PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Navas (ranked 3158 p4p, 336 weight class) and Seamus Coleman (ranked 3575 p4p, 366 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Navas
vs
Coleman

180 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
174 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Navas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by Navas's head coaches at Know-How Knights that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Navas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coleman. Coleman obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Coleman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Navas throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coleman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Navas momentarily.
Navas throws a body shot but no joy.
Coleman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Navas takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Navas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Navas's calf.
Oh Navas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Navas connects with a body shot that sends Coleman's belly button to the back.
Navas seems to have got his legs back now.
Navas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coleman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coleman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Navas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coleman.
Good leg kick by Coleman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Coleman.
Nice straight punches there by Coleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coleman.
Navas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Navas misses with an uppercut. Coleman saw that one coming.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Navas. Those never looked like landing.
Coleman connects with an inside leg kick.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Navas.
Navas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Coleman - that landed with a thud.
Coleman lands with a right to the head.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman digs a right hand underneath Navas's ribcage. Navas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Navas misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman just leaning against Navas, taking a breather.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Navas is looking to control Coleman's arms but Coleman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Navas has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Navas.
Coleman lands a nice uppercut.
Coleman digs a right hand into Navas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Navas's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coleman thuds his right hand into Navas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Navas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coleman.
Coleman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Coleman lands a left and a right that send Navas crashing to the mat, dazed. Coleman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Navas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coleman checks it well.
Coleman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Coleman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Coleman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coleman.
Coleman swinging wildly here.
Good work by Coleman as he checks the leg kick.
Coleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coleman unleashes a big counter combination but Navas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Navas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Coleman tenderised Navas's leg. Navas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coleman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Coleman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Coleman.
Navas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coleman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coleman with a nice cross.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Oooooh!!! Coleman has knocked Navas down with a huge combo! Coleman steps away and waves a wobbly Navas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Navas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Navas misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Coleman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Navas.

Coleman rushes Navas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navas gets through Coleman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seamus Coleman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coleman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Coleman manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas throws a body shot but no joy.
Navas tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Navas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navas throws out the jab.
Coleman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Navas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Navas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman checks a leg kick nicely.
Seamus Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Coleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navas.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Navas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Navas has time to react.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Navas.
Nice body kick there by Coleman.
Coleman connects with a leg kick. Navas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Navas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Coleman closes the distance and pushes Navas back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Navas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Coleman scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick there by Coleman.
Coleman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Navas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Navas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coleman can pounce on him.
Coleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Navas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coleman lands with a left to the head.
Coleman tries to work over Navas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman tries to work over Navas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coleman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navas letting Coleman take a breather here.
Coleman blocks a body shot from Navas.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Navas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Navas.
Still in the clinch, Coleman scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navas lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Coleman.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Navas avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman stalling.
Navas scores with a shoulder strike.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Navas knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Coleman. That snapped Navas's head back.
Navas throws a solid leg kick but Coleman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Navas.
Coleman feints and then cracks Navas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Navas down.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navas.
Navas tries to land a leg kick but Coleman saw it coming and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
The fighters circle, before Coleman throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Navas's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Coleman lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Seamus Coleman!