PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Cricky (ranked 6163 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 3805 p4p, 448 weight class). Phil Coleman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cricky
vs
Coleman

190 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimbo Cricky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cricky.
Sloppy strikes from Cricky. Those never looked like landing.
Coleman tries to clinch up but Cricky circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman wants to clinch up but Cricky keeps it at a distance.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Cricky.

Coleman instigates a clinch.
Cricky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Coleman - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Coleman breaks from the clinch.
Cricky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cricky pinned against the cage. Cricky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cricky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Cricky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cricky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cricky.
Coleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cricky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimbo Cricky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cricky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Coleman misses.
Cricky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coleman throws a body punch but Cricky moves out of range.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cricky counters with a nice body shot.
Cricky misses with a double jab

so Coleman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cricky wants to get back to his feet but Coleman passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cricky defending well though.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Still in half guard, Coleman seems content to control.
Cricky tries to kick Coleman off but Coleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cricky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Cricky tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working over Cricky with some ground and pound. Cricky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Cricky's head.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Cricky's hands, connecting with Cricky's forehead.
Cricky trying to control from the bottom.
Coleman is nestled in close to Cricky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coleman throwing shots but Cricky is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman passes to full mount!
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cricky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cricky tries to get out of the position.
Coleman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cricky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cricky taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Coleman! Cricky is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.