PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coalman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alehh Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Coalman
vs
Salazar

175 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Coalman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alehh Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar tries to bum rush Coalman with a series of wild strikes but Coalman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar throws a body punch but Coalman moves out of range.
Salazar throws a combination that misses
and Coalman counters with a three punch combo that has Salazar backing up. Salazar nods at Coalman to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Salazar. Those never looked like landing.
Coalman tries to clinch but Salazar moves away
and Salazar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coalman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Coalman closes the distance and clinches.
Coalman working Salazar over with knees to the body.
Salazar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coalman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Coalman clinches with his opponent.
Salazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salazar letting Coalman take a breather here.
Salazar fails to pull guard.

Coalman breaks the clinch.

Salazar gets tackled into the cage by Coalman. Coalman maintains the clinch.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
Salazar looks winded!
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Coalman.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Coalman.
Coalman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salazar looking to slow down the pace here.
Salazar being controlled against the cage.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Coalman controlling the action here for a moment.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coalman lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Coalman to keep the fight standing.
Mark Coalman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alehh Salazar.
Coalman lands an elbow inside that Salazar shrugs off.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
Salazar working hard to break the clinch.
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coalman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
Coalman lands an elbow that stopped Salazar in his tracks for a moment.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coalman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salazar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Coalman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Coalman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salazar, pushing him back against the cage.
Coalman holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salazar tries to break the clinch but Coalman is controlling the position.
Salazar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coalman lands a damaging elbow.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Coalman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coalman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Coalman keeps control of Salazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coalman working Salazar over with knees to the body.

Coalman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Coalman avoids them all with ease.

Coalman has managed to clinch.
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!
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Coalman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coalman scores with a knee to the head.
Salazar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Salazar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coalman lands a good knee to the midsection. Salazar won't want to take too many of those.
Coalman working Salazar over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Coalman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coalman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Coalman avoids it well.
Coalman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coalman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Coalman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salazar, pushing him back against the cage.
Coalman lands a knee to the body.
Coalman lands an elbow just above Salazar 's eye.
Salazar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Coalman breaks the clinch.
Alehh Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coalman scores with a one two! Salazar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coalman throws a combination. Salazar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mark Coalman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coalman wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it 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!
Coalman is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.
Coalman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salazar.

Coalman has closed the distance and engaged Salazar in a clinch.
Salazar tries to break the clinch but Coalman is controlling the position.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
A knee to the head by Coalman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salazar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Coalman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Coalman gets a clinch.
Salazar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coalman lands an elbow inside that Salazar shrugs off.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Salazar is looking to control Coalman's arms but Coalman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salazar has his back to the cage.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salazar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coalman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coalman landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar wants to break free but Coalman has control.
A knee to the head by Coalman.
Coalman slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Coalman.
Coalman scores with a knee to the head.

Coalman breaks from the clinch.
Coalman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Coalman moves into range and clinches up with Salazar.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coalman landing knees to the body.
Salazar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coalman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salazar's face.
Salazar misses with a hook to the ribs.

Coalman manages to break the clinch.
Mark Coalman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coalman moves in looking to clinch but Salazar pushes him off.
Coalman tries to clinch up but Salazar circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coalman is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Coalman circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Coalman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alehh Salazar.
Coalman stalks Salazar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salazar's face. Salazar staggers backwards, shaken.
Coalman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Coalman instigates a clinch.
Coalman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salazar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salazar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coalman has him pressed against the cage.
Salazar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman stalling against the cage.
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coalman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coalman fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar fails to land with a series of punches.
Coalman is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.
Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.
Coalman tries to clinch but Salazar moves out of range.

Coalman clinches with his opponent.
Coalman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salazar's defenses.
Coalman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Coalman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coalman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coalman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salazar's face.
Knees to the body from Coalman.
Coalman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coalman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mark Coalman is winning the standup battle so far.

Coalman has managed to clinch.
Coalman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coalman misses with a knee strike.
Salazar goes for a takedown attempt but Coalman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
Coalman is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Coalman.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coalman darts in and clinches Salazar up against the cage.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coalman is defending well.
Salazar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Coalman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alehh Salazar.

Coalman breaks the clinch.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Coalman avoids them all with ease.

Coalman pushes Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Coalman leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coalman.
Coalman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salazar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Coalman breaks from the clinch.
Coalman wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it at a distance.

Salazar gets tackled into the cage by Coalman. Coalman maintains the clinch.
Coalman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mark Coalman has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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!
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Salazar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coalman controlling the action here for a moment.
Coalman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coalman effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coalman landing knees to the body.
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coalman.
Coalman lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Coalman.
Salazar tries to work over Coalman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coalman crunches a lovely knee into Salazar's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coalman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman lands an elbow that stopped Salazar in his tracks for a moment.
Coalman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salazar.
Coalman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coalman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coalman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coalman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alehh Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Coalman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coalman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coalman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coalman!