PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Black
vs
Coleman

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black tries to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.
Black can't escape the position.
Coleman scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Coleman prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Coleman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black wants to hold on but Coleman pushes him away.

Coleman stands up from mount. Strange move.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coleman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Coleman tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Black.
Black gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to stand but Black is controlling from the bottom.
Coleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coleman passes into side control.
The ground and pound from Coleman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Coleman taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Coleman stands up.

Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coleman tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Coleman's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to stand but Coleman is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Black tries to reverse the position but Coleman maintains control.
Black regains half guard.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Coleman stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coleman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coleman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.

Coleman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman moves out of range as Black strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garrick Coleman.
Coleman misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Coleman 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.

No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Coleman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Coleman postures up.
Garrick Coleman has got the better of the ground game so far.

Coleman stands up from Black's guard - Coleman perhaps looking for a knockout.

Coleman scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
Black wants to stand but Coleman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coleman, up you get!
Black keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Coleman.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.

Black drives through and clinches with Coleman against the cage.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Coleman blocks with his arms.

Coleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt

and Coleman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.

Black actively working from the bottom here.
Coleman tries to stand and escape but Black is controlling the position.
Black is trying to control but can't.
Black is looking to improve his position.

Coleman is looking for a kimura here.

Coleman decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Coleman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Coleman stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Coleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Coleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Black is looking to control Coleman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?

Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Coleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Coleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Coleman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Black sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Coleman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.
Coleman is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black wants to clinch.

Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is looking for a sweep.

Coleman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Coleman lands with a nice body kick.
Coleman moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a body kick.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Coleman clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Coleman keeps him there for the moment.

Coleman breaks the clinch.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Coleman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Coleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.

Black has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Coleman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Coleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black fails with the takedown

and Coleman counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Coleman leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Black.
Coleman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Coleman misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Coleman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coleman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coleman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Black is trying to keep an underhook but Coleman manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Black actively working from the bottom here.

Coleman stands up from half guard.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coleman off to one side.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dean Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coleman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman tries to clinch

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Coleman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coleman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Coleman!