PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 66 p4p, 12 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 65 p4p, 11 weight class). Coath's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. Wilder Wein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coath
vs
Wein

175 cm
34
189 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

187 cm
33
187 lbs
34 - 10 - 4

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath lands with a cross.
Coath has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Coath looks to clinch
and Wein counters with a straight right hand.
Coath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wein on the side of the head.
Coath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Coath blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Coath.
Coath throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
Wein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Wein misses the target.
Coath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Wein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Coath misses.
Wein throws a head kick that misses.
Coath tries to counter by clinching up but Wein breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein avoids the body shot from Coath.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wein connects with a single shot there.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Coath misses the jab.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Coath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Coath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Coath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wein is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wein manages to circle out of the way.
Coath wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coath avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Coath lands with a cross.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
Coath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wein punishes Coath's body with a nice straight punch.
Coath throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Wein misses.
Coath throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Wein misses with an uppercut.
Wein swings away with a body shot that misses

and Coath counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wein takes a shot to the head.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Wein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wein.
Coath tries to move into range but Wein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coath misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein scoring well with a low kick there.
Coath loads up on a big right hand but Wein slips the punch.
Wein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Coath there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Coath tenderised Wein's leg. Wein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Wein pushes him off.
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Wein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Coath misses the target.
Coath lands a nice shot that snaps Wein's head back.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coath moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coath scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath scores with a decent looking hook.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Wein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coath.
Coath throws a hook to the side of Wein's head but Wein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Coath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wein.
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wein takes a swing at Coath's ribcage but misses.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Coath misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Coath.
Coath moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wein throws a big counter head kick but Coath avoids it with no problem.
Coath throws a solid leg kick but Wein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coath lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coath blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Coath dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wein scores with a jab to the head.
Coath is looking to clinch but Wein is avoiding it.
Coath scores with a kick to the body.
Coath is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Coath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coath cracks a nice hook into Wein's ribs.
Wein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coath's hands.
Wein keeps the fight on the outside.
Coath lands a head shot.
Wein walks into a straight right hand from Coath.
Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Wein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wein cracks Coath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wein's corner calls for a 1-2. Wein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Coath throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Chris Coath is winning the standup battle so far.
Coath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wein clobbers Coath with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coath throws a big shot that misses.
Wein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
Coath slips a jab from Wein.
Sloppy strikes from Coath. Those never looked like landing.
Wein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Wein is predictable there
and Coath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coath is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coath, as that shot connected.
Coath misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wein breaks the clinch.
Wein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Wein is predictable there
and Coath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coath.
Coath swinging wildly here.
Wein throws a body punch but Coath moves out of range.
Coath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coath checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Coath takes the fight into the clinch.

Wein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coath checks a leg kick nicely.
Wein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coath is out of range and Wein settles back down.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wein.

Coath darts in and clinches Wein up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
Coath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Wein.

Wein breaks from the clinch.

Wein gets tackled into the cage by Coath. Coath maintains the clinch.
Wein blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Wein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coath lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
Wein only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Wein tries to keep at a distance but Coath has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wein breaks the clinch.
Coath throws a low kick, looking for Wein's leg but Wein calmly moves out of range.
Coath walks into a left hand.
Coath connects with a solid leg kick.
Coath is looking to clinch but Wein is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Wein.
Coath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein lands a jab to Coath's midsection.
Wein scores with a punch to the head.
Coath tries to clinch up.
Wein swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
Coath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath thows a leg kick but Wein checks it
and Wein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein lands a jab to the nose.
Coath motions for Wein to come forward. Coath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wein finds it's way round the side to connect with Coath's head.
Wein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coath connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wein momentarily.
Coath lands with an overhand left.
Wein is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coath.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein scores with a jab. Coath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wein throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Coath misses.
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Wein throws an off balance right hand
and Coath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath misses with an uppercut.
Wein slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coath. That's going to slow Wein down.
Coath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wein.
Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Coath moves out of range of the leg kick from Wein.
Wein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coath throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
Coath lands a body shot.
Coath throws a poor cross that misses
and Wein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coath's knee momentarily.
Coath moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coath.
Wein slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath doesn't manage to clinch there - Wein circles away.
Coath clobbers Wein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein is looking to score with low kicks.
Wein lands a body shot.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coath fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coath tries to clinch but Wein moves out of range.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coath looks to land a left hand but Wein moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range.
Wein walks into a stiff left hand from Coath.
Coath looks to land a body kick but Wein moved away.
Coath wants to clinch.
Coath misses with a head kick.
Coath throws a hook but Wein blocks it.
Coath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wein tries to bum rush Coath with a series of wild strikes but Coath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wein tried to score with a low kick but Coath checks it.
A quick step to the side and Coath tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Wein counters with a good low kick that Coath was not able to check.
Wein throws a hook but Coath blocks it.
Wein takes one to the side of the head.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Coath's head back.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath avoids the body shot from Wein.
Wein moves away from the strike by Coath.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath tries to clinch but Wein is having none of it.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coath misses with a body shot.
Wein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wein digs a good hook to Coath's body.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wein misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wein lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilder Wein.
I think Coath has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Coath!
Chris Coath bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.