PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coleman
vs
Nastula

186 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hammer Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nastula tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Coleman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pawel Nastula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nastula but Nastula pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nastula works Coleman's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nastula shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nastula wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pawel Nastula.
Nastula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Coleman shoots in and bounces Nastula off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nastula wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman postures up in Nastula's guard and throws a big left but Nastula blocks it.
Nastula is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman is pushing down on Nastula's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nastula is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nastula's head.
Coleman controlling the pace.

Nastula looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Coleman pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Coleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nastula is looking to improve his position but Coleman isn't that keen on the idea.
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Coleman trying to control but Nastula is having none of it.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman breaks from Nastula's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nastula is looking to escape.
Coleman landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nastula really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman looking to finish Nastula with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nastula!
Nastula is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.
Nastula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nastula looks gassed!
Nastula wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer 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.

Nastula misses with a body shot.

Nastula shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coleman is trying to defend but Nastula finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nastula is breathing heavily.
Nastula looking to sit in guard and control but Coleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coleman trying to control the action but Nastula is working from the bottom.
Coleman lands a few punches from side control.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Nastula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman in side control, throwing shots but Nastula defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nastula keeps working.
Coleman controls the position from side control.
Nastula takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nastula down.
Check out the look on Coleman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nastula being controlled for a moment.
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastula on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nastula is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastula wants to get back to his feet but Coleman drags him back down.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hammer Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Nastula's temple.
Coleman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nastula's shoulder. That is not cool.
Coleman wants to control but Nastula is keeping him busy.
Coleman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nastula's shoulder. That is not cool.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nastula on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nastula is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammer Coleman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Coleman gets a takedown into half guard.
Nastula avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman 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 works his way into side control.
Nastula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nastula keeps working.
Nastula sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman works his way into full mount!
Nastula is desperately trying to improve his position but Coleman has a good base and remains in mount.
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nastula for as long as he can get away with.
Nastula tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula taking shots to the head.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Nastula is staying in there.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman controlling from mount.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Nastula is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Nastula is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Nastula but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands with some strikes.
Nastula is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman controlling the pace for now.
Nastula seems to have recovered his senses.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman tries to control but Nastula wriggling away.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman lands a big elbow.
Nastula is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pawel Nastula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy elbow.
Coleman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coleman'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 big elbow.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the head.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Nastula is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coleman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammer Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coleman content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hammer Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hammer Coleman!