PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cadence Collins (ranked 2361 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Gustavo Figueroa (ranked 249 p4p, 125 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Back In Black - AC/DC as his entrance music. Gustavo Figueroa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Collins
vs
Figueroa

182 cm
31
148
18 - 9 - 0

172 cm
27
145
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cadence Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa misses with a looping right.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Figueroa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collins.

Collins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Collins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Figueroa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Collins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Figueroa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figueroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looking to control but instead Figueroa has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Figueroa works his way to full guard. Good work.

Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Collins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins cracks Figueroa with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from Figueroa.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Figueroa is trying to keep Collins in close.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Figueroa looking to control.
Figueroa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Figueroa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Figueroa is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins punching from the bottom.
Collins manages to get to full guard.
Figueroa postures up in Collins's guard and throws a big left but Collins blocks it.

Figueroa drops back looking for a leg! Collins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Collins manages to kick Figueroa off! Figueroa jumps back into Collins's guard.

Collins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Figueroa frees his head nicely. Oh but Collins has switched to an armbar! Figueroa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cadence Collins!
Our winner, Cadence Collins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.