PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Palmer Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has chosen White Zombie - more human then human as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Collins
vs
Moses

162 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Moses finds it's way through Collins's defenses.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.
Moses fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Moses. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
Moses looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Moses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moses as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moses as he avoids it easily.
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Collins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moses's waist but Moses gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Collins off to one side.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moses pinned against the cage. Moses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Collins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Collins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Collins wants to finish this one by submission but Moses is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Collins.
Moses is working to get back to half guard.

Collins wants to finish this one by submission but Moses is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Collins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses has given up his back here.

Collins looking for the choke but no joy.

Moses is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Collins gets his way!
Collins is breathing heavily.
Moses manages to reverse the position and now he's in Collins's guard. Nice work there by Moses.
Moses stopping the sweep attempt from Collins.

Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to stand but Collins is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moses wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins has a closed guard, preventing Moses from standing up.
Moses must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Moses gets to his feet. Collins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Collins shoots for a double leg takedown but Moses sprawls well. He's pushed Collins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moses keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moses!

It looks like Palmer Collins has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands the left hand.
Moses misses with a low kick as Collins jumps back.
Moses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins checks a leg kick nicely.
Collins shoots in and drives through. Moses sprawls well.
Ricky Moses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moses but Moses pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Moses. No joy for Collins on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Palmer Collins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moses misses with a low kick.
Moses fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moses throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Collins fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moses fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Collins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moses scores with a one two! Collins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moses throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Moses misses with a wild combination.
Collins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moses pinned against the cage. Moses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Moses sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins tries for a takedown but Moses sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Collins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moses finds it's way round the side to connect with Collins's head.
Moses scores with a nice head shot.
Moses is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moses throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins shoots in and drives through. Moses sprawls well.
Moses swinging wilding here.
Moses scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moses works Collins's body with a nice hook.
Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Collins tries for a takedown but Moses sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moses lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses misses with a few strikes there.
Moses misses with a two punch combination.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moses throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown. Moses tries to sprawl out of it but Collins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moses manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Palmer Collins's cut is getting worse.
Moses connects with a solid leg kick.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moses scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moses closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moses rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Moses. That snapped Collins's head back.
Moses displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moses throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moses moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moses throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Moses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moses throws a leg kick which misses Collins's front leg but catches the back leg as Collins tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Palmer Collins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moses scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Ricky Moses seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moses is looking to score with low kicks.
Moses throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Moses works Collins's body with a nice hook.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moses is fending him off so far but Collins persists. Nope, Moses circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Collins backs up against the cage.

Palmer Collins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Moses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moses works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Palmer Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Moses.
A nice combination there by Moses.

Jeez, Palmer Collins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moses ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moses pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Palmer Collins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricky Moses!