PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman has chosen One Finger And A Fist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Victor Coleman enters the ring!

Dyer
vs
Coleman

188 cm
34
268 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

225 cm
27
291 lbs
12 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer misses the shot to the body.
Coleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dyer tries to avoid it but Coleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dyer to the ground. Dyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Coleman rushes Dyer and presses him up against the ropes.
Dyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dyer is trying to stall.
Dyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coleman misses with a kick to the body.
Dyer swings widly with a right hand
and Coleman counters with a slapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coleman!
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Coleman shoots in but Dyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
Dyer catches Coleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stephen Dyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyer connects with a body shot.
Dyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coleman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dyer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coleman's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coleman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dyer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dyer looking to pass the guard.
Dyer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dyer has passed into side control.
Dyer looking to control but instead Coleman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dyer is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Coleman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dyer is working away from the top position though.
Coleman tries to get to full guard but Dyer has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dyer throws a hook to the side of Coleman's head but Coleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Dyer as Coleman shoots in.
Stephen Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Coleman.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Dyer lands a jab-cross combination.
Coleman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dyer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Coleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer thumps Coleman with a low kick.
Dyer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Dyer misses.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dyer lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Dyer.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Dyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyer lands a slapping body shot.
Dyer throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Dyer sprawls well.
Coleman looks winded!

Dyer lands a big right hand that sends Coleman crashing to the mat! Dyer stays standing though and waves Coleman back to his feet!

It looks like Victor Coleman has been cut.

Dyer clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coleman looking to stall.
Dyer can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Coleman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyer is defending well for now.

Dyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyer lands with a thumping leg kick.

Dyer gets a clinch.
Dyer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Coleman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Coleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dyer sprawls well. Dyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Dyer.
Coleman shoots in looking for a takedown. Dyer tries to sprawl out of it but Coleman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dyer tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Dyer drops Coleman with a beautiful combination! Coleman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dyer is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer looks to land a combination but Coleman avoids it well.
Dyer throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Dyer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dyer.

Dyer lands a left and a right that send Coleman crashing to the mat, dazed. Dyer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Coleman is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman switches off momentarily and Dyer cracks him with a monster right hand! Coleman topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Dyer dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Dyer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stephen Dyer!