PBP Commentary

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

Collins
vs
Velazquez

200 cm
21
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins misses with a hook to the body
and Velazquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Collins.
Collins scores with a kick to the body.
Collins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Collins misses with a body shot
and Velazquez counters with a three punch combo that has Collins backing up. Collins nods at Velazquez to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Velazquez blocks a body shot from Collins.
Velazquez is trying to break the clinch but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velazquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Collins breaks the clinch.

Collins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Collins has hold of Velazquez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Velazquez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Collins cranks the arm and Velazquez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Velazquez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Collins!