PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between juan sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

sanchez
vs
Coleman

189 cm
18
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, juan sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sanchez has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.

sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

sanchez is working an open guard so Coleman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mark Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Coleman moves out of range easily.
sanchez tries to clinch up.
Coleman avoids the head kick by sanchez.
sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman scores with a body shot.
sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Coleman catches sanchez right on the button with a cross.

It looks like juan sanchez has been cut.
sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sanchez moves away from the strike by Coleman.
Coleman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman misses with a hook.
sanchez sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Coleman to the ground! sanchez dives into full mount looking to finish!

Coleman is rocked!

sanchez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Coleman is still in real trouble! Can sanchez finish him?
Coleman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Coleman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from sanchez.
sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but sanchez is having none of it.
Coleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Coleman holds on, trying desperately to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

sanchez goes for an armbar but Coleman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Coleman.

Coleman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coleman wants to get up but he can't break sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Coleman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a right hand that sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that sanchez also avoids with ease.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Coleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but sanchez persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for juan sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from sanchez.

sanchez clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.

sanchez pulls Coleman into guard.

sanchez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Coleman should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, sanchez has tightened it up now! Coleman should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). juan sanchez!