PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen New York as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as First Boy enters the cage!

Collins
vs
Boy

188 cm
25
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, First Boy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.

Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.
Boy pushes Collins off looking to stand but Collins dives back in and keeps control.
Collins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Collins trying to control the pace.
Collins trying to pass the guard but Boy defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins stops Boy from getting back to his feet.

Boy is defending against the submission attempts here by Collins.
Collins is keen to just control but Boy is a slippery customer.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boy taking some punishment here, with Collins in his half guard.
Collins passes to full mount!
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boy is in a horrible position here. Collins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Collins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boy looks a forlorn figure.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Collins tries to control but Boy wriggling away.
Boy really wants to buck Collins off and get back to his feet.
Collins trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy tries to hold on but Collins postures up.
Boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boy tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boy wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Boy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Collins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boy is looking to escape.
Boy is trying to stand up.
Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
Collins landing punches.
Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boy?
Boy holds on for dear life, controlling Collins's posture momentarily.
Collins prevents Boy from getting the reversal.
Boy is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Collins is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to finish Boy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boy!
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boy taking shots to the head.
Boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Collins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins unloading with bombs!
Boy wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Boy is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Collins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Collins tries a low kick but Boy avoids it.
Collins walks into a straight right hand from Boy.

Collins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Collins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Boy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Collins trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Collins lands a nice shot to the head.
Boy can't escape the position.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Boy is in trouble!
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Boy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands a nice shot to the head.
Collins wants to control the pace but Boy is squirming around nicely.
Collins breaks from Boy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boy 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.
Boy tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as Collins sits in half guard.
Boy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that Boy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boy tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Boy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Collins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boy wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Collins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Collins lands with some strikes.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins with shots to the head and body - Boy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
Boy is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
Collins controlling from the full mount.
Boy tries to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Boy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boy is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boy is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
Collins trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Collins trying to control but Boy is having none of it.
Collins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boy because Collins loaded up on that one.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Collins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Collins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Collins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Collins trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Collins is really struggling to control Boy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Collins lands a few punches from side control.
Boy struggling a bit here.
Collins cracks Boy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to control but Collins postures up.
Boy gets back to half guard.
Boy wants to get back to full guard.
Collins prevents Boy from standing back up.
Collins trying to pass the guard but Boy defending well.
Adam Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Collins, right into the meat.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Boy looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Boy swinging wildly here.

Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins trying to pass the guard but Boy defending well.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Collins prevents Boy from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Collins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boy to the mat! Boy manages to get full guard.
Boy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Boy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Collins is controlling him.
Collins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boy's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Collins wants to pass to mount but Boy is defending the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boy is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a leg kick.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Boy.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boy lands with a nice combination. Collins backs away looking to recover.

Collins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Collins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Collins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Collins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boy defending well though.
Boy is staying active underneath Collins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
First Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Collins, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26

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