandler tries for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.
Coleman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chandler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
Coleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Chandler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Coleman has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman wants to control but Chandler postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Coleman!