PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glin Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Glin Burman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Coleman
vs
Burman

172 cm
27
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glin Burman!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Burman misses

and Coleman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Coleman.

Coleman drags the fight down to the ground.
Burman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coleman has his hands on Burman's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Coleman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coleman has his hands on Burman's head, controlling the position.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burman lands a head kick!

It looks like George Coleman has been cut.
Glin Burman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Coleman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Burman to the mat! Burman manages to get full guard.
Burman controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Burman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coleman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coleman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Coleman gets to his feet - Burman follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burman digs a good body shot into Coleman's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Burman. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.

Coleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Burman wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman is controlling the pace.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Burman for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burman throws a head kick that misses.
Coleman takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Coleman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Burman throws a looping overhand right but Coleman ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burman misses with a double jab.
Burman throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Burman looks gassed!
Burman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coleman throws a head kick that half lands.
Glin Burman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coleman.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Burman moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Burman. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
A punch combination from Burman misses.

Coleman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burman tries to break free but Coleman pushes him back against the cage.

Coleman manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Coleman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Coleman. Burman shrugs it off though.
Burman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burman tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman scores with a head kick. Burman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Coleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burman on his heels. He'll look to pass Burman's guard now, I'm sure.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Coleman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Coleman looks to land a combination. Burman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burman misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman throws a head kick that half lands.
Burman is breathing heavily.
Burman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Coleman feints and as Burman raises his hands in defense, Coleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Coleman manages to pass to side control.
Burman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Coleman manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Coleman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coleman looking for a guillotine from mount but Burman is having none of it.

Coleman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Burman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burman is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Coleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burman.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Burman shows good takedown defense.
George Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Burman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Coleman has Burman up against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Burman just stands there and leans against the cage.

Coleman pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman pulls Burman in close to his closed guard and prevents Burman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Burman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coleman's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burman.

Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman is looking for a sweep.
Burman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee asks Coleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Coleman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Coleman working the ground and pound but Burman is defending the strikes.
Burman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Coleman in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Burman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Coleman!