PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vapers's choice of entrance music: Black Hole Sun. Butch Coleman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Coleman
vs
Vapers

193 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Vapers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coleman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vapers counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vapers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coleman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coleman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coleman misses with a two punch combination.
Butch Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Coleman scores with a four punch combination!
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coleman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Vapers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vapers shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vapers dives in and grabs Coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Vapers's head and hops out.
Butch Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Vapers.
Vapers cracks a nice hook into Coleman's ribs.
Vapers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coleman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vapers somewhat.
Vapers misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a two punch combination.

Vapers clinches.
Vapers tries to land knees in the clinch but Coleman avoids the damage to the body.

Vapers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vapers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Vapers persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Vapers throws a series of strikes that have Coleman backpedaling.
Coleman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Coleman scores with a four punch combination!
Coleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Coleman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coleman.
Vapers throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman scores with a three punch combo!
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vapers scores with a hook to the body. Coleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vapers shoots for a takedown but Coleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vapers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vapers shoots in and drives through. Coleman sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vapers shoots in looking for a takedown. Coleman tries to sprawl out of it but Vapers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coleman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman scores with a head kick. Vapers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coleman leaves Vapers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vapers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vapers works over Coleman's head and body with a nice combination.
Coleman throws a head kick that Vapers semi-blocks.
Vapers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Vapers persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vapers counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a series of strikes that have Vapers backpedaling.
Coleman leaves Vapers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Vapers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coleman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vapers slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Vapers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vapers fails with the takedown.
Vapers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vapers gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vapers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Vapers with that takedown attempt.
Coleman is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butch Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vapers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coleman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Coleman throws a combination that misses
and Vapers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vapers.
Vapers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vapers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Coleman lands with a good body shot.
Coleman throws a right hand that Vapers ducks under and follows up with a left that Vapers also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vapers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vapers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Vapers.
Coleman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vapers.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Vapers avoids them all with ease.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vapers dives in and grabs Coleman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coleman pushes down on Vapers's head and hops out.
Butch Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Vapers.
Coleman misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vapers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vapers misses with a few strikes there.
Butch Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Vapers avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Vapers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vapers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coleman at a distance.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coleman duly obliges.
Vapers slips a jab and a cross from Coleman.
Coleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coleman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vapers misses with a double jab.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Vapers avoids nicely.
Coleman lands with a nice combination. Vapers backs away looking to recover.
Vapers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coleman rather than just go for the knockout.
Coleman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coleman duly obliges.
A punch combination from Vapers misses.
Butch Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vapers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Vapers shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Vapers or perhaps it was just good defense by Coleman which made him look bad.
Coleman scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Vapers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Coleman. Those never looked like landing.
Vapers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman misses with a two punch combination.
Vapers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Vapers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Coleman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vapers.
Vapers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coleman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coleman.
Vapers wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Vapers or perhaps it was just good defense by Coleman which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a two punch combo.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Vapers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vapers tries to clinch there but Coleman circles away.
Vapers shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vapers back to the cage. Coleman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coleman swinging wildly here.
Vapers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Vapers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vapers looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vapers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vapers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Vapers darts in and clinches Coleman up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vapers has Coleman pressed against the cage, preventing Coleman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coleman is trying to break the clinch but Vapers has him pressed against the cage.
Vapers jumps guard but Coleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Vapers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coleman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vapers back to the cage. Coleman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vapers circles away quickly and effectively.
Vapers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Coleman as Vapers shoots in.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Vapers shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Coleman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Coleman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vapers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Vapers avoids nicely.
Vapers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vapers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Coleman.
Vapers is looking to clinch.
Coleman tries to bum rush Vapers with a series of wild strikes but Vapers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vapers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Vapers persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Coleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vapers counters with a series of strikes. Coleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Coleman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vapers tries to clinch but Coleman moves out of range.
Vapers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vapers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vapers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to bum rush Vapers with a series of wild strikes but Vapers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman connects with a high kick.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Coleman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butch Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Vapers.
A head kick from Coleman lands but Vapers takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Coleman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Coleman lands but Vapers takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Vapers closes the distance and clinches up with Coleman, looking for a takedown. Vapers pushes Coleman against the cage but Coleman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Coleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coleman.
Vapers fails with a takedown attempt.
Vapers looks for a takedown but Coleman sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Vapers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vapers gets slowly back to his feet.
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Vapers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vapers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coleman as he jumps to the side.
Vapers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coleman.
Coleman throws a combination. Vapers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coleman lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman checks a low kick from Vapers.
Vapers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coleman misses with the combination.
Coleman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman stuffs the takedown attempt from Vapers. Vapers gets slowly back to his feet.
Vapers fails with a takedown attempt.
Vapers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coleman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vapers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Vapers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vapers fails with the takedown.
Vapers misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Coleman finds it's target.
Coleman scores with a one two! Vapers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vapers tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vapers is defended easily by Coleman.
Coleman throws a combination. Vapers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coleman scores with a head kick.
Vapers fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vapers avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Coleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coleman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

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