PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hensball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coalman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Hensball has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hensball
vs
Coalman

175 cm
19
137 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Hensball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coalman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hensball just misses with a punch to the body.
Coalman dives in and grabs Hensball's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hensball pushes down on Coalman's head and hops out.
Hensball jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hensball throws a right hand that misses

and Coalman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hensball's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Coalman throws and elbow that misses. Hensball uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coalman's guard. Nice move by Hensball!
Hensball working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hensball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hensball controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hensball stops Coalman from standing up.
Coalman keeping moving, preventing Hensball from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Hensball wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coalman has his takedown stuffed
and Hensball counters with a good low kick that Coalman was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coalman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hensball to score with a decent uppercut.
Hensball misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Coalman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Coalman lands strikes from half guard.
Coalman is nestled in close to Hensball, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coalman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hensball avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coalman.
Hensball is looking to control Coalman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hensball avoid being mounted?

Hensball actively working from the bottom here.
Hensball is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hensball tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coalman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hensball wants to get back to full guard but Coalman has mounted him!
Coalman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hensball?
Hensball is trying to stand up.
Coalman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Coalman landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by Coalman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hensball really wants to buck Coalman off and get back to his feet.
Hensball slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hensball keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coalman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coalman with the ground and pound but Hensball uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hensball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hensball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hensball looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coalman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coalman trying to control from Hensball's half guard. Hensball has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Hensball pushes Coalman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Coalman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coalman looks to land a strike but Hensball avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Hensball had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coalman defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coalman won't allow Hensball to sweep him here.
Coalman throws a strike but Hensball rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hensball lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hensball works over Coalman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hensball wants to control from the top but Coalman keeps moving.
Coalman trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Coalman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hensball lands the left hand.

Coalman gets a double leg takedown into Hensball's guard.
Coalman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coalman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coalman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coalman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hensball has wrist control.
Coalman won't allow Hensball to get back to his feet.
Coalman wants to control from the top but Hensball keeps moving.
Coalman cracks Hensball with a solid left hand.
Coalman wants to control from the top but Hensball keeps moving.
Coalman cracks Hensball with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hensball is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Coalman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hensball manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Hensball decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hensball stuffs the takedown.
Coalman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hensball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coalman.
Tony Hensball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Coalman.
Hensball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tony Hensball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coalman is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hensball misses with a wild combination.
Coalman is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Hensball moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Hensball!
Tony Hensball took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.