PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tree Hugger (ranked 4049 p4p, 384 weight class) and Marquise Collaran (ranked 7200 p4p, 510 weight class). Marquise Collaran will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hugger
vs
Collaran

174 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tree Hugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marquise Collaran!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugger throws a series of punches but Collaran moves out of range.
Hugger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collaran.
Hugger throws a right and a left that Collaran avoids nicely.
Hugger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collaran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collaran lands a slapping body shot.
Collaran connects with a looping right hand.
Hugger misses with a wild body shot.
Collaran checks a low kick from Hugger.
The fighters circling - Hugger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hugger throws a series of punches but Collaran moves out of range.
Collaran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Collaran digs a good hook to Hugger's body.
Hugger looks to land a combination but Collaran avoids it well.
Hugger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A cross from Collaran lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hugger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collaran.
Collaran blocking some punches.
Collaran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hugger misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugger stalling the fight.
Collaran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hugger lands a right hand.
Hugger blocking some punches.
Collaran blocks an uppercut.
Collaran avoiding damage as Hugger throws knees to the body.
Collaran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hugger backwards.
Hugger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Collaran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Collaran swings wildly with an uppercut but Hugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collaran blocks a body shot from Hugger.
Hugger lands with a light punch inside.
Hugger stalls.
Collaran throws a head punch that misses.
Collaran blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugger.
Hugger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Hugger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collaran blocks an uppercut.
Collaran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collaran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hugger working aggressively here.
Collaran misses with a body punch.
Collaran has a couple of punches blocked by Hugger.
Collaran throws a head punch that misses.
Hugger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Hugger.
Collaran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collaran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hugger controlling the action here for a moment.
Hugger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hugger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collaran misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hugger to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collaran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hugger backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hugger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Collaran.
Hugger stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tree Hugger.
Collaran scores with a body shot.
A jab from Hugger misses.
Collaran throws a looping overhand right but Hugger ducks down to avoid it.
Collaran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hugger.
Hugger throws a series of punches but Collaran avoids them all with ease.
Hugger throws the left hand but Collaran avoids the punch easily.
Hugger walks into a left hand.
Hugger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collaran lands the left hand.
Hugger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collaran was well out of range. Poor timing from Hugger.
Collaran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hugger looks to land a combination but Collaran avoids it well.
A jab from Collaran misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugger misses with a jab to the body
and Collaran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hugger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collaran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hugger moves forwards but Collaran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collaran looks to land a right hand but Hugger moved out of range.
Collaran is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hugger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Hugger clinches up against the cage.
Hugger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hugger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hugger effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Collaran fails to land.
Collaran being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Collaran.
Hugger avoiding damage.
Collaran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hugger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collaran scores with a shot to the side of Hugger's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Hugger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collaran lands a body punch in the clinch.
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 Tree Hugger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Collaran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hugger.
Hugger throws a big counter combination but Collaran scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hugger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hugger misses with a combination
and Collaran counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Hugger drives through and clinches with Collaran against the cage.
Hugger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hugger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hugger throws a punch but it's blocked by Collaran.
Hugger blocks an uppercut.
Collaran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hugger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hugger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Collaran letting Hugger take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugger tries to throw a body punch but Collaran avoids it by throwing Hugger back against the cage.
Collaran lands a nice uppercut.
Hugger working aggressively here.
Collaran working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collaran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hugger lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hugger.
Collaran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collaran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hugger.
Hugger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hugger gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hugger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collaran blocking some punches.
Collaran dodges an elbow strike from Hugger.
A short right from Hugger.
Hugger leaning against his opponent.
Hugger stalls.
Collaran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collaran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huggers head.
Collaran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Hugger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collaran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugger is pushing Collaran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hugger misses with the head strike.
Hugger leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hugger.
Hugger swings wildly with an uppercut but Collaran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collaran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huggers head.
Hugger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collaran backwards.
Collaran misses with some punches.
Hugger taking a breather.
Hugger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
Collaran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collaran lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collaran throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Collaran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collaran blocking some punches.
Hugger slowing the pace effectively.
Tree Hugger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Collaran tries to throw a body punch but Hugger avoids it by throwing Collaran back against the cage.
Collaran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hugger blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hugger fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Collaran.
Collaran misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hugger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Collaran avoiding damage as Hugger throws knees to the body.
Collaran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
Collaran blocks the elbow strike.
Hugger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hugger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hugger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hugger swings wildly with an uppercut but Collaran uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hugger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collaran throws a head punch that misses.
Hugger misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugger.
Collaran lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Collaran.
Hugger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collaran up against the cage.
Hugger swings wildly with an uppercut but Collaran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hugger gets through Collaran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugger.
Hugger lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collaran.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
A short right from Hugger.
Hugger working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tree Hugger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hugger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collaran throws out the jab.
Hugger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hugger clinches.
Collaran misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hugger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hugger blocks a body shot from Collaran.
Hugger lands a left hand.
Hugger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collaran.
Hugger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Collaran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collaran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hugger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hugger avoiding damage.
Collaran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hugger backwards.
Hugger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collaran backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hugger stalling the fight.
Collaran swings wildly with an uppercut but Hugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hugger content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Collaran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hugger.
Collaran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hugger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Hugger to work.
Hugger stalling in the clinch.
Hugger scores with a shot to the side of Collaran's head.
Still in the clinch, Hugger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hugger stalling.
Hugger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collaran backwards.
Collaran lands a right hand.
Hugger misses with an elbow strike.
Hugger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collaran can do to turn this around?
Collaran misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hugger.
Hugger lands with a short shot to the head.
Collaran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hugger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collarans head.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
Collaran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hugger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hugger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugger.
Hugger leaning against his opponent.
Hugger lands with a right to the head.
Hugger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugger scores with a shoulder strike.
Collaran swings wildly with an uppercut but Hugger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Hugger.
Collaran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugger.
Collaran has a couple of punches blocked by Hugger.
Hugger lands with a light punch inside.
Collaran misses with the head strike.
Hugger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugger scores with a nice hook to the head.

Collaran is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Hugger.
Collaran is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugger finish him?
A short right from Hugger.
Hugger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Hugger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hugger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hugger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hugger lands with a light punch inside.
Hugger has Collaran pressed against the cage.
Hugger looking to throw knees to the head but Collaran is blocking nicely.
Hugger just leaning against Collaran, taking a breather.
Collaran seems to have recovered his senses.
Collaran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collaran misses with the head strike.
Collaran has a couple of punches blocked by Hugger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collaran.
Hugger lands a hook that snaps the head of Collaran backwards.
Collaran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collaran lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hugger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collaran misses with a punch on the inside.
Hugger stalling in the clinch.
Collaran misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hugger.
Hugger has a couple of punches blocked by Collaran.
A nice left hand lands by Collaran.
Marquise Collaran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collaran.
Hugger presses Collaran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collaran misses with the head strike.
Collaran lands a nice shot to the body.
Hugger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Collaran.
Collaran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hugger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hugger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hugger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hugger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collaran blocking some punches.
Tree Hugger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Hugger.
Hugger stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Hugger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hugger, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Hugger!