PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Saint Pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coleman
vs
Saint Pierre

185 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven Saint Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Pierre fails to land the takedown.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint Pierre misses with a body shot.
Saint Pierre wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Saint Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saint Pierre won't be happy with that.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Saint Pierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
Saint Pierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saint Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Saint Pierre is trying to improve his position.

Coleman decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Coleman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Saint Pierre looks gassed!
Coleman lands a nice forearm strike.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman wants to control but Saint Pierre is keeping him busy.
Saint Pierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Coleman trying to control the action but Saint Pierre is working from the bottom.
Saint Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saint Pierre wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Saint Pierre won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Coleman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Saint Pierre off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Saint Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Steven Saint Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
and Saint Pierre counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Saint Pierre.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Saint Pierre has control of the leg.
Coleman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Saint Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coleman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saint Pierre's half guard.

Saint Pierre makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Saint Pierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coleman.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Saint Pierre fails with the takedown

and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Saint Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Coleman tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint Pierre is retaining full guard.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Saint Pierre is keeping the position.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Saint Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saint Pierre wants to stand but Coleman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saint Pierre advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Saint Pierre are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coleman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
Coleman punching to the body, from the bottom.
Coleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Coleman is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
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 wants to take a breather but Saint Pierre is having none of it.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saint Pierre is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint Pierre avoid being mounted?
Saint Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Saint Pierre is looking to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Saint Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Coleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saint Pierre looking to control.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saint Pierre's head.
Saint Pierre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman postures up in Saint Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Saint Pierre blocks it.
Saint Pierre working a defensive guard but Coleman passes into half guard.
Coleman wants to pass the guard but Saint Pierre is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coleman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coleman with a poor takedown
and Saint Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Coleman 's knee.
Saint Pierre fails with the takedown

and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saint Pierre's guard now.
Saint Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Saint Pierre working a defensive guard but Coleman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Coleman taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Saint Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.

Coleman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Saint Pierre to his feet.
Saint Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Coleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two 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.
Nice takedown defense from Saint Pierre. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint Pierre pinned against the cage. Saint Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Coleman circles away.
Saint Pierre throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman shoots in but Saint Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Saint Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre looks to clinch

and Coleman counters with a takedown into side control.
Saint Pierre can't do much from the bottom here.
Saint Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
Coleman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Coleman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Saint Pierre!
Saint Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saint Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.

Coleman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Saint Pierre is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Saint Pierre and Coleman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Saint Pierre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steven Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

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