PBP Commentary

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

Coleman
vs
Johnson

176 cm
22
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

195 cm
26
280 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Coleman !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Coleman shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coleman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.

Coleman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Coleman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coleman throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Coleman throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman 's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looking to control but Johnson passes into half guard.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Coleman is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coleman 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman gets back to full guard.

Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Coleman looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson suckers Coleman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Johnson is now in Coleman 's guard!
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.

Coleman looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Coleman looking to control.
Coleman pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson postures up in Coleman 's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Dwayne Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman .

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coleman feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That has opened up Dwayne Johnson's cut even more.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson 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 wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Coleman defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control here.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coleman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Even with his hooks in, Coleman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Coleman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Coleman .

The cut above Dwayne Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson is in a bad position with Coleman working for a choke. Johnson manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Johnson won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Coleman tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Black Coleman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coleman can't escape the position.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coleman is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The referee warns Coleman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coleman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coleman is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson working Coleman over with strikes.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coleman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is nestled in close to Coleman , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Coleman is having none of it.
Johnson winds up and cracks Coleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Coleman is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Coleman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Coleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Johnson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Coleman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson misses with a body shot.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Coleman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Coleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwayne Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Black Coleman !
Black Coleman retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Black Coleman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.