PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley Williams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Collins
vs
Williams

188 cm
27
211 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 7 - 6 - 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, Ashley Williams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Williams has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Collins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down.
Collins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Collins down.
Collins misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Collins blocks a leg kick.
Collins shoots and misses
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Collins fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a leg kick that is checked

and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Collins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Collins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Williams with a knee to the head.

It looks like Adam Collins has been cut.
Collins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Collins won't want to take too many of those.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.

Collins is rocked!
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body.

Williams drops Collins with a big knee straight up the middle! Collins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Ashley Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Collins. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!

Williams drops Collins with a big knee straight up the middle! Collins is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Williams forces Collins back against the cage and clinches.
Williams has Collins pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Collins is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Williams - that's hurt Collins badly! Oh, another knee lands and Collins is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Collins doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ashley Williams!