PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Dille has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dille
vs
Coleman

199 cm
24
283 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
286 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dille misses with a series of wild punches.
Coleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dille.
Coleman throws the left hand but Dille avoids the punch easily.

Coleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dille escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dille working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Dille blocks nicely.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Dille working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Coleman postures up in Dille's guard and throws a big left but Dille blocks it.

Dille is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman passes into half guard.
Dille flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dille blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dille taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Dille is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.
Dille blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman working Dille over with strikes.
Coleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coleman moves nicely into side control.
Coleman working the ground and pound.
Dille tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coleman is working Dille over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dille stops Coleman from passing to mount.
Coleman working the ground and pound but Dille is defending the strikes.
Dille tries to bench press Coleman off him but Coleman keeps the position.
Coleman working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dille tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Dille is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dille is not content to let Coleman control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Dille with a big right hand but Dille just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dille manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Coleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dille manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Dille looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dille is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Dille is breathing heavily.
Dille keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.

Dille had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Coleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dille Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Coleman's back instead.
Coleman just trying to survive but Dille is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Coleman breaks Dille's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman advances position into side control!
Dille manages to get back to half guard.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Coleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Dille.
Dille misses with a hook.
Coleman takes one to the side of the head.
Dille lands an overhand right.

It looks like Brandon Coleman has been cut.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman throws a hook but Dille blocks it.
Dille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dille waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Coleman.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Coleman lands a jab to the head.
Coleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dille on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dille avoids the head kick by Coleman.
Dille drops Coleman with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Coleman! Dille dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dille!