PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Rojek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rojek
vs
Coleman

181 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Black Skull Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zenon Rojek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coleman.
Rojek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rojek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojek slips a straight right by Coleman.
Rojek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman slips a jab and a cross from Rojek.
Rojek ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a body shot.
Rojek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coleman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenon Rojek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Rojek on that attempt.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Rojek slips a jab from Coleman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Rojek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rojek ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Rojek fails with the takedown.
Rojek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rojek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Rojek persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Rojek persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman throws a hook but Rojek avoids it easily.
Coleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rojek shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rojek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Rojek.
Bobby Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Rojek ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Rojek. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Coleman misses the target.
Coleman throws a hook but Rojek avoids it easily.
Rojek avoids the body shot from Coleman.
Rojek misses with the combination.
Rojek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rojek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coleman throws out the jab.
Rojek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rojek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rojek.
Rojek shoots in and drives through. Coleman sprawls well.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojek slips a jab from Coleman.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojek.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Rojek counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coleman looks gassed!
Coleman looks to throw a body kick
and Rojek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coleman misses the jab.
Rojek ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Rojek fails to land the takedown.
Coleman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Rojek lands a jab-cross combination.
A cross from Coleman lands.
Rojek fails with a takedown attempt.
Rojek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
Rojek misses with a takedown attempt - Coleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Rojek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rojek's waist but Rojek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojek looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.

Rojek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Coleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coleman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rojek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rojek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rojek 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 is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rojek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rojek with the ground and pound from mount.
Rojek working the ground and pound effectively.
Rojek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rojek working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rojek breaks from Coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Coleman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman is bucking up trying to escape but Rojek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rojek dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rojek breaks from Coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rojek unloading with bombs!
Coleman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rojek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rojek lands a big shot there that rocks Coleman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojek wants to control the pace but Coleman is squirming around nicely.
Coleman is bucking up trying to escape but Rojek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rojek blocks Coleman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zenon Rojek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rojek fails with the takedown.
Rojek moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojek shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Rojek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coleman looks to land a right hand but Rojek moved out of range.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Rojek has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenon Rojek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Rojek with that takedown attempt.

Rojek decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coleman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coleman missing with punches from the bottom.
Rojek moves into full mount! Coleman won't be happy about that!
Rojek landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rojek tries to control but Coleman wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Coleman bucks Rojek off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojek scores with a one two! Coleman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rojek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rojek moves out of range as Coleman strikes.
Coleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Rojek with that takedown attempt.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rojek as he avoids it easily.
Rojek works over Coleman's head and body with a nice combination.
Rojek tries for a takedown but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rojek misses with a takedown attempt - Coleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Rojek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojek.
Rojek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coleman throws out the jab.
Rojek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojek keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojek moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Rojek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Rojek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman looks to land a left hand but Rojek moved out of range nicely.
Rojek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coleman as he avoids it easily.
Coleman works over Rojek's head and body with a nice combination.
Rojek works Coleman's body with a nice hook.
Coleman throws a hook but Rojek blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Rojek shoots in.
Rojek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rojek scores with a three punch combo!
Zenon Rojek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
Rojek misses with a double jab.
Rojek ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Rojek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rojek shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman dodges the punch combination from Rojek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rojek shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
Rojek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rojek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Rojek on that attempt.
Zenon Rojek is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rojek but Rojek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coleman looks to land a left hand but Rojek moved out of range nicely.
Rojek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rojek shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojek shoots in and drives through. Coleman sprawls well.
Rojek throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Rojek. Rojek gets slowly back to his feet.
Rojek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Coleman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Rojek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rojek is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rojek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojek was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Rojek shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coleman catches Rojek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coleman is looking to clinch.
Coleman looks to land a left hand but Rojek moved out of range nicely.
Rojek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Rojek shoots in.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Rojek is avoiding it.
Coleman looks to land a combination but Rojek avoids it well.
Rojek fails with the takedown.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Coleman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Coleman misses with an uppercut.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
A big left from Coleman misses.
Rojek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
Coleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojek counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.

Rojek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Coleman!
Rojek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rojek looking to finish Coleman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Coleman!
BOOM! Rojek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rojek with the ground and pound from mount.
Coleman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rojek. What's that going to do exactly?
Coleman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Rojek isn't that keen on the idea.
Rojek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coleman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rojek wants to control the pace but Coleman is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Coleman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coleman is trying to escape the mount.
Rojek lands a nice shot to the head.
Coleman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rojek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rojek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rojek lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
Rojek raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rojek lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojek lands with some strikes.
Coleman is in a horrible position here. Rojek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rojek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rojek landing shots from mount.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Rojek isn't that keen on the idea.
Rojek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rojek blocks Coleman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rojek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coleman is looking to escape.
Rojek with shots to the head and body - Coleman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Rojek isn't that keen on the idea.
Rojek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman tries to buck Rojek off but he can't manage it.
Rojek landing punches.
Coleman is trying to stand.
Coleman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rojek with good strikes from the mount here!
Rojek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Coleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Coleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Rojek has a good base and remains in mount.
Rojek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coleman?
Rojek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rojek landing punches.
Rojek blocks Coleman's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Coleman really wants to buck Rojek off and get back to his feet.
Rojek landing strikes from the mount.
Coleman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojek cracks Coleman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rojek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coleman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rojek. What's that going to do exactly?
Rojek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coleman's face.
Coleman throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Coleman'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.
Coleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Coleman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rojek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rojek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coleman is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zenon Rojek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rojek 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenon Rojek!