PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (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
Liddell

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Las Vegas, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Liddell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liddell 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Coleman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Coleman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Liddell is rocked!
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Liddell is still in real trouble! Can Coleman finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman with good strikes from the mount here!
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 postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddell looks a forlorn figure.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Liddell is staying in there.
Liddell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Liddell tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Coleman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
Coleman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman prevents Liddell from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Liddell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!