PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Collins
vs
Winkler

200 cm
21
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
29
277 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins loads up on a big right hand but Winkler slips the punch.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkler.
Winkler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collins throws out a powerful jab.
Winkler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winkler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
Winkler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winkler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.

Collins clinches with his opponent.
Collins wants to break free but Winkler has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Collins.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Collins.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Winkler.
Collins working aggressively here.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.

Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses with a left hand
and Winkler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winkler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Winkler lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Winkler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch combination from Collins misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Winkler blocks a jab.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kyle Collins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winkler throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Winkler.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Winkler walks into a straight right hand from Collins.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Collins misses.
Collins thumps Winkler with a low kick.
Collins clobbers Winkler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins thows a leg kick but Winkler checks it
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Collins misses
and Winkler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winkler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winkler throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Winkler misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Collins slips under a jab.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winkler.
Winkler throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins swinging wildly here.
Collins moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Collins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winkler's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winkler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winkler ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Collins is looking to score with low kicks.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Collins slips a jab from Winkler.
Collins stalks Winkler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winkler's face. Winkler staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Winkler misses.
Collins dips to his left and cracks Winkler with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Collins's cut.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winkler eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winkler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyle Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins throws a front kick that sends Winkler stumbling back into the cage.
Winkler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winkler counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Winkler looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Kyle Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Winkler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winkler.
Winkler lands an overhand right.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Winkler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winkler.
Winkler misses with a hook.
Winkler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Winkler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins punishes Winkler's body with a nice straight punch.
Winkler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collins can pounce on him.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to land a combination but Winkler avoids it well.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Winkler blocks the leg kick.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Winkler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Collins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkler momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins scores with a shot to the side of Winkler's head.
Winkler is looking to break free of the clinch but Collins has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collins.

Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Collins.
Winkler throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Winkler jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Winkler.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Winkler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Winkler.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Winkler lands with a right hand.
Collins avoids the body shot from Winkler.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins throws the left hand but Winkler avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Collins coming out on top.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Kyle Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Collins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Collins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Collins misses with a low kick as Winkler jumps back.
Collins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winkler.
Collins misses with a looping left.
Winkler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Collins blocks a jab.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Winkler throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Winkler moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Winkler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winkler blocks a jab.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Collins throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a low kick but Winkler moves out of range easily.
Collins scores with a jab to the head.
Winkler jabs Collins right on the nose. Collins blinks but takes it well.
Winkler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Collins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins throws a low kick but Winkler moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Winkler sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winkler throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Collins is rocked!
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
Winkler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins throws a hook to the side of Winkler's head but Winkler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winkler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Collins sprawling to the canvas! Collins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Winkler finish him?!
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Winkler drops Collins with a straight right hand, right on the button! Winkler follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Winkler!