PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Cierpka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cierpka
vs
Collins

175 cm
25
145 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

167 cm
24
148 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krystian Cierpka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierpka 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.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Collins does it's job there.
Cierpka swinging wildly here.

Cierpka gets caught napping as Collins dives in and scores a takedown. Cierpka manages to retain guard.
Collins has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Bonsai Club MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Collins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Cierpka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Collins.
Collins with the ground and pound but Cierpka regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Collins looks to land a strike but Cierpka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Collins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collins trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cierpka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Collins working for a triangle but Cierpka defends it easily.
Collins is trying to control the position but Cierpka postures up.

Collins looking for subs off his back but Cierpka has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collins has a closed guard, preventing Cierpka from standing up.

Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cierpka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Collins working for a triangle but Cierpka defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Cierpka is proving a slippery customer.
Cierpka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cierpka passes Collins's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Collins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Collins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cierpka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Collins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Collins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cierpka escapes and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Collins is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cierpka wants to stand but Collins is controlling his arm.
Collins is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Misha Collins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cierpka tries to clinch

and Collins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collins.
Collins trying to control but Cierpka is working from the bottom.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cierpka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Cierpka is keeping the position.
Collins is looking to work some ground and pound but Cierpka has wrist control.
Cierpka is pulling down on Collins's head to control his posture.
Collins connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins is working Cierpka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Collins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Cierpka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Cierpka!

Cierpka is sitting in close to Collins's body. Collins has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cierpka is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cierpka is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Collins.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Misha Collins!
Misha Collins took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sun-Tzu for their support in the buildup to the fight.