PBP Commentary

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

Coleman
vs
Dziuk

180 cm
30
287 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

210 cm
26
290 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Dziuk slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Dziuk.

It looks like Mark Coleman has been cut.
Coleman ducks right into an uppercut from Dziuk.
Coleman misses the jab.
Dziuk takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dziuk tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dziuk throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Dziuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Dziuk is avoiding it.
Coleman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dziuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dziuk swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman takes a swing at Dziuk's ribcage but misses.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dziuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Dziuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stanislaw Dziuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman jabs at Dziuk's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to clinch but Dziuk moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Dziuk.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dziuk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coleman counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dziuk.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dziuk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Dziuk misses.
Dziuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dziuk.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dziuk.
Dziuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dziuk thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands with an uppercut that bounces Dziuk off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
Dziuk misses with a wild combination.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dziuk tests Coleman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coleman slips under a jab from Dziuk.
Coleman moves out of range as Dziuk strikes.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
Dziuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Coleman drives through and clinches with Dziuk against the cage.
Coleman tries to score a body lock takedown but Dziuk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is pushing Dziuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Dziuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanislaw Dziuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dziuk misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dziuk misses.
Coleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dziuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coleman somewhat.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Dziuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dziuk ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coleman misses with the ground and pound.
Coleman throws an elbow but Dziuk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coleman throwing strikes but Dziuk manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Coleman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dziuk's best efforts.
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 trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dziuk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislaw Dziuk 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.

Dziuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanislaw Dziuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coleman slips a straight right by Dziuk.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman needs to keep his hands up - Dziuk had a free shot at his head there.
Dziuk with a nice cross.

Coleman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dziuk on his heels. He'll look to pass Dziuk's guard now, I'm sure.
Coleman postures up.
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!
Dziuk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dziuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman is in close to Dziuk's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dziuk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Coleman!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Dziuk has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman can't escape the position.
Dziuk controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stanislaw Dziuk.
Dziuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coleman circles away quickly and effectively.
Dziuk tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman is looking to wear down Dziuk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dziuk.

Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dziuk sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Coleman wants to free his trapped foot but Dziuk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Coleman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Dziuk shows good takedown defense.
Dziuk misses with a few strikes there.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dziuk falls off balance throwing a combination

and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Dziuk didn't expect that.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dziuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman trying to control but Dziuk is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dziuk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Dziuk has wrist control.
Dziuk keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Dziuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman stays in close to Dziuk's body and controls the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Coleman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dziuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dziuk keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman trying to control but Dziuk is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dziuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

We're going to have a standup here because Mark Coleman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dziuk looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Dziuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dziuk avoids the body shot from Coleman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Coleman.

That has opened up Stanislaw Dziuk's cut even more.
Dziuk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dziuk takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Dziuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Dziuk.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Dziuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dziuk with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dziuk clobbers Coleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dziuk with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Coleman.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman thanked the fans post fight for their support.