PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin's entrance music is Bagsakan - Collaboration. A fine choice. Haukka has chosen Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Daniel Haukka enters the cage!

Collin
vs
Haukka

165 cm
29
167 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

180 cm
34
163 lbs
15 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haukka closes the distance but Collin moves to the side
and Collin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haukka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haukka tries to clinch but Collin is having none of it.
Haukka misses with a double jab
and Collin counters with a two punch combo.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collin keeps the fight on the outside.
Haukka darts in trying to clinch
enabling Collin to counter with a crisp jab.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Collin circles away.
Haukka moves to clinch but Collin breaks away
and Collin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Collin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haukka avoids it really well and circles away.
Haukka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Collin with a jab.

Collin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haukka's half guard.
Haukka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haukka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Collin.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collin won't allow Haukka to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haukka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collin throwing strikes from guard but Haukka blocks nicely.

Haukka pushes Collin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch
and Collin counters with a straight right hand.

Haukka clinches up with Collin and pushes him back against the cage.

Collin is trying to trip Haukka. He has hold of a leg but Haukka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Collin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Collin forces his way into half guard.
Haukka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haukka tries to kick Collin off but Collin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Collin wants to advance to full mount but Haukka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Collin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haukka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collin postures up and lands a big shot to Haukka's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin working some strikes from top position.
Collin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collin 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.
Collin stops Haukka from standing up.
Haukka keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
Collin throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collin is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Collin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collin swats away the attempt to clinch by Haukka.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Collin circles away.
Haukka darts in trying to clinch
and Collin counters with a straight right hand.
Haukka thows a leg kick but Collin checks it
and Collin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haukka's knee momentarily.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Collin circles away.
Haukka throws a right and a left that Collin avoids nicely.
Haukka tries to clinch
and Collin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka avoids the body shot from Collin.
Haukka closes the distance but Collin moves to the side

so Collin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Haukka keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
Collin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haukka's head.
Haukka keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
Collin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haukka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collin is looking to work some ground and pound but Haukka has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haukka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Collin lands a couple of digs.
Collin passes Haukka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Collin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Collin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Neeyo Collin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haukka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Collin.
Collin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Collin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haukka wants to stand but Collin is controlling the position.
Collin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haukka's guard.
Collin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Collin wants to pass to mount but Haukka is defending the position.
Collin throwing shots but Haukka is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haukka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Collin.
Collin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neeyo Collin dominated that second round.
That's time! Collin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Collin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Collin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haukka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collin.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haukka defending well though.
Haukka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collin.
Collin is trying to control the action in half guard but Haukka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haukka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Collin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haukka trying to control but Collin postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Collin trying to control from Haukka's half guard. Haukka has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Collin trying to control but Haukka is working from the bottom.
Collin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniel Haukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin is looking to work some ground and pound but Haukka has wrist control.
Collin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collin throws a big right hand that misses.
Haukka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collin throws a big elbow that misses.
Collin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collin postures up.
Haukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haukka can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin stands up over Haukka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Collin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collin postures up in Haukka's guard and throws a big left but Haukka blocks it.
Collin postures up and lands a big shot to Haukka's brow.
Collin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haukka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haukka keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.
Collin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin throws a big elbow that misses.
Collin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collin postures up and lands a big shot to Haukka's brow.
Collin wants to pass the guard but Haukka is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collin scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neeyo Collin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Collin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
A very excited looking Neeyo Collin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.