PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis comes to the cage accompanied by If I Can't - 50 Cent. Collective has chosen Barricade as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ioannidis
vs
Collective

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
175 lbs
14 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Random Collective!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective shoots in looking for a takedown but Ioannidis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Collective's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Ioannidis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Collective to the ground. Ioannidis is now in Collective's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Collective had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ioannidis defends it easily.
Ioannidis stops Collective from standing up.
Ioannidis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Collective lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ioannidis!
Collective putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Collective landing strikes from the mount.
Collective can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ioannidis is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ioannidis is trying desperately to improve position.
Ioannidis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Collective pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ioannidis is bucking up trying to escape but Collective cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Collective trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ioannidis tries to hold on but Collective pushes him away.
Collective lands a nice shot to the head.
Ioannidis is working to get back to half guard.
Ioannidis tries to hold on but Collective pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collective is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ioannidis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collective landing shots from mount.
Collective has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collective breaks from Ioannidis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ioannidis tries to control Collective's body but Collective pushes him off. Ioannidis squirms to his side and now Collective has his back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ioannidis rolls, trying to escape but Collective keeps control of the position.
Our spies down at at Gold Standard Elite Gym inform us that Collective has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Ioannidis fending off the submission attempt from Collective.
Collective has the hooks in. Ioannidis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioannidis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Collective's guard. Nice work there by Ioannidis.
Ioannidis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective is striking but Ioannidis is not phased and passes to half guard.

Collective has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ioannidis is on him like a limpet, forcing Collective back against the cage.

Ioannidis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Collective clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Collective trying to control the hands but Ioannidis breaks the grip.
Ioannidis softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ioannidis has the hooks in. Collective is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Ioannidis tightening his grip on Collective, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Collective's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioannidis is not going to allow Collective to sit and survive in this position.
Collective holding both Ioannidis 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ioannidis tries to get the hooks in deep but Collective pushed the leg off.
Ioannidis has the hooks in. Collective is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioannidis landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collective prevents Ioannidis from getting a body triangle.
Even with his hooks in, Ioannidis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Random Collective dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Collective closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ioannidis did well to prevent Collective getting side control.
Collective looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Ioannidis is defending against the submission attempts here by Collective.
Collective thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ioannidis's head.
Collective missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ioannidis wants to get back to full guard.
Collective trying to control the action but Ioannidis is working from the bottom.
Ioannidis tries to get to full guard but Collective has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collective lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioannidis is staying active underneath Collective, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Collective looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've been hearing good reports from Ioannidis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Collective thows a huge punch but Ioannidis dodges it nicely.
Collective is keen to just control but Ioannidis is a slippery customer.
Ioannidis wants to improve his position but Collective is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collective connects with a nice short shot to Ioannidis's temple.

Collective is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Collective not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ioannidis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collective scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Collective is trying to work for a kimura but Ioannidis is defending well.
Ioannidis wants to improve his position but Collective is controlling well.
Ioannidis is looking to control Collective's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ioannidis avoid being mounted?
Collective thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ioannidis's head.
Ioannidis taking some punishment here, with Collective in his half guard.
Collective seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ioannidis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ioannidis trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ioannidis is looking for a sweep. Collective is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective content to control rather than advance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Collective moves into range and clinches up with Ioannidis.

Collective breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collective shoots in and drives through. Ioannidis sprawls well.
Ioannidis leaves Collective with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ioannidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ioannidis rushes Collective and presses him up against the cage.
Ioannidis dodges an elbow strike from Collective.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ioannidis jumps guard.
Ioannidis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ioannidis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Collective controls the pace.
Ioannidis looking for a sweep. Not yet Ioannidis, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collective accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ioannidis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collective defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collective scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective postures up in Ioannidis's guard and throws a big left but Ioannidis blocks it.
Collective makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Collective cracks Ioannidis with a solid left hand.
Collective trying to control the position from guard on top but Ioannidis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Random Collective showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Collective checks a leg kick.

Collective tries to sprawl but Ioannidis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Collective wants to get back to full guard.
Collective tries to kick Ioannidis off but Ioannidis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Collective manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Collective wants to sweep but no luck.
Ioannidis wants to stand but Collective is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ioannidis trying to control but Collective is working from the bottom.
Collective being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective keeping full guard, as Ioannidis tries to pass.
Collective manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ioannidis manages to get himself to full guard.

Collective gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Collective closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Collective is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ioannidis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Collective stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collective moves into the clinch successfully.

Ioannidis pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collective trying to control the position from guard on top but Ioannidis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collective scoring with some ground and pound.
Ioannidis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ioannidis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collective engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Random Collective.

Ioannidis clinches up with Collective and pushes him back against the cage.

Collective is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ioannidis can't fight it off and eventually Collective manages to take the fight to the floor. Ioannidis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ioannidis controls Collective momentarily but Collective frees himself.
Random Collective is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Collective won't allow Ioannidis to get back to his feet.
Collective slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aristos Ioannidis just wasn't active enough.
Collective fails with the takedown.

Ioannidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Collective breaks from the clinch.
Collective with a poor takedown
and Ioannidis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ioannidis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ioannidis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective tries to improve position but can't.
Aristos Ioannidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ioannidis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Collective has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Random Collective comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Collective 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Random Collective!
Random Collective thanked the fans post fight for their support.