PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Coulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by 311 Down. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Down
vs
Coulton

172 cm
23
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Coulton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Down throws out the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Down.
Coulton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Down working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coulton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coulton is looking for a sweep.
Coulton stops Down from passing to mount.
Coulton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Down throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Down is thwarting Coulton's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Down lands a nice short elbow.
Down working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coulton's head.
Down missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Down missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Down lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Down wants to free his trapped foot but Coulton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Down lands strikes from half guard.
Coulton is looking for a sweep. Down is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coulton looks gassed!
Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coulton defending well though.
Down winds up and cracks Coulton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coulton trying to control here.
Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down drops an elbow to the side of Coulton's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Down working the head and body with strikes.
Down working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Down lands a nice short elbow.
Down passes to side control.
Down is putting a hurting on Coulton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coulton is trying to improve his position.
Down scoring with punches from side control.
Coulton taking a bit of punishment here - Down scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coulton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Down raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Down.
Down is landing with some decent strikes but Coulton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Down putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Down scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coulton?
Down with good strikes from the mount here!
Down lands a heavy elbow.
Down punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulton tries to lock up and control but Down gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coulton taking shots to the head.
Coulton taking shots to the head.
Down prevents Coulton from getting the reversal.
Down is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coulton is trying desperately to improve position.
Down lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Down postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Coulton looks a forlorn figure.
Down dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Down dominating with strikes here.
Coulton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Down dominated that 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.

Down gets a takedown into half guard.
Coulton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Down's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Down's back!
Down rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Down manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Down looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coulton puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Down slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Down striking off his back but it's not causing Coulton any problems.
Down might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Down wants to sweep here but Coulton controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Down keeping moving, preventing Coulton from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Coulton can't handle though.
Coulton stopping the sweep attempt from Down.
Down is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coulton can do to turn this around?
Down striking off his back but it's not causing Coulton any problems.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Down misses with the combination.

Down gets the takedown into side control.
Coulton taking a bit of punishment here - Down scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down cracks Coulton with a big elbow.
Down lands an elbow.
Down lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Coulton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Down misses with a head shot. Coulton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Coulton working a defensive guard here.
Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Down connects with a couple of short punches.
Coulton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Down distracts Coulton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Down content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Down connects with a couple of short punches.
Coulton is looking to stand up but Down isn't so interested in that idea.

Coulton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Down lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Down lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down connects with a couple of short punches.
Coulton trying to keep a closed guard but Down is proving a slippery customer.
Down scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down cracks Coulton with a solid left hand.
Coulton trying to keep a closed guard but Down is proving a slippery customer.
Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Down content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Down landing some decent shots from guard.
Down advances to half guard.
Down seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Down dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Coulton is just out of range.
Coulton staying out of range there.
Down misses with an uppercut. Coulton saw that one coming.
Coulton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Down bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Down landing strikes.
Down working away.
Coulton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Down lands a few punches from side control.
Down creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Down looks up at the clock and then as Coulton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down looks up at the clock and then as Coulton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Coulton tries to bench press Down off him but Down keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coulton prevents Down from improving position.
Coulton wants to get back to his feet but Down drags him back down.
Down working the ground and pound from side control.
Down working the ground and pound.
Down working the body and head with strikes.
Coulton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Down wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Down creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Down lands a decent elbow from side control.
Down working the ground and pound.
Coulton throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down working the head and body with strikes.
Down scoring with punches and elbows.
Coulton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Down lands a decent elbow from side control.
Coulton taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Down are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Down lands a decent elbow from side control.
Down throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Coulton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Down.
Down works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Down scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down looks up at the clock and then as Coulton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Down smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Down working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Down are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kevin Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coulton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Down off and has taken his back!
Down tries to escape the position.
Coulton is trying to stick to Down's back but Down is turning into Coulton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Coulton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Down.
Down wants to pass the guard but Coulton is keeping the position.
Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Down's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Down accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Down postures up and lands a big shot to Coulton's brow.
Coulton looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Down scores with a shot to the body.
Coulton with a lazy takedown attempt

and Down counters with a takedown into side control.
Down in the domination position with Coulton hanging on.
Coulton tries to buck Down off but Down is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas Coulton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Down is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coulton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Down has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Down!