PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and louis coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Spencer
vs
coleman

188 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, louis coleman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

coleman has managed to clinch.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
coleman blocks an uppercut.
Spencer misses with some punches.

coleman drags the fight down to the ground.
coleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spencer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

coleman pushes Spencer off and gets back to his feet.

coleman gets a takedown into half guard.
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 trying to pass the guard but Spencer defending well.
coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

coleman is working for a kimura but Spencer is defending it quite comfortably.
coleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

coleman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Spencer to stand up.

coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
coleman scoring with strikes but Spencer is staying in there.
coleman controlling from the full mount.
Spencer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

coleman is working for a guillotine from mount but Spencer frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer is looking to improve his position but coleman isn't that keen on the idea.
coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is desperately trying to improve his position but coleman has a good base and remains in mount.

coleman looking to secure an arm triangle but Spencer defends it well.
Spencer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spencer is trying to escape the mount.
Spencer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Spencer is desperately trying to improve his position but coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spencer is in all sorts of trouble here.
coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Spencer tries to hold on but coleman pushes him away.
coleman landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

louis coleman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

coleman clinches up against the cage.
coleman tries to pull guard but Spencer won't allow it.
coleman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.

coleman decides to pull guard.
coleman is controlling Spencer's posture.
Spencer won't allow coleman to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spencer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
coleman is trying to keep Spencer in close.
coleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet coleman, not yet.
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but coleman is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
coleman wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Spencer wanted to stand there but coleman had control of the position.
Spencer looking to pass the guard.
coleman pulls Spencer in close to his closed guard and prevents Spencer from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spencer shoots and misses
and coleman counters with a body kick that stops Spencer in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
coleman throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
coleman is looking to clinch.

coleman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spencer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
coleman trying to control the action but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Spencer being controlled for a moment.
Spencer sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer looking for submissions off his back.
Spencer wants to control but coleman is keeping busy.

Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. coleman is working away from the top position though.
Well, if coleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spencer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is working hard here to advance position.
coleman wants to stand but Spencer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

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

coleman shoots in and bounces Spencer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. coleman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

louis coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Spencer shoots and misses

and coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spencer's guard now.
coleman lands a couple of elbows.
coleman forces his way into half guard.
Spencer is looking to escape.

Spencer looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from coleman.
coleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
coleman passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

coleman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no coleman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spencer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
coleman is positioning himself well to prevent Spencer advancing to mount.
Spencer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spencer is trying to control. coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
coleman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two 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.
Spencer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spencer trying to control from half guard but coleman is working away.
Spencer stops coleman from getting back to his feet.
Spencer passes the guard and advances to mount!
coleman tries to hold on but Spencer pushes him away.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
coleman tries to hold on but Spencer postures up.
Spencer landing strikes, looking to finish!
coleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Spencer has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Spencer.
coleman taking shots to the head.
Spencer landing punches.
coleman is trying to escape the mount.
coleman is squirming around, avoiding Spencer's attempts to control the action.
Spencer working coleman over with strikes here.

That's four 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.
Spencer raining down shots from the mount!
coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Spencer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spencer unloading with bombs!
louis coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spencer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish coleman?
Spencer looking to control but coleman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
louis coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well coleman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... louis coleman!