PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cal Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Collins
vs
Daniel

180 cm
18
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Daniel as Collins shoots in.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Daniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Cal Collins has been cut.
Donk. Daniel catches Collins right on the button with a cross.
Daniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Daniel persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniel keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniel scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel digs a good hook to Collins's body.
Jamie Daniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Collins sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collins wants to clinch.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Daniel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Collins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniel somewhat.
Cal Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Daniel.
Daniel misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniel sprawls well. Daniel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.

Daniel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Collins to the ground. Daniel is now in Collins's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Collins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniel wants to stand but Collins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Collins wants to stand but Daniel is controlling the position.
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniel wants to stand but Collins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel postures up.
Daniel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Collins is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Daniel looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Daniel moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniel.

Daniel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins has Daniel pressed against the cage.
Daniel wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniel prevents the takedown attempt.
Collins tries a body shot but Daniel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Daniel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cal Collins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Collins slaps away a takedown attempt from Daniel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daniel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Daniel swinging wildly here.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniel.

Daniel decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Collins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Daniel shoots in.
Cal Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Daniel.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Daniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a wild combination.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins is looking to clinch but Daniel is avoiding it.
Daniel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniel tries to sprawl but Collins drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Collins gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cal Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.

Daniel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins tries to pull guard but Daniel won't allow it.

Daniel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Daniel.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.
Collins tries to buck Daniel off but Daniel is having none of it.
Collins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daniel's best efforts.

Daniel decides to stand and escape the position.
Daniel scores with the left hand. Collins knows he should have avoided that one.
Collins wants to clinch.
Daniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Collins shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Daniel is defended easily by Collins.
Collins tries to clinch there but Daniel circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Daniel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daniel seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins trying to control here.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Daniel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Collins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Daniel as Collins shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Collins scrambles back to his feet.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Collins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Daniel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Collins's guard.

Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Daniel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Daniel feints and as Collins raises his hands in defense, Daniel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins is looking for a triangle but Daniel pushes his legs off easily.
Collins is trying to control the position but Daniel postures up.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniel wanted to stand there but Collins had control of the position.
Daniel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins looking to control.
Jamie Daniel has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cal Collins just wasn't active enough.

Daniel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Collins!
Daniel is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to escape the mount.
Daniel tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Collins is looking to improve his position but Daniel isn't that keen on the idea.

Daniel stands up from mount. Strange move.
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!
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cal Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Daniel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Collins napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to reverse the position.

Daniel decides to stand back up.
Daniel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniel misses with a few strikes there.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniel defends it nicely.
Daniel lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Daniel coming out on top.
Daniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniel stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Daniel.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Daniel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Collins to the ground. Daniel is now in Collins's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Collins is working an open guard so Daniel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cal Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Daniel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Daniel!