PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Collins
vs
Thiago

175 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Vandal fight Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thiago moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins punishes Thiago's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Rodrigo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago clinches but Collins breaks the clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Thiago backing up. Thiago nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago wants to clinch but Collins slips to the side
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago wants to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thiago clinches but Collins breaks the clinch
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago wants to clinch but Collins slips to the side
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses.
Thiago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thiago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins connects with a right hand. Thiago shakes it off.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a left to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago slips under a jab.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Thiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Collins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice combination there by Collins.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Thiago there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phil Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins jabs at Thiago's body.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice uppercut.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiago takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thiago throws a head kick that misses
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago looks to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Thiago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collins. That's going to slow Thiago down.
Collins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Collins sizes up Thiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins lands a nice looking body shot.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Thiago backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Collins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Collins lands with an overhand left.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago checks a leg kick.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Collins.
Thiago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thiago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thiago takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a combination. Thiago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Collins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins blocks a head kick by Thiago.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Thiago checks the leg kick.
Thiago wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thiago tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thiago's knee momentarily.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thiago thinking.
Phil Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thiago drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a lovely overhand right.
Thiago tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Thiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins scores with a hook to the body. Thiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thiago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thiago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins connects with a jab.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Phil Collins!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Phil Collins!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Phil Collins!

Phil Collins wins by unanimous decision!