PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes into the arena with Eminem - Mosh blaring out of the sound system. Taalasmaa has chosen Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Coleman
vs
Taalasmaa

188 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

184 cm
24
201 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Punishment Nutrition

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa lands with an overhand left.
Coleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taalasmaa.
Coleman throws a head kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coleman throws out the jab.
Taalasmaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taalasmaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taalasmaa misses with a takedown attempt - Coleman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Coleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman slips a straight right by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick from Coleman.
Taalasmaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donk. Taalasmaa catches Coleman right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Coleman misses
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Tito Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Coleman.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
Taalasmaa avoids a kick to the body.
Coleman clobbers Taalasmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taalasmaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coleman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kari Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taalasmaa.
Coleman misses with a low kick as Taalasmaa jumps back.
Taalasmaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Coleman takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coleman's hands.
Coleman throws an overhand right that lands on Taalasmaa's shoulder, as Taalasmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taalasmaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Taalasmaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coleman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
Taalasmaa dips to his left and cracks Coleman with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Coleman.
Coleman walks into a left hand.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taalasmaa ducks right into an uppercut from Coleman.
Coleman moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the body.

Taalasmaa has closed the distance and engaged Coleman in a clinch.
Coleman has a couple of punches blocked by Taalasmaa.
Coleman has Taalasmaa pushed against the cage.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Coleman manages to get underhooks.
Coleman stalls.
Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
Taalasmaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa blocks a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coleman lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coleman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taalasmaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman's brow.
Coleman working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman controlling the action here for a moment.
Coleman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body.
Coleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taalasmaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taalasmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kari Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Coleman misses with a looping left.
Coleman loads up on a big right hand but Taalasmaa slips the punch.
Taalasmaa clobbers Coleman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taalasmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Coleman gets caught flat footed, as Taalasmaa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Taalasmaa is having none of it.

Coleman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Coleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Coleman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kari Taalasmaa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman connects with a right hand. Taalasmaa shakes it off.
Coleman lands with a hook. Taalasmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coleman throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Coleman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
Coleman lands a nice looking body shot.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Coleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coleman throws a combination that misses

and Taalasmaa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coleman kicks off Taalasmaa and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by Coleman.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Coleman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coleman throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taalasmaa avoids the head kick by Coleman.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping left.
Coleman lands with an uppercut that bounces Taalasmaa off the cage and back into rage.
Coleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut.
Coleman throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa drops his hands momentarily and Coleman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Coleman moves to the side
and Coleman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Coleman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coleman throws a front kick aimed at Taalasmaa's knee but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
Taalasmaa lands with a cross.
Coleman misses with a low kick.
Taalasmaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a double jab
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Coleman throws a jab when Taalasmaa was well out of range.
Coleman swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Coleman counters with a thumping low kick.
Coleman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Coleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taalasmaa has time to react.
Coleman slips a straight right by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Taalasmaa knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Coleman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kari Taalasmaa's cut.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taalasmaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coleman tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1-2. Coleman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coleman connects with a nice looking jab.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coleman.
Coleman throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taalasmaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taalasmaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coleman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Taalasmaa does no damage.
Coleman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Taalasmaa is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Taalasmaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taalasmaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Taalasmaa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Coleman!