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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Collin Strickland (ranked 2651 p4p, 4794 weight class) and Bobby Firmino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Firmino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Collin Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Firmino!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strickland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Firmino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Strickland as he jumps to the side.
Strickland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Firmino throws a hook but Strickland avoids it easily.
Firmino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strickland was well out of range. Poor timing from Firmino.
Strickland cracks Firmino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Firmino misses
and Strickland counters with a nice uppercut.
Firmino darts in and clinches Strickland up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strickland.
Firmino wants a takedown but no success here.
Strickland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Strickland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Collin Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Firmino.
Strickland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Firmino looks winded!
Strickland stalling against the cage.
Strickland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland stalls.
Strickland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Strickland gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Strickland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Firmino's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Strickland is stalling here.
Strickland lands a hook that snaps the head of Firmino backwards.
Firmino is trying to break free.
Firmino presses Strickland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Firmino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strickland scores with a hook to the body.
Strickland pushes Firmino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland lands a left hand.
Strickland breaks from the clinch.
Strickland cracks Firmino with a good jab.
Firmino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strickland to score with a decent uppercut.
Firmino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Firmino is rocked!
Collin Strickland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firmino walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Strickland swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Collin Strickland!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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