PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coleman
vs
Draiman

183 cm
26
192 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.

Draiman forces Coleman back against the cage and clinches.

Draiman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Draiman has Coleman up against the cage in a clinch.

Draiman pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman is looking to pass into half guard but Draiman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Draiman is in guard.
Coleman seems keen to control Draiman's posture.
Draiman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coleman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draiman wants to get up but he can't break Coleman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Draiman has passed into side control.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard.
Coleman is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Coleman tries to improve position but can't.
Draiman wants to stand but Coleman has his arm trapped.
Coleman is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Draiman prevents Coleman from escaping the position.
Draiman tries to stand but Coleman is controlling his head.
Draiman prevents Coleman from escaping the position.
Coleman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Draiman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Draiman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coleman is looking to escape.
Coleman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draiman is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Coleman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Draiman's waist but Draiman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.

Coleman shoots in and bounces Draiman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coleman won't allow Draiman to sweep him here.
Draiman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.

Coleman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draiman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draiman has escaped and now he's on top!
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
Draiman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coleman is proving hard to escape from.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to stand up but Draiman isn't so interested in that idea.

We're going to have a standup here because Jake Coleman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Draiman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draiman wants to clinch.
Draiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draiman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Carl Draiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draiman tries to work over Coleman's front leg with a kick but Coleman checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Draiman. Those never looked like landing.
Carl Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draiman throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draiman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draiman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draiman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Draiman has managed to clinch.
Draiman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Draiman drags the fight down to the ground.
Coleman throws a strike but Draiman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Draiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Draiman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coleman, pushing him back against the cage.

Draiman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draiman wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Draiman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draiman throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Draiman is looking to score with low kicks.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draiman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draiman misses with a body shot.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman checks a leg kick.
Carl Draiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draiman wants to clinch.
Draiman tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman moves out of range of the leg kick from Draiman.
Coleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draiman circles away.

Draiman moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draiman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Draiman pulls Coleman into guard.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.

Coleman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Draiman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Coleman has Draiman in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pulls Draiman in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Coleman.
Coleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Draiman.
Draiman throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman misses the jab.
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Coleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Draiman decides to pull guard.
Draiman is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman is pushing down on Draiman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Draiman is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Draiman really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draiman wants to clinch.
Coleman avoids a kick to the body.
Draiman swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.

Draiman closes the distance and pushes Coleman back into the cage.

Draiman pulls guard effortlessly.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman advances position into side control!
Draiman can't do much from the bottom here.
Draiman defending against the ground and pound.
Coleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Draiman is looking to regain half guard here but Coleman keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draiman keeps working.
Coleman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Draiman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Coleman throwing strikes but Draiman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Coleman is trying to improve his position.
Coleman looks to move to half guard but instead Draiman has passed into mount! Damn!
Coleman is trying desperately to improve position.
Coleman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to get to half guard.
Draiman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Coleman had his way with Carl Draiman in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Draiman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coleman at a distance.

Coleman gets tackled into the cage by Draiman. Draiman maintains the clinch.

Draiman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Coleman uses from the top position.
Coleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Coleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draiman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coleman controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jake Coleman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Draiman tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draiman tries to clinch but Coleman is having none of it.
Draiman tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Draiman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Draiman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coleman rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draiman is fending him off so far but Coleman persists. Nope, Draiman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman checks a low kick from Draiman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a head kick but Coleman moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Draiman. Those never looked like landing.
Draiman wants to clinch up but Coleman keeps it at a distance.
Draiman throws a leg kick but Coleman moved away.
Draiman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draiman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draiman misses the shot to the body.
Draiman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown but Draiman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman avoids the head kick by Draiman.

Draiman instigates a clinch.
Draiman missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Draiman.

Draiman decides to pull guard.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draiman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman stopping the sweep attempt from Draiman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coleman trying to move into half guard but instead Draiman has managed to sweep!
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Draiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draiman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Draiman!
Carl Draiman is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Carl Draiman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.