PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Icky Thump. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Collins
vs
Susi

185 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Susi with that takedown attempt.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Susi's shoulder, as Susi tries to avoid the shot.
Simo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi throws an off balance right hand
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Simo Susi has been cut.
Susi slips a jab from Collins.
Susi connects with a body shot that sends Collins's belly button to the back.
Collins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Harambe Remembrance Hall in the buildup to the fight.
Susi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Susi misses.
Susi misses with a left hand
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Susi moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
Still in the clinch, Susi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Susi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins is leaning against Susi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Susi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Collins stalls.

Susi tightens his grip and picks Collins up, before dumping him to the ground. Collins manages to land in guard.
Collins scores with a short punch from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.
Susi is fighting to break Collins's control of his arms but Collins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Collins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins has a closed guard, preventing Susi from standing up.
Susi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Collins looking for a sweep. Not yet Collins, not yet.
Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Collins slips under a jab from Susi.
Jab by Susi.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Susi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Susi swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Collins - just one landing.
Susi looks for a takedown but Collins sprawls well.
Collins jabs at Susi's body.
Susi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Susi moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Susi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins throws the left hand but Susi avoids the punch easily.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Susi misses.
Susi shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shannon Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simo Susi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Susi with that takedown attempt.
Susi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collins.

Susi moves into the clinch.
Susi lands with a right to the head.
Collins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Susi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Collins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Collins is defending well.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi blocking some punches.
Collins lands a left hand.
Susi is trying to maintain a safe position but Collins gets an underhook and turns Susi into the cage.
Susi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Collins is keeping busy.
Susi seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Susi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Susi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Susi tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
A shot to the liver by Susi. Beautiful body shot.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shannon Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
Susi takes one to the side of the head.
Susi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Collins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Collins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins misses with a hook. Susi ducked under it nicely.
Collins tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi slips under a jab from Collins.
Collins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Susi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Susi is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Collins engages and cracks Susi with a massive lead left hook - Susi tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Collins is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shannon Collins!
Shannon Collins really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser FightGear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.