PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Olsgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olsgaard
vs
Coleman

175 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

176 cm
22
201 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Olsgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsgaard. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsgaard lands a leg kick that knocks Coleman off balance momentarily.
Olsgaard cracks Coleman with an open hand slap.
Olsgaard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olsgaard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coleman with a poor takedown
and Olsgaard counters with a body kick that stops Coleman in his tracks momentarily.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olsgaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Olsgaard jabs at Coleman's body.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olsgaard. Olsgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Olsgaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Olsgaard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coleman on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Olsgaard.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Olsgaard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Erik Olsgaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Coleman.
Olsgaard scores with a nice head shot.
Coleman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Olsgaard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Coleman.
Olsgaard connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman shoots and misses
and Olsgaard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coleman looks gassed!
Olsgaard lands a nice shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Olsgaard!
Olsgaard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coleman on the side of the head.
Olsgaard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olsgaard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olsgaard's corner calls for a 1-2. Olsgaard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olsgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Olsgaard. Those never looked like landing.
Olsgaard connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Olsgaard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coleman backs up against the cage.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olsgaard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olsgaard throws a shot to the body.
Olsgaard throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsgaard throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coleman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olsgaard digs a good hook to Coleman's body.
Erik Olsgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olsgaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coleman momentarily.
Coleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coleman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Olsgaard finds it's way through Coleman's defenses.

Coleman is rocked!
Coleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Olsgaard counters with a good low kick that Coleman was not able to check.
Coleman has his takedown stuffed
and Olsgaard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Olsgaard dominated that round.
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.

Olsgaard throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Dark Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsgaard.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt
letting Olsgaard counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Olsgaard.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Olsgaard circles away easily
and Olsgaard counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Olsgaard.
Coleman fails with the takedown
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erik Olsgaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Coleman.
Olsgaard stuns Coleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Olsgaard lands with a nice body punch.
Coleman is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Olsgaard lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Olsgaard.
Erik Olsgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Olsgaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Olsgaard finish him?
Coleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Coleman walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coleman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Olsgaard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Olsgaard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Olsgaard, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olsgaard digs a good body shot into Coleman's ribs.
Olsgaard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coleman walks into a straight right hand from Olsgaard.
Coleman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Olsgaard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coleman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olsgaard. Olsgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Olsgaard - just one landing.
Olsgaard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olsgaard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coleman walks into a jab.
Coleman takes one to the chin there.
Olsgaard lands a leg kick that knocks Coleman off balance momentarily.
Coleman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab by Olsgaard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsgaard cracks Coleman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Coleman falls to his knees and Olsgaard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Olsgaard!