PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm Master has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Master
vs
Challis

225 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Challis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Master. Master circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Master shoots for a takedown but Challis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Master on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Challis.
Challis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Challis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Challis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Master shoots for a takedown but Challis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Challis lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
Challis slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.
Master fails with the takedown.
Master shoots in looking for a takedown but Challis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Master's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master with a poor takedown
and Challis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Challis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Challis thuds his right hand into Master's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Challis lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Master's defenses.
Challis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Challis.
Collin Challis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Challis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Master is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Challis, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Challis.
Challis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Master.
A chopping leg kick lands by Challis.
Master takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Master is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Master down.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Master. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A head kick misses from Challis.
Challis feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Master scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Challis tries to improve position but can't.

Master is trying to get an arm triangle but Challis is defending well.
Challis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Master's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Master prevents Challis from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Master is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Challis has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Master tries to pass the half guard into mount. Challis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challis scores with a hook.
Challis connects with a nice looking jab.
Master chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Challis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Master's hands.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malcolm Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Master gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Challis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Challis scores with a push kick.
Challis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Master takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Challis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Collin Challis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Challis scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Challis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Master has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Challis works Master's body with a nice hook.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challis. Challis obviously looking to wear him down.
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Challis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Master throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challis's waist but Challis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Master off to one side.
Challis cracks the inside of Master's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Challis, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master shoots in for a takedown but Challis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Challis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Challis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Challis!
Challis scores with a jab. Master acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Challis is looking to slow Master down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Challis jabs Master to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Challis.
Master blocks a head kick by Challis.
Master shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Challis defends it nicely.
Master really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Master blocks a head kick by Challis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Challis lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Master fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Challis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Challis feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Challis!
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis lands a head shot.
Master is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Challis lands a head kick. Master smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oh Master is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Challis scores with a leg kick.
Master seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Master's head.

It looks like Malcolm Master has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challis. Challis obviously looking to wear him down.
Challis with a nice cross.
Challis catches Master with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Master has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Challis.
Master avoids the head kick by Challis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master takes a jab right on the kisser.
Master will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Master stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Challis.
Challis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Challis throws a head kick that Master semi-blocks.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Master's sensitive parts.
Challis connects with an inside leg kick.
Challis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master blocks a head kick by Challis.
Master shoots for a double leg takedown but Challis sprawls well. He's pushed Master's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Master chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Challis can pounce on him.
Challis sizes up Master with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Challis feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis connects with a high kick.
Malcolm Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Collin Challis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Challis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!