PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roni Draymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Collins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park-Line in the Sand. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Collins
vs
Draymond

180 cm
18
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateo Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roni Draymond!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Draymond moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Draymond has him pressed against the cage.

Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draymond has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Collins is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Draymond shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Collins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draymond won't allow Collins to get back to his feet.

Collins looking for a guillotine here but Draymond defends easily.
Draymond postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draymond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draymond pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Draymond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draymond postures up.
Draymond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draymond works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Collins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draymond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draymond wants to stand but Collins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Draymond from controlling successfully.
Draymond sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Collins's guard.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draymond thows a huge punch but Collins dodges it nicely.
Collins works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draymond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Draymond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Draymond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Draymond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draymond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draymond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draymond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Draymond gets caught napping as Collins dives in and scores a takedown. Draymond manages to retain guard.
Collins lands a couple of digs.
Collins postures up in Draymond's guard and throws a big left but Draymond blocks it.
Draymond controls Collins momentarily but Collins frees himself.
Draymond looks winded!
Collins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Draymond uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Draymond!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Collins 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.
Draymond controlling from the top position.
Collins working a defensive guard here.
Collins wants to sweep here but Draymond controlling him for the moment.
Collins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Draymond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draymond is in close to Collins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Draymond looking to pass the guard.

Draymond stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Draymond closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Collins's guard.

Draymond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Draymond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draymond trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roni Draymond will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Draymond drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.
Draymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Collins.
Collins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draymond.

Draymond manages to break the clinch.

Draymond looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Collins!
Draymond working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draymond working the ground and pound.
Collins is trying to control Draymond's posture but Draymond avoids it.
Collins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draymond is looking for a kimura but Collins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Draymond to get the leverage.
Draymond is breathing heavily.
Collins taking some punishment here, with Draymond in his half guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet.
Draymond is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draymond looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Collins tries to get to full guard but Draymond has control of the leg.
Collins pushes Draymond off looking to stand but Draymond dives back in and keeps control.
Draymond is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Draymond is working for a submission of some sort.

Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to stand back up but Draymond is controlling him
Draymond throwing shots but Collins is blocking nicely.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draymond sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Draymond is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Draymond thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Collins's head.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draymond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond fails to land with a series of punches.
Mateo Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Draymond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins trying to land knees to the body.
Collins goes for a takedown attempt but Draymond pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draymond throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Mateo Collins has been cut.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateo Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Draymond gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Draymond is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Collins can't fight it off and eventually Draymond manages to take the fight to the floor. Collins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draymond postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to keep Draymond in close.

Draymond stands and steps away. Collins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Draymond shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!

Draymond throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Collins was covering up waiting for the punch and Draymond finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Draymond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draymond is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roni Draymond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mateo Collins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Collins shoots in and bounces Draymond off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Draymond looking to control.
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.

Draymond looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Draymond blocks nicely.
Draymond bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collins's guard.

Draymond won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draymond throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Draymond works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Draymond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins wants to stand up but Draymond is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draymond not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Roni Draymond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins is trying to hold Draymond in close to prevent damage but Draymond has managed to pass into half guard.
Collins wants to control but Draymond is keeping busy.
Draymond with the ground and pound but Collins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Collins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Draymond would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Draymond tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Collins looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Collins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Collins throws a body kick that misses.

Draymond moves into the clinch successfully.
Draymond prevents the takedown attempt.

Collins breaks from the clinch.

Draymond gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Draymond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Collins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Draymond quickly recovers to half guard.
Draymond is looking to improve his position.
Collins thows a huge punch but Draymond dodges it nicely.
Collins prevents Draymond from standing back up.
Collins slips a nice elbow through Draymond's hands, connecting with Draymond's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draymond is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Draymond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Draymond.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draymond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Draymond throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Draymond pushes Collins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Collins throws a lazy head kick
and Draymond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Draymond moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
Collins is looking for a takedown.

Draymond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins with a poor takedown
and Draymond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mateo Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Draymond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Draymond lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Draymond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins slaps away a takedown attempt from Draymond, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collins misses with a head kick.
Draymond shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draymond dives in for a single leg takedown but Collins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Collins tries to bum rush Draymond with a series of wild strikes but Draymond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Draymond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mateo Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roni Draymond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Draymond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roni Draymond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draymond 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roni Draymond!
The defeated Mateo Collins had this to say: 'I'll be back my dream is to be the best and that's gonna happen no matter what.'.