PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin has chosen Bagsakan - Collaboration as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mosaddegh
vs
Collin

175 cm
25
164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
167 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin misses with a looping right.
Mosaddegh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collin misses with a body shot
and Mosaddegh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosaddegh manages to avoid it.
Mosaddegh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Collin clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh gets underhooks to prevent Collin's takedown attempt.
Collin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mosaddegh walks away with a smile on his face. Collin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Mosaddegh as Collin shoots in.
Mohsen Mosaddegh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neeyo Collin.
Decent striking displayed by Mosaddegh there.
Mosaddegh wants to land a leg kick but Collin is out of range.
Mosaddegh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collin.
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!
Mosaddegh throws a lazy uppercut

and Collin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Collin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin won't allow Mosaddegh to sweep him here.
Collin trying to control but Mosaddegh is working from the bottom.
Mosaddegh trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mosaddegh is on top in guard.
Mosaddegh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Collin wants to sweep here but Mosaddegh controlling him for the moment.
Mosaddegh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mosaddegh trying to control but Collin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh postures up.
Mosaddegh wants to control from the top but Collin keeps moving.
Mosaddegh is really struggling to control Collin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Collin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mosaddegh!
Collin trying to control but Mosaddegh is having none of it.
Mosaddegh is in a horrible position here. Collin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosaddegh is bucking up trying to escape but Collin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh tries to lock up and control but Collin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mosaddegh is looking to get to half guard.
Collin landing punches.
Mosaddegh gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosaddegh is trying to get back to full guard.
Collin is keen to just control but Mosaddegh is a slippery customer.
Collin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosaddegh is looking to improve his position.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mosaddegh defending well though.
Collin lands strikes from half guard.
Mosaddegh is trying to get back to full guard.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collin prevents Mosaddegh from improving his position.
Collin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mosaddegh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mosaddegh tries to get to full guard but Collin has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mosaddegh taking some punishment here, with Collin in his half guard.
Mosaddegh wants to improve his position but Collin is controlling well.
Mosaddegh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collin scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neeyo Collin dominated that round.
That's time! Mosaddegh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Collin doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosaddegh circles away.
Collin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mosaddegh throws a shot from downtown. Collin moves away and avoids it.
Collin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosaddegh, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mosaddegh has taken the fight to the clinch.

Collin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collin shoots for a double leg takedown but Mosaddegh sprawls well. He's pushed Collin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collin fails to land the takedown.

Mosaddegh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin struggling a bit here.
Mosaddegh fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Collin is avoiding damage well.
Mosaddegh trying to control the action but Collin is working from the bottom.
Collin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Collin's legs.
Mosaddegh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mosaddegh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Collin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mosaddegh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Collin to regain full guard.
Mosaddegh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosaddegh tries to free his leg and advance position but Collin is retaining full guard.
Mosaddegh stopping the sweep attempt from Collin.
Collin has Mosaddegh pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mosaddegh is one step ahead there.
Collin looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Neeyo Collin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mosaddegh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collin's head backwards.
Mosaddegh scores with the left hand. Collin knows he should have avoided that one.
Mosaddegh shoots in but Collin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Collin gets tackled into the cage by Mosaddegh. Mosaddegh maintains the clinch.
Collin is trying to break free.
Collin blocks an uppercut.
Mosaddegh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Collin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mosaddegh avoiding damage.
Mosaddegh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosaddegh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mosaddegh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosaddegh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohsen Mosaddegh dominated that second round.
That's time! Mosaddegh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mosaddegh misses with a looping right.
A jab from Collin does it's job there.
Collin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosaddegh was well out of range. Poor timing from Collin.
Mosaddegh tries to bum rush Collin with a series of wild strikes but Collin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Mosaddegh misses its intended target.
Collin tries for a takedown but Mosaddegh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Mosaddegh with that takedown attempt.
Mosaddegh shoots for a double leg takedown but Collin sprawls well. He's pushed Mosaddegh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mosaddegh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collin moves out of range of the strikes.
Collin shoots in for a double leg but Mosaddegh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mosaddegh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mosaddegh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mosaddegh tries for a takedown but Collin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsen Mosaddegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosaddegh misses the jab.
Mosaddegh tries to clinch
and Collin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosaddegh lands a lovely overhand right.
Collin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosaddegh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mosaddegh lands with a right hand.

Collin drives through with a takedown into Mosaddegh's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosaddegh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mosaddegh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collin manages to get himself to full guard.
Mosaddegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collin is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosaddegh is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin stopping the sweep attempt from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh is working hard here to advance position.
Collin landing some decent shots from guard.
Collin distracts Mosaddegh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mosaddegh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collin is aware though and is defending well.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.

Mosaddegh pushes Collin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Collin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collin is defended easily by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh throws a series of punches but Collin avoids them all with ease.
Collin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mosaddegh fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosaddegh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collin but Collin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Collin connects with a body shot.

Collin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mosaddegh quickly recovers to half guard.
Mosaddegh trying to hold on to Collin's head to control him but Collin postures up.
Collin scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Mosaddegh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Collin is nestled in close to Mosaddegh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Collin dominating with strikes here.
Collin landing shots from mount.
Collin looking to finish Mosaddegh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mosaddegh!
Collin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mosaddegh?
Mosaddegh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mosaddegh is fighting to break Collin's control of his arms but Collin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Collin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neeyo Collin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Collin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neeyo Collin!
Neeyo Collin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.