PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Coller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Herron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Coller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love the way you lie . The crowd seem to be enjoying Herron's choice of entrance music: Tubthumping. The key to victory for Jack Coller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Coller
vs
Herron

180 cm
28
230 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Garra Suplementos (EnergyQ150 10$)
Garra Suplementos (EnergyQ150 10$)

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Coller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Herron!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Herron manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coller scoring with punches to the head and body.

Coller drops back looking for a leg! Herron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Herron manages to kick Coller off! Coller jumps back into Herron's guard.
Coller thows a big elbow that misses.

Coller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coller looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coller wants to control from the top but Herron keeps moving.
Coller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Coller 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.
Coller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Coller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Herron's head.
Herron looks gassed!

Coller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Coller from controlling successfully.
Herron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coller stands up over Herron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herron can't keep his opponent in guard - Coller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Coller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herron defends it well.

Coller is working for a kimura but Herron is defending it quite comfortably.

Coller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Coller is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coller seems to be looking for submissions.
Coller controlling the action here.

Coller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Herron is looking to control Coller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Herron avoid being mounted?

Coller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herron defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Herron drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Coller wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coller sneaks out the side door and pushes Herron away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Herron throws a poor cross that misses

and Coller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coller.
Coller postures up and lands a big shot to Herron's brow.
Herron keeping moving, preventing Coller from controlling successfully.

Coller has gone for a leg lock! Herron slips out almost immediately though and dives into Coller's guard.
Coller is looking to stand up but Herron isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coller has his feet on Herron's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Herron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coller wants to get back to his feet but Herron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Herron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Herron slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Coller pushes Herron off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herron with a poor takedown

and Coller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Coller seems to be looking for submissions.

Coller is trying to work for a kimura but Herron is defending well.
Herron trying to control from the bottom.
Coller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Herron trying to control but Coller postures up.
Coller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Herron!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Coller jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Herron manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Coller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herron is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Coller dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Herron tries to sprawl but Coller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Herron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Herron is defending against the submission attempts here by Coller.

Coller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Herron tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Coller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Coller!