PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Nti (ranked 38 p4p, 4 weight class) and Phil Coleman (ranked 95 p4p, 6 weight class). Phil Coleman is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nti
vs
Coleman

172 cm
28
220 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
223 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Nti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Samuel Nti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Coleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nti's guard.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nti has Coleman pulled in close to control his posture.
Nti trying to control the position.
Nti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nti tries to get out of the position.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Nti looking for a sweep. Not yet Nti, not yet.
Nti trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti pulls Coleman in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coleman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman is fighting to break Nti's control of his arms but Nti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nti pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Nti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coleman on the ground.
Nti controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman distracts Nti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Nti looking to control.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nti working a defensive guard here.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nti is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nti trying to control the position here.
Nti wants to sweep but no luck.
Nti trying to control the position.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Coleman trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nti pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman landing some decent shots from guard.
Nti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Coleman stands up over Nti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Nti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nti wants to sweep but no luck.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nti's head.
Nti looking to control.
Nti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Nti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Nti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nti pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nti trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is in close to Nti's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nti looking for a sweep. Not yet Nti, not yet.
Nti keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
Nti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nti seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.

Nti looking to pass the guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Nti postures up.
Coleman looking for a sweep. Not yet Coleman, not yet.
Nti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nti stopping the sweep attempt from Coleman.
Nti trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nti won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Nti trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nti trying to move into half guard but instead Coleman has managed to sweep!

Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Nti looking for a sweep. Not yet Nti, not yet.
Nti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Coleman wants to improve his position but Nti is controlling well.
Nti stalling.
Coleman wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Nti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coleman punching from the bottom.
Coleman is controlling Nti's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nti is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Nti wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nti wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coleman 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.

Nti looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nti.
Nti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big right from Coleman misses.
Nti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A cross from Nti lands.
Nti throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Coleman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Nti scores with a sloppy right hand. Coleman should have avoided that one.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coleman feints the counter takedown.

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Nti looking to control.
Nti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman cracks Nti with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nti controls Coleman momentarily but Coleman frees himself.
Nti looking for a sweep. Not yet Nti, not yet.
Nti is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman cracks Nti with a solid left hand.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phil Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nti pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Nti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman being controlled here momentarily.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nti holds on and takes a little breather.
Coleman cracks Nti with a solid left hand.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Nti wants to stand and escape but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Nti pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Coleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nti is one step ahead there.
Coleman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Coleman wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
Coleman postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
Nti is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Coleman trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nti has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nti trying to control the position.
Nti is pulling down on Coleman's head to control his posture.
Nti working a defensive guard here.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Nti has wrist control.
Coleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coleman won't allow Nti to get back to his feet.
Nti pulls Coleman in to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti misses with a straight right.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Coleman feints the counter takedown.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coleman moves away.
Coleman slips a jab from Nti.
Nti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nti tries to clinch up.
Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Coleman tries to get set, Nti tries to push him back and clinch up but Coleman manages to avoid the attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Nti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nti at a distance.

Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman landing strikes.
Coleman wants to control but Nti is keeping him busy.
Coleman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nti is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Coleman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman working away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nti taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coleman drops an elbow to the side of Nti's head.
Nti trying to hold on to Coleman's head to control him but Coleman postures up.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nti is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman is thwarting Nti's attempts to control the position.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nti's head.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working over Nti with some ground and pound. Nti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nti's head.
Coleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though.
Coleman trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti is trying to control but can't.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Nti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nti is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nti avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman throwing shots but Nti is blocking nicely.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman trying to control the action but Nti is working from the bottom.
Nti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nti trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Nti controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Nti's hands, connecting with Nti's forehead.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Nti's hands, connecting with Nti's forehead.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Nti's hands, connecting with Nti's forehead.
Still in half guard, Coleman seems content to control.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nti is trying to control but can't.
Nti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Coleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Coleman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Coleman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coleman shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nti rather than just go for the knockout.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nti was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut

and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown. Nti fights it but they end up in guard.
Nti is adopting a defensive guard.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Nti.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nti's head.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nti's head.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Nti working a defensive guard here.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nti is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Nti blocks nicely.
Nti wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti throws a hook but Coleman avoids it easily.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot.
Nti wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Coleman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nti lands a jab to the head.
Coleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nti throws out the jab.
Nti throws a good cross that connects.
Coleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nti misses with a looping right.
Coleman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nti defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman with the counter takedown but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nti throws out a powerful jab.

Nti clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Coleman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti lands an uppercut.
Coleman tries a body shot but Nti blocks it.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Coleman wants to get back to striking at distance but Nti won't allow it.
Nti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nti misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nti presses Coleman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nti struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Nti.
Coleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Nti.
Coleman misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Nti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nti lands with a short shot to the head.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Nti works on Coleman's body with a couple of short punches.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nti.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nti.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.

Coleman is rocked!
Nti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coleman.
Samuel Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Coleman.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
Coleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Nti finish him?

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coleman or not.
Nti presses Coleman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Nti lands a right hand.
Nti lands a nice shot to the body.
Nti presses Coleman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nti lands a hook that snaps the head of Coleman backwards.
A short left from Nti.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Nti lands a big right hand that drops Coleman! The killer instinct kicks in and Nti finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Nti!
Samuel Nti retains his super heavyweight title!