PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Collarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Collarina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Collarina
vs
De Visscher

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy De Visscher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collarina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Visscher misses with a hook
and Collarina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collarina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Collarina misses with a wild combination.

Collarina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Visscher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Visscher swings wildly with an uppercut but Collarina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collarina wants to break free but De Visscher has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Visscher misses with some punches.
Collarina takes an elbow to the temple.
Collarina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collarina is looking to control De Visscher's arms but De Visscher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collarina has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Visscher fails to land.
De Visscher tries to land knees in the clinch but Collarina avoids the damage to the body.
Collarina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Collarina pulls guard.
Collarina looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Visscher is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collarina keeping moving, preventing De Visscher from controlling successfully.

De Visscher lying in Collarina's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Collarina decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! De Visscher taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Collarina!