PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kk Kk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kk Kk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Collins
vs
Kk

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shannon Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kk Kk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kk feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down.
Kk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kk tries to clinch up.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Collins clinches with his opponent.

Collins gets control of Kk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Collins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kk trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kk manages to get himself to full guard.

Collins is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Collins controls the pace.
Kk is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins cracks Kk with a solid left hand.
Collins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kk's head.
Collins cracks Kk with a solid left hand.
Collins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Collins cracks Kk with a solid left hand.
Collins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kk controls Collins momentarily but Collins frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kk is keeping the position for now.
Kk is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Collins with a nice head shot there.
Collins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Collins pushing down on Kk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins trying to control the pace.
Collins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collins connects with a nice short shot to Kk's temple.
Well, if Collins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Collins trying to control the pace.
Kk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kk wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.

Kk actively working from the bottom here.
Kk looks winded!
Collins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Collins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Collins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins controlling the action here.
Collins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shannon Collins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kk can do to turn this around?
Kk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Collins connects with a single shot there.
We've been informed that Kk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Collins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kk quickly recovers to half guard.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Collins lands strikes from half guard.
Collins stalling.
Shannon Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Collins drops an elbow to the side of Kk's head.
Collins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collins content to control rather than advance.
Kk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
Kk has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collins connects with a nice short shot to Kk's temple.
Kk is breathing heavily.
Kk has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kk is looking to control Collins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kk avoid being mounted?
Kk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collins scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kk has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Collins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Collins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins winds up and cracks Kk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Collins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Kk is rocked!
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kk is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins drops an elbow to the side of Kk's head.
Kk taking some punishment here, with Collins in his half guard.
Kk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Collins in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Collins.
Collins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kk seems to have recovered his senses.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Collins connects with a nice short shot to Kk's temple.
Collins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Collins lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kk! More strikes land and this one is all over! Collins jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shannon Collins!
Kk Kk spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming out party's on me '.