PBP Commentary

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

Wade
vs
Coleman

198 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roosevelt Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Wade counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Roosevelt Coleman has been cut.
Coleman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wade. Wade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coleman throws out a loose jab but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Wade misses.
Wade avoids a kick to the body.
Coleman keeps Wade at a distance using the push kick.
Roosevelt Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman scores with a spinning back kick!
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman misses with a kick to the body

and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coleman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wade's guard.
Coleman is stalling in the full guard.
Wade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wade looking to control.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coleman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wade manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coleman is looking to escape.
Coleman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coleman is still trying to improve position.
Wade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wade punching from mount but Coleman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Coleman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wade throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Coleman because Wade loaded up on that one.
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.
Wade trying to control but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Wade is controlling well.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wade.
Wade prevents Coleman from standing back up.
Wade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.
Wade is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wade is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman keeping hold of Wade's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roosevelt Coleman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wade misses with a straight left.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coleman misses with a hook.
Wade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Coleman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coleman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coleman fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Wade. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roosevelt Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coleman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade needs to keep his hands up - Coleman had a free shot at his head there.
Coleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Coleman lands a leg kick that knocks Wade off balance momentarily.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a good cross that connects.

Wade is rocked!
Coleman scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Wade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Coleman needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Wade just on the top of the head. Wade drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Wade - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roosevelt Coleman!
Our winner, Roosevelt Coleman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Samson Wade was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to the man, he fought a great fight, this is a bad loss.'.