PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Collier (ranked 5740 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisto Averno (ranked 6728 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Collier
vs
Averno

190 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nelson Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sisto Averno!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Averno is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Collier's half guard.
Collier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Collier is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Averno presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Averno stalls.

Averno gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Collier regains guard.

Collier is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Averno presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Averno looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collier misses with an elbow strike.
Averno is looking to break free of the clinch but Collier has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Averno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Averno manages to break the clinch.
Averno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Collier tries to close the distance and clinch but Averno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Averno misses with a series of wild punches.
Collier throws a big counter combination but Averno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Collier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collier looks to clinch
and Averno counters with an inside leg kick.
Collier misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier shoots for a double leg takedown but Averno sprawls well. He's pushed Collier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Averno misses.
Collier tries to clinch up
and Averno counters with a straight right hand.
Averno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Averno shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Collier's guard.

Collier is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Collier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Averno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Collier avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collier tries a knee to the head but Averno blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collier.
Collier looking to throw knees to the head but Averno is blocking nicely.

Averno tightens his grip and picks Collier up, before dumping him to the ground. Collier manages to land in guard.
Collier seems keen to control Averno's posture.
Collier's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Collier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Averno manages to get himself to full guard.

Collier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Collier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Collier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Collier stands up from Averno's guard - Collier perhaps looking for a knockout.

Collier instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Collier tries to clinch but Averno moves out of range.
Averno throws a sloppy head kick and Collier moves out of range easily.
Collier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collier swinging wildly here.

Averno gets a double leg takedown into Collier's guard.
Collier pulls Averno in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averno looking to sit in guard and control but Collier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Nelson Collier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Averno is breathing heavily.
Collier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collier wants to control from the top but Averno keeps moving.
Collier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Averno has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Collier is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Averno.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Averno to see if he's OK.
Averno is not content to let Collier control the position.

Collier in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Averno is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelson Collier!