PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 215 p4p, 28 weight class) and Brody Kavanagh (ranked 106 p4p, 18 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Collins
vs
Kavanagh

167 cm
33
148 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

174 cm
32
152 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Garra Nutri
Groove Gear

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Kavanagh as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Collins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brody Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins scores with a nice head shot.
Kavanagh lunges at Collins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Collins's hand.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kavanagh.
Collins slips under a jab from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kavanagh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Collins's sensitive parts.
Kavanagh swings widly with a right hand
and Collins counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh misses with a hook to the body
and Collins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kavanagh on the side of the head.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kavanagh's hands.
Kavanagh misses with a straight right.
Collins tries to counter with a takedown but Kavanagh is quick to defend against it.

Collins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kavanagh's half guard.
Kavanagh is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kavanagh!
Kavanagh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Collins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kavanagh's face.
Collins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collins goes for an armbar but Kavanagh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kavanagh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kavanagh controlling from the top position.
Kavanagh trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.

Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kavanagh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kavanagh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kavanagh sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kavanagh defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kavanagh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kavanagh throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Kavanagh from controlling successfully.
Kavanagh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kavanagh trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kavanagh is aware though and is defending well.

Kavanagh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kavanagh has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted.
Kavanagh is stalling in the full guard.
Kavanagh lands a couple of digs.
Kavanagh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Collins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kavanagh loads up on a big right hand but Collins slips the punch.
Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
A left lands for Kavanagh.

Collins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kavanagh to the ground. Collins is now in Kavanagh's guard.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins passes into half guard.
Kavanagh gets full guard.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kavanagh can do to turn this around?
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins is in close to Kavanagh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Collins throws a strike but Kavanagh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kavanagh defends it easily.
Kavanagh stands and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Collins is trying to control Kavanagh's posture but Kavanagh avoids it.
Collins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
Kavanagh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kavanagh prevents Collins from improving his position.

Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Kavanagh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collins actively working from the bottom here.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kavanagh throwing strikes but missing.
Misha Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Collins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kavanagh passes into side control.
Kavanagh controlling from side mount.
Collins looks to move to half guard but instead Kavanagh has passed into mount! Damn!
Kavanagh wants to control the pace but Collins is squirming around nicely.
Kavanagh scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins gets back to half guard.
Kavanagh passes to full mount!
Kavanagh lands a big shot there that rocks Collins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kavanagh controlling from the full mount.
Collins regains half guard.
Kavanagh 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 tries to get to full guard but Kavanagh has control of the leg.
Collins is pressing down on Kavanagh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kavanagh wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Kavanagh sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kavanagh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Kavanagh from controlling successfully.
Collins has control of Kavanagh's left arm, preventing Kavanagh from doing any damage.
Kavanagh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kavanagh postures up and lands a big shot to Collins's brow.

Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kavanagh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kavanagh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Collins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kavanagh escapes and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brody Kavanagh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

That kick from Kavanagh tenderised Collins's leg. Collins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Collins cracks Kavanagh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kavanagh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kavanagh lands a big uppercut and Collins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Collins looks OK. Kavanagh waves Collins back to his feet!

Collins is rocked!

It looks like Misha Collins has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kavanagh misses.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Collins shoots in for a double leg but Kavanagh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Kavanagh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collins.
A big right from Collins misses.
Kavanagh throws a counter combo.
Kavanagh avoids the body shot from Collins.
Collins takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Kavanagh scoring well with a low kick there.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kavanagh.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins blocks the body kick.
Brody Kavanagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins takes one to the chin there.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
and Kavanagh counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Collins! He's just covering up as Kavanagh starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Kavanagh!
Brody Kavanagh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.