PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Coach and Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wrestling Coach and Fighter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Coach and Fighter
vs
Poletto

190 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wrestling Coach and Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Poletto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach and Fighter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poletto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Coach and Fighter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Poletto is working an open guard so Coach and Fighter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Poletto misses with a wild combination.
Poletto misses with a series of wild punches.
Coach and Fighter fails to land the takedown.
Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poletto as he avoids it easily.
Poletto throws a push kick but Coach and Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
Poletto looks to land a body kick but Coach and Fighter moved away.

Coach and Fighter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coach and Fighter showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coach and Fighter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Poletto throws a sloppy head kick and Coach and Fighter moves out of range easily.

Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Poletto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coach and Fighter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poletto is trying to stand.

Coach and Fighter decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Coach and Fighter.
Coach and Fighter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Poletto!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poletto taking shots to the head.
Poletto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Coach and Fighter with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coach and Fighter controlling from the full mount.
Coach and Fighter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poletto's face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poletto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poletto is trying to stand.
Poletto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coach and Fighter tries to control but Poletto wriggling away.
Poletto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coach and Fighter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poletto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Coach and Fighter lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach and Fighter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Poletto hang on?
Coach and Fighter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coach and Fighter raining down shots from the mount!
Coach and Fighter raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poletto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coach and Fighter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coach and Fighter landing strikes from the mount and Poletto is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Poletto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coach and Fighter landing strikes from the mount.
Poletto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! Coach and Fighter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Coach and Fighter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poletto throws a nice looking combination but Coach and Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poletto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poletto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some bone on bone action there as Poletto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coach and Fighter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee warns Poletto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coach and Fighter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poletto's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coach and Fighter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Coach and Fighter.
Poletto is bucking up trying to escape but Coach and Fighter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Coach and Fighter 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.
Coach and Fighter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poletto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coach and Fighter raining down shots from the mount!
Coach and Fighter tries to control but Poletto wriggling away.
Poletto tries to buck Coach and Fighter off but he can't manage it.
Coach and Fighter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Poletto looks a forlorn figure.
Coach and Fighter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coach and Fighter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach and Fighter cracks Poletto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Coach and Fighter landing shots from mount.
Coach and Fighter landing punches.
Coach and Fighter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coach and Fighter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Coach and Fighter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Coach and Fighter looking to ground and pound but Poletto is blocking nicely.
Coach and Fighter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coach and Fighter looking to finish Poletto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Poletto!

Poletto bucks up and throws Coach and Fighter to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto throws a series of punches but Coach and Fighter moves out of range.

Coach and Fighter has managed to clinch.
Coach and Fighter tries to pull guard but Poletto holds him up against the cage and eventually Coach and Fighter drops back down to his feet.
Poletto is trying to break the clinch but Coach and Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Coach and Fighter stalling in the clinch.
Coach and Fighter wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wrestling Coach and Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poletto tries to break the clinch but Coach and Fighter is controlling the position.
Poletto can't break the clinch.
Coach and Fighter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poletto prevents the takedown attempt.
Poletto can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coach and Fighter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poletto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Coach and Fighter jumps guard and drags Poletto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Coach and Fighter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poletto can do to turn this around?
Poletto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Poletto stands up from Coach and Fighter's guard - Poletto perhaps looking for a knockout.

Poletto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poletto is looking to stand up but Coach and Fighter isn't so interested in that idea.
Poletto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Coach and Fighter manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Coach and Fighter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Poletto shows good takedown defense.
Fedor Poletto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poletto keeps the fight on the outside.
Poletto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Poletto gets caught flat footed, as Coach and Fighter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coach and Fighter wants to control from the top but Poletto keeps moving.
Poletto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coach and Fighter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poletto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach and Fighter throwing strikes from guard but Poletto blocks nicely.

Coach and Fighter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poletto, up you get!

Coach and Fighter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coach and Fighter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poletto taking shots to the head.
Poletto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Coach and Fighter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coach and Fighter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Poletto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Coach and Fighter with the ground and pound from mount.
Poletto wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poletto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Coach and Fighter lands with some strikes.
Poletto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poletto is bucking up trying to escape but Coach and Fighter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poletto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Coach and Fighter working Poletto over with strikes here.
Coach and Fighter misses with a head shot.
Poletto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coach and Fighter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poletto is looking to escape.
Poletto wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wrestling Coach and Fighter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poletto taking shots to the head.
Poletto is trying to stand up.
Wrestling Coach and Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedor Poletto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poletto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Coach and Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coach and Fighter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Coach and Fighter!