PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coalman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Duarte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Coalman's chin.

Coalman
vs
Duarte

175 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Coalman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duarte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Coalman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duarte, pushing him back against the cage.
Coalman lands a damaging elbow.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duarte being controlled against the cage.
Coalman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coalman stalling in the clinch.
Duarte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duarte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coalman working Duarte over with knees to the body.
Coalman stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coalman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duarte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duarte looks winded!
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coalman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duarte's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coalman.
Coalman slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duarte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coalman stalling.
Coalman landing knees to the head.
Coalman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duarte fails to pull guard.
Mark Coalman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Duarte.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Coalman lands an elbow just above Duarte 's eye.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duarte is trying to drag Coalman to the mat but Coalman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coalman lands an elbow just above Duarte 's eye.
Coalman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duarte's face.
Coalman stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coalman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coalman obliges.
Coalman working Duarte over with knees to the body.
Coalman controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coalman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coalman rushes Duarte and presses him up against the cage.
Coalman is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duarte misses with an elbow over the top.
Coalman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coalman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duarte's defenses.
Coalman with a knee to the head.
Coalman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coalman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Duarte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coalman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duarte's face.
Coalman working Duarte over with knees to the body.
Coalman lands a damaging elbow.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Coalman.
Coalman working Duarte over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coalman landing knees to the head.
Duarte takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Coalman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coalman lands a good knee to the midsection. Duarte won't want to take too many of those.
Coalman stalls.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coalman lands a good knee to the midsection. Duarte won't want to take too many of those.
Coalman lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman taking a breather.
Coalman landing knees to the head.
Coalman stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coalman.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman avoiding damage.
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coalman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duarte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duarte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coalman lands a knee to the body.
Coalman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Coalman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coalman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Coalman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coalman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Coalman landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Coalman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Coalman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Coalman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duarte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duarte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duarte keeps the fight on the outside.
Mark Coalman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Coalman in a clinch.
Coalman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coalman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duarte tries to break free but Coalman pushes him back against the cage.
Coalman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duarte is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coalman is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mark Coalman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coalman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Coalman stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
Coalman landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Coalman.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman landing knees to the body.
Coalman with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coalman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duarte's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Coalman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coalman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Duarte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.
Coalman tries a knee to the head but Duarte blocks it.
Coalman gets underhooks to prevent Duarte's takedown attempt.
Mark Coalman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Duarte.
Coalman stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coalman tries to land knees in the clinch but Duarte avoids the damage to the body.
Coalman tries to stall but Duarte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coalman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coalman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Duarte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duarte looking for a takedown.
Coalman connects with a knee to the head.
Coalman lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coalman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Coalman scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coalman.
Coalman with a knee to the head.

Duarte pulls guard effortlessly.
Coalman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duarte trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Duarte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coalman defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coalman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duarte is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coalman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coalman, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coalman!