PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gracie
vs
Collins

171 cm
32
154 lbs
15 - 3 - 2

167 cm
25
148 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

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 15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Rollo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie dives in and grabs Collins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collins wants to break free but Gracie has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Collins up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Collins can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Collins throws knees to the body.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie prevents Collins from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collins up against the cage.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Collins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.

Collins is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Collins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Collins distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins forces his way into half guard.

Collins is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Collins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie gets full guard.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Misha Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Gracie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rollo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Collins's half guard.
Collins is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins gets full guard.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Collins prevents Gracie from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Collins is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Collins defends the submission attempt.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rollo Gracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A jab from Collins misses.
Collins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Collins defends it.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.

Gracie moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Collins.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Misha Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.

Collins throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Gracie!

Collins keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stands and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Collins gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie advances position into side control!

Collins reaches up around Gracie's neck trying to control. But Gracie takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Collins! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Collins is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Gracie celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.