PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 344 p4p, 47 weight class) and Torq Bosley (ranked 794 p4p, 101 weight class). Torq Bosley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Coleman's chin.

Coleman
vs
Bosley

188 cm
29
223 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
250 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bosley's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bosley seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman stands up over Bosley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coleman distracts Bosley 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 Bosley's head.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is working Bosley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Bosley blocks nicely.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman trying to control but Bosley is working from the bottom.
Bosley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bosley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bosley is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Bosley working a defensive guard here.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bosley controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bosley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coleman.
Bosley misses with a hook

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bosley working a defensive guard here.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.

Bosley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman stays in close to Bosley's body and controls the position.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman trying to control but Bosley is working from the bottom.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman trying to control but Bosley is working from the bottom.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bosley is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bosley throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coleman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosley connects with a looping right hand.
Bosley throws an off balance right hand

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bosley just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosley throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Bosley connects with a body shot.
Bosley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosley.
Bosley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosley looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Bosley on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Torq Bosley has been cut.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosley was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Torq Bosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bosley just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosley.
Bosley misses with a left hand
and Coleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coleman in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Bosley.
Coleman tries to counter with a takedown but Bosley is quick to defend against it.
Bosley misses with a straight left.
Bosley lands with an uppercut that bounces Coleman off the cage and back into range.
Bosley throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Bosley throws a big shot that misses.
Bosley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosley throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
A big left from Bosley misses.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coleman lands a nice hook to Bosley's body. Bosley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bosley is breathing heavily.

Coleman clinches with his opponent.
Coleman jumps guard but Bosley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coleman stalling the fight.
Bosley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosley misses with the head strike.
Bosley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosley misses with the head strike.
Coleman takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bosley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bosley can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Bosley throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman.
Bosley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coleman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bosley can turn it around.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosley can do to turn this around?
Bosley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman stalling.
Bosley working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bosley misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman.

Coleman pulls guard effortlessly.
Coleman pulls Bosley in close to prevent any damage.
Bosley stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Bosley wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Bosley tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bosley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Bosley trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
Bosley is pressing down on Coleman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coleman is holding on for now.
Bosley is looking to stall here but Coleman recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torq Bosley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Torq Bosley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bosley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosley moves away.
Bosley looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Bosley throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosley throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
Coleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bosley wants to control but Coleman passes easily into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley is staying active underneath Coleman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Bosley's head.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coleman prevents Bosley from improving his position.
Coleman is trying to control. Bosley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Coleman breaks from Bosley's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Bosley takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coleman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Torq Bosley stepped up to the mic, saying 'Really tough match but i will Get back on that winning train again see you soon oscar Great fight!!'.