PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fraiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Challis
vs
Fraiser

170 cm
26
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

176 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Fraiser!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Challis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Challis throws a shot from downtown. Fraiser moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Challis.
Collin Challis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraiser fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Challis slaps away a takedown attempt from Fraiser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.

Fraiser closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Challis wants to get back to his feet.
Challis has hold of Fraiser's hands but Fraiser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Challis is trying to stand.
Fraiser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fraiser seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Challis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fraiser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Challis sees it coming and defends easily.
Challis is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiser wants to take a breather but Challis is having none of it.

Fraiser is looking for a kimura here.
Fraiser trying to mount his opponent but Challis defends it.
Challis is looking to improve his position.
Challis gets full guard.
Fraiser looking to pass the guard.
Challis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fraiser on the ground.

Fraiser is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Challis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Challis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Challis as he jumps to the side.
Challis clobbers Fraiser with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown but Challis shows good takedown defense.
Challis lands a high kick!
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Fraiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Challis which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiser ducks right into an uppercut from Challis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis stuns Fraiser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Challis lands a head kick!
A cross from Challis lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Fraiser down.
Challis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fraiser takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fraiser.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Fraiser moves out of range easily.

Fraiser feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Challis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fraiser is looking to escape.
Fraiser working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraiser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Challis stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A swing and a miss from Challis.
Fraiser shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Challis defends it nicely.

Fraiser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fraiser is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fraiser. That did some damage!
Tim Fraiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Challis connects with a high kick.
Fraiser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Challis's waist but Challis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fraiser off to one side.
Fraiser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fraiser takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Fraiser's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Challis.
Fraiser on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challis. Challis obviously looking to wear him down.
Fraiser moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fraiser crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Challis - the referee stops the clock and Fraiser gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Challis. Fraiser manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Challis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Challis.
Challis misses with a body kick.
Fraiser misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fraiser shoots in looking for a takedown but Challis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fraiser's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.
Challis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fraiser's head.
Challis stuffs the takedown attempt from Fraiser. Fraiser gets slowly back to his feet.
Fraiser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab lands there for Challis.
Fraiser checks the leg kick nicely there.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Challis scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Challis lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraiser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Challis tries to avoid it but Fraiser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Challis to the ground. Challis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fraiser is breathing heavily.
Challis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fraiser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Challis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fraiser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis scores with a head kick. Fraiser tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fraiser staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fraiser shoots in looking for a takedown but Challis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fraiser's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Challis swivels and escapes.
Challis looks for the body kick but Fraiser saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Challis.
A jab from Challis does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
Challis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fraiser throws a leg kick
and Challis counters with a head kick.
Fraiser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Challis checks a leg kick.
Challis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Challis lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown but Challis shows good takedown defense.
Fraiser fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Challis.
Fraiser's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Challis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Challis.
Challis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Challis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraiser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Challis swivels and escapes.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Challis checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Challis misses with a low kick.
Challis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Challis scores with a head kick.
Challis lands a leg kick that knocks Fraiser off balance momentarily.
Challis clobbers Fraiser with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fraiser fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fraiser takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challis connects with a solid leg kick.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Fraiser down.
Challis scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis tries a low kick but Fraiser avoids it.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Challis as he jumps to the side.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fraiser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Fraiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Challis which made him look bad.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.
Challis throws a big shot that misses.
Challis feints and then cracks Fraiser's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fraiser down.
Challis scores with a leg kick.
Fraiser throws a chopping leg kick but Challis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Challis lands with a good body shot.
Challis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Challis wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiser closes the distance and clinches up with Challis, looking for a takedown. Fraiser pushes Challis against the cage but Challis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Challis lands a head kick!
Fraiser shoots in for a double leg but Challis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fraiser's calf.
Fraiser throws a leg kick but Challis checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraiser dives in and grabs Challis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Challis pushes down on Fraiser's head and hops out.
Challis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fraiser.
Challis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fraiser's head.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fraiser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fraiser walks into a stiff left hand from Challis.
Challis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fraiser shoots in looking for a takedown. Challis tries to sprawl out of it but Fraiser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Challis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Challis.
Challis lands with a slapping head kick.
Challis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Challis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Challis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Challis connects with a jab.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fraiser's sensitive parts.
Fraiser with a poor takedown
letting Challis counter with a right hand.
Challis throws a head kick but Fraiser moves out of range.
Fraiser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Challis throws a hook to the side of Fraiser's head but Fraiser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fraiser moves out of range of the leg kick from Challis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraiser shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Challis counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Collin Challis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Challis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!