PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Prior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Collins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damian Prior's chin.

Collins
vs
Prior

188 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Prior!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Prior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prior is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Collins.
Prior tries for a takedown but Collins circles away easily

and Collins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collins.
Prior is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Prior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prior's head.
Collins stops Prior from standing up.
Prior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Prior is keeping the position.
Prior wants to stand and escape but Collins is having none of it.
Prior keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prior keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prior wants to clinch.

Collins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prior to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prior is one step ahead there.
Prior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Collins has his foot on Prior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Prior works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Collins is looking for a triangle but Prior pushes his legs off easily.
Collins is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Collins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prior's head.
Collins prevents Prior from standing back up.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Prior is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Prior kicks Collins off and gets back to his feet.

Collins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prior is refusing to be controlled, as Collins sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins drops an elbow to the side of Prior's head.

Prior manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Prior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adam Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins leaves Prior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prior is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.

Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collins landing with the ground and pound.
Collins trying to control but Prior is working from the bottom.
Collins pushes down on Prior's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to free his trapped foot but Prior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins not doing much here.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prior is trying to stand back up but Collins is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Collins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Prior tries to kick Collins off but Collins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Collins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Collins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prior!
Collins with shots to the head and body - Prior looks very uncomfortable down there.
Prior takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Prior is trying to stand up.
Collins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Collins looking to control but Prior is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins working for a submission but Prior is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Collins looking to secure an arm triangle but Prior defends it well.
Collins punching from mount but Prior doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Prior is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prior is trying to stand up.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two 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.
You get the feeling that Prior really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prior?
Collins tries to control but Prior wriggling away.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Collins looking to finish Prior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prior!
Collins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prior's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Prior taking shots to the head.
Prior wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prior is looking to escape.
Prior wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adam Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Prior is in trouble!
Collins cracks Prior with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Prior is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Collins working for a submission but Prior is keeping him at bay.
Prior wants to get back to his feet.
Collins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Prior's face.
Prior 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.
Prior is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Collins working Prior over with strikes here.
Collins with shots to the head and body - Prior looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Collins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Collins avoids it really well and circles away.
Prior avoids the body shot from Collins.
Prior moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Prior avoids the body shot from Collins.

Collins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prior's head.
Prior wants to get back to his feet but Collins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prior keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Prior wants to stand and escape but Collins is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prior is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Prior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins is really struggling to control Prior but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Prior gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Prior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prior wants to stand but Collins is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins passes into half guard.
Prior is looking to escape.
Prior blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Prior tries to kick Collins off but Collins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Collins gets a takedown into half guard.
Prior is trying to stand.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Prior is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prior kicks off Collins and gets to his feet.
Prior is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.

Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prior's guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but Prior keeps moving.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.
Collins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prior is trying to stand.
Collins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Collins seems to be looking for submissions.
Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prior is trying to stand up here but Collins is controlling him well.
Prior keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damian Prior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Prior clinches up against the cage.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Collins tries for a takedown but Prior manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prior gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prior lands a hook that snaps the head of Collins backwards.

Prior has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Collins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Prior misses with an elbow to the head.

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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

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