PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durham might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fresh Like Us. Joe Durham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Durham
vs
Coleman

190 cm
28
212 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Durham avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Durham does no damage.
Coleman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Durham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coleman is defended easily by Durham.
Durham is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durham.
Durham ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Durham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Coleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe Durham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Coleman shoots in and bounces Durham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Durham isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Coleman stacks Durham on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Coleman!
Durham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Durham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coleman winds up and cracks Durham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Coleman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Durham looking for submissions off his back.
Durham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Durham looking for submissions off his back.
Coleman is pressing down on Durham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durham is holding on for now.
Coleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Coleman is keen to just control but Durham is a slippery customer.
Durham has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durham keeps working.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.

Durham looking for subs from the bottom but Coleman mounts him!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Durham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Durham moves into full guard.
Coleman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Durham's guard.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Durham taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Durham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Durham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Coleman there.

Durham looking for submissions off his back.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Durham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coleman scores with a couple of nice shots.

Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Durham is looking to improve his position.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Durham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Coleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durham was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Coleman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durham counters with a one-two to the body.
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Black Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coleman.
An attempted straight right counter from Durham misses the target.
Joe Durham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coleman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Durham was covering up waiting for the punch and Coleman finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Durham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman advances to half guard.
Durham gets back to full guard.
Coleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durham's head.

Durham has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Coleman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Durham.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Durham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Durham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Durham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coleman is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Durham is looking to improve his position.

Durham actively working from the bottom here.

Durham actively working from the bottom here.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Coleman is nestled in close to Durham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Durham wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Durham is in a horrible position here. Coleman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Durham is rocked!
The referee warns Durham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Durham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durham is trying to escape the mount.
Durham takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Coleman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Black Coleman gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Joe Durham was interviewed post fight and said 'Man I felt we had the right gameplan to achieve the victory here tonight but I guess we didn't... but I say I will be back fighting for the champion again and face that man again...hats off to him though for the victory'.