PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen Start from Scratch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Chabal
vs
Coleman

200 cm
20
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
243 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Chabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Billy Coleman has been cut.
Chabal connects with a jab.

Coleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chabal fails to land with a series of punches.
Chabal avoids the body shot from Coleman.

Coleman ducks straight into an uppercut from Chabal and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Coleman manages to regain guard straight away.
Coleman is still in real trouble! Can Chabal finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chabal throwing strikes but missing.
Chabal passes into half guard.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.

Coleman looking for submissions off his back.
Chabal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman trying to control here.
Chabal tries to pass to full mount but Coleman defends it.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chabal.
Chabal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Chabal there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chabal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chabal's back!

Coleman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chabal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Chabal fending off the submission attempt from Coleman.
Chabal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.

Coleman is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chabal knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chabal for a finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coleman has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chabal has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.

Coleman is persistently looking for the submission but Chabal is defending it well.

Coleman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chabal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Coleman is persistently looking for the submission but Chabal is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chabal is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Coleman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chabal is defending well though. Coleman let's go of the attempt for now.

Coleman is looking for the choke from the back position but Chabal is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chabal showing good submission defense here.

Chabal defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Coleman's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chabal wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Coleman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Coleman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chabal stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Chabal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chabal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chabal as he jumps to the side.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Chabal keeps it at a distance.
Chabal swinging wildly here.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chabal is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Chabal circles away and we're back to standing.
Sebastien Chabal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Coleman.
Coleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sebastien Chabal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman dives in and grabs Chabal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chabal pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
Coleman walks into a left hand.
Chabal lands a hook that stumbles Coleman back into the ropes. Chabal follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Coleman to the canvas! Chabal pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Coleman has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sebastien Chabal!