PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Steele (ranked 3889 p4p, 3117 weight class) and Abraham Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 381 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Steele
vs
Collins

185 cm
21
170
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
168
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Shadow Realm NYC

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ty Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Collins!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Steele appears to be looking for a big counter.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ty Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Steele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Steele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steele. Collins shrugs it off though.
Steele looks to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steele.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele throws a leg kick
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Collins scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.

Steele pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.

Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Collins walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Steele checks a low kick from Collins.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Collins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steele's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Collins backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Collins.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele scores with a nice body kick.

Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Steele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Collins.

Steele has managed to clinch.

Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steele.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Steele backing up. Steele nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Steele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Collins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Collins had a free shot at his head there.

Steele is rocked!
Collins lands a hook that stumbles Steele back into the cage. Collins follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Steele to the canvas! Collins pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Steele has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abraham Collins!