PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byron Neal (ranked 4653 p4p, 3354 weight class) and Abraham Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Neal
vs
Collins

191 cm
24
179
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
168
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Collins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Neal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.
Neal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Neal breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Collins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neal.
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Neal closes the distance and clinches.
Neal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Neal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal throws a head kick but Collins moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collins blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Neal avoiding damage.
Neal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Neal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Neal rushes Collins and presses him up against the cage.
Collins is trying to push Neal away but Neal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.

Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal dominated that round.
That's time! Neal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Collins digs a good body shot into Neal's ribs.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins unleashes a big counter combination but Neal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collins throws a body punch but Neal moves out of range.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neal throws a head kick that Collins semi-blocks.
Neal wants to clinch.
Collins jabs Neal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws a fast counter high kick but Neal manages to duck under it in time.

Neal has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal has Collins pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.

Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal lands a head kick!
Byron Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neal wants to clinch.
Collins throws a series of punches but Neal moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neal clinches with his opponent.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.

Neal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Collins misses.
Collins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abraham Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal blocks a head kick by Collins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal misses with a head kick.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Neal misses with a kick to the body.
Neal tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Neal tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins defending well as Neal loads up on a big left hand.
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Collins shapes to counter with a head kick.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Neal slams his shin into Collins's torso.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCollins.
Collins is looking to chop away at Neal's legs.
Neal tries to counter by clinching up but Collins breaks away and moves out of range.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Neal with the inside leg kick.
Neal lands with a slapping head kick.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins wants to land a leg kick but Neal is out of range.
Neal moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Collins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal avoids the head kick by Collins.
Neal looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neal rather than just go for the knockout.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collins unleashes a big counter combination but Neal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Neal wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Neal backs away looking to recover.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins wants to slow Neal down by chopping away at his legs.
Collins connects with a right hand. Neal shakes it off.
Collins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Neal. That one must have hurt.
Neal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins is looking for the big counter here.
Collins misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal avoids the head kick by Collins.

Neal has managed to clinch.
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal leaning against his opponent.
Neal leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Neal to work.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Neal to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins letting Neal take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Byron Neal.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Neal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Neal has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abraham Collins.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Collins!