PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Graham (ranked 5825 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Collins (ranked 5824 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Graham
vs
Collins

223 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donny Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden Collins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Collins with the counter takedown but Graham avoids it easily.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.

Graham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Graham manages to break the clinch.
Graham wants to slow Collins down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Collins's head and hops out.

Collins clinches up against the cage.

Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Graham!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a big elbow that misses.
Graham postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.
Graham throws a strike but Collins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Graham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Graham tries to strike from the bottom.
Collins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.

Collins gets to his feet. Graham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Collins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donny Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Collins.
Collins blocks a head kick by Graham.

Graham dives in and scores a takedown into Collins's guard.
Graham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collins's head.
Collins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham 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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Collins is trying to keep Graham in close.

Graham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graham has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted.
Collins looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graham is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Collins is trying to keep Graham in close.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Graham with a nice head shot there.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graham.
Graham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham cracks Collins with a solid left hand.
Graham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graham working some strikes from top position.
Graham throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Graham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Collins's head.

Graham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins fails with the takedown.
Graham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Collins.
Graham attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donny Graham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Graham gets a takedown into half guard.
Collins tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Graham manages to move to mount!
Collins working to try and regain half guard.
Graham lands with some strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham raining down shots from the mount!
Graham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham cracks Collins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham dominating with strikes here.
Collins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Graham is landing with some decent strikes but Collins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donny Graham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graham lands a nice shot to the head.
Graham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Collins reaches up and holds on to Graham to control the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Graham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Graham landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham lands a big shot there that rocks Collins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Graham connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham landing strikes, looking to finish!

Collins is rocked!
Graham working the ground and pound effectively.
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Graham finish him?
Graham unloading with bombs!
Collins takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Graham's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Graham!