PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Wellstone (ranked 1718 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Arnaud Coleman (ranked 228 p4p, 279 weight class). Ike Wellstone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arnaud Coleman's chin.

Wellstone
vs
Coleman

189 cm
27
212
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
222
6 - 2 - 0

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World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ike Wellstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnaud Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellstone delivers a nice body kick.
Wellstone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wellstone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coleman slips under a jab.
Coleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wellstone throws the kick towards the body but Coleman avoids it.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Wellstone avoids nicely.
Wellstone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wellstone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wellstone lands with a nice body kick.
Coleman looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Good leg kick by Wellstone.
Wellstone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coleman if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a left hand
and Wellstone counters with a head kick.
Wellstone needs to keep his hands up - Coleman had a free shot at his head there.
Coleman throws an off balance right hand
and Wellstone counters with a good low kick that Coleman was not able to check.
Coleman throws a right hand that Wellstone ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellstone also avoids with ease.
Coleman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wellstone can pounce on him.
Wellstone misses with a head kick.
Wellstone takes one to the chin there.
Wellstone misses with the body kick
and Coleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Wellstone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coleman misses.
Coleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wellstone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wellstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wellstone misses with a body kick.
Coleman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wellstone counters with a crisp right that sends Coleman to the canvas! Wellstone follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike Wellstone!
Ike Wellstone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Arnaud Coleman stepped up to the mic, saying 'my skills aren't there but my heart is.'.