PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Collarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Guy One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Collarina
vs
Guy One

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Collarina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tourney Guy One!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collarina moves out of range of the strikes.
Collarina slips under a jab.
Collarina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collarina tries to clinch up but Guy One circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy One lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guy One throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collarina misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Collarina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collarina keeps Guy One at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy One swats away the attempt to clinch by Collarina.
Collarina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collarina is looking to clinch but Guy One is avoiding it.
Guy One throws a counter combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Collarina.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy One avoids the head kick by Collarina.
Collarina blocks a leg kick.
Collarina avoids the body shot from Guy One.
Guy One will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy One looks to land a combination but Collarina avoids it well.
Collarina is looking to clinch but Guy One is avoiding it.
Collarina wants to clinch.
Guy One unleashes a big counter combination but Collarina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collarina shoots in for a takedown but Guy One shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guy One misses with a jab to the body
and Collarina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collarina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy One.
Collarina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy One defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Collarina.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Collarina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy One misses with a wild combination.
Guy One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy One fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Collarina checks it well.
Collarina appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ryan Collarina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy One keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy One tries to bum rush Collarina with a series of wild strikes but Collarina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collarina avoids the head kick by Guy One.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Collarina. Those never looked like landing.
Collarina is looking to clinch but Guy One is avoiding it.
Collarina tries to clinch there but Guy One circles away.
Guy One swats away the attempt to clinch by Collarina.
Tourney Guy One is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collarina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collarina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy One feints a counter leg kick.
Collarina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collarina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collarina tries to clinch up.
Collarina lands a jab.
Collarina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy One misses with a body kick.
Guy One throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guy One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collarina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collarina.
Collarina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guy One misses with a leg kick.
Guy One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collarina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collarina fails to land the takedown.
Collarina is breathing heavily.
Guy One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collarina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy One throws a push kick but Collarina slaps the foot to one side.
Guy One misses with the combination.
Collarina is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collarina fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Guy One dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Collarina is looking to clinch.
Collarina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Collarina fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy One misses with a combination
and Collarina counters with a three punch combo that has Guy One backing up. Guy One nods at Collarina to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Guy One's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Collarina cracks the inside of Guy One's front leg.
Guy One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Collarina.
Guy One looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guy One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collarina tries to clinch up but Guy One circles away and keeps his distance.
Collarina dives in for a single leg takedown but Guy One sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy One throws a hook but Collarina avoids it easily.
Collarina half committed to a counter leg kick.
Guy One swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Collarina checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Collarina might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Guy One throws a head kick that misses.
Collarina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy One.
Collarina feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Guy One misses with a series of wild punches.
Collarina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy One avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Collarina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy One tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guy One is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Guy One throws a leg kick but Collarina sees it coming and moves out of range.
Collarina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Guy One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collarina.
Guy One throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collarina moves in looking to clinch but Guy One pushes him off.
Collarina wants to clinch.
Guy One unleashes a big counter combination but Collarina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collarina tries to clinch there but Guy One circles away.
Collarina lands with a straight right. Guy One didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Guy One, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy One misses with a two punch combination.
Guy One throws a head kick but Collarina moves out of range.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collarina blocks a head kick by Guy One.
Guy One just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCollarina.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collarina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy One manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy One now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy One throws a body shot but no joy.
Collarina fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Guy One blocks the leg kick.
Collarina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Collarina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy One swats away the attempt to clinch by Collarina.
Despite the aggression on Guy One's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tourney Guy One seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Collarina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collarina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collarina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy One has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collarina cracks Guy One with a good jab.
Guy One throws a head kick that misses.
Collarina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy One rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collarina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Collarina - just one landing.
Collarina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Collarina moves in looking to clinch but Guy One pushes him off.
And Guy One responds with a good body kick, but Collarina manages to step out the way in time.
Ryan Collarina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Guy One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collarina fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guy One checks it well.
Collarina slips a jab and a cross from Guy One.
Collarina defending well as Guy One loads up on a big left hand.
Collarina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guy One sprawls and moves away.
Guy One misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Guy One misses.
Collarina dodges the punch combination from Guy One.
Collarina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Collarina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Guy One showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Guy One throws a series of punches but Collarina avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guy One checks a leg kick.
Guy One unleashes a big counter combination but Collarina bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collarina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guy One tries a head kick but it misses.
Guy One misses with a two punch combination.
Collarina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guy One.
Guy One swats away the attempt to clinch by Collarina.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collarina throws a series of punches but Guy One moves out of range.
Guy One tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Collarina tries to clinch but Guy One is having none of it.
Guy One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy One chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collarina can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy One throws a head kick but Collarina moves out of range.
Collarina tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guy One manages to circle out of the way.
Collarina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Guy One's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guy One on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Collarina. Collarina obviously looking to wear him down.
Guy One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collarina.
Collarina tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy One swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy One is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Guy One's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collarina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy One throws a sloppy head kick and Collarina moves out of range easily.
Guy One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collarina.
Sloppy strikes from Guy One. Those never looked like landing.
Guy One throws a sloppy head kick and Collarina moves out of range easily.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collarina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collarina blocks a head kick by Guy One.
Guy One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collarina is defended easily by Guy One.
Guy One is looking for the big counter here.
Collarina doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy One circles away.
Guy One misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collarina. That's going to slow Guy One down.
Guy One misses with a two punch combination.
Collarina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collarina shoots in and drives through. Guy One sprawls well.
Guy One tries a low kick but Collarina avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy One looks for the body kick but Collarina saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy One misses with a body kick.
Guy One misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collarina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy One swings for the body but Collarina moves out of range.
Collarina tries to clinch but Guy One is having none of it.
Collarina tries to clinch there but Guy One circles away.
Guy One throws a counter combo.
Guy One tries to bum rush Collarina with a series of wild strikes but Collarina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guy One throws a series of punches but Collarina avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Collarina tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy One swings for the body but Collarina moves out of range.
Collarina fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Collarina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collarina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy One misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collarina dives in for a single leg takedown but Guy One sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Guy One is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A clash of legs there as Collarina blocks the low kick.
Guy One throws a head kick that misses.
Guy One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy One misses the jab.
Guy One throws a chopping leg kick but Collarina manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Collarina blocks a head kick by Guy One.
Guy One tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collarina feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Collarina tries to clinch but Guy One moves out of range.
Guy One misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Guy One comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guy One has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Guy One!