PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jan snackbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Palmer Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

snackbar
vs
Collins

175 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

162 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jan snackbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Collins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Collins prevents snackbar from standing back up.
Collins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for snackbar!

Collins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. snackbar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
snackbar tries to buck Collins off but he can't manage it.
snackbar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collins on the ground.

Collins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, snackbar has worked his arm free - good work by snackbar!
snackbar is pushing Collins's head away, looking to escape. Collins manages to hold on to the position though.

Collins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by snackbar, who protects the arm well.

Collins is trying to get an arm triangle but snackbar is defending well.
snackbar wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but snackbar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Collins looks gassed!

Collins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but snackbar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
snackbar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Collins has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Collins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, snackbar has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
snackbar is trying to get back to his feet.
snackbar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Collins.
snackbar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Collins won't allow snackbar to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
snackbar wants to stand and escape but Collins is having none of it.
snackbar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
snackbar throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
snackbar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins avoids the body shot from snackbar.
Collins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
jan snackbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
snackbar throws a head kick that misses.

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.
snackbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Left hook, right uppercut from snackbar.
Collins dodges the punch combination from snackbar.

Collins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming snackbar to the mat! snackbar manages to get full guard.
snackbar wants to stand and escape but Collins is having none of it.

Collins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
snackbar keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins won't allow snackbar to get back to his feet.
snackbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
snackbar wants to stand up but Collins is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palmer Collins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

snackbar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Collins 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.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but snackbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
snackbar is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.
Collins trying to control but snackbar is working from the bottom.
snackbar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Collins is controlling him.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! snackbar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and snackbar manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into snackbar's guard.
Collins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! snackbar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! snackbar has escaped and now he's on top!

snackbar stands and steps away. Collins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Collins blocks a head kick by snackbar.
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. snackbar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
snackbar tried to score with a low kick but Collins checks it.

Collins scores with a takedown into snackbar's guard.
snackbar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
snackbar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collins 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.
snackbar wants to stand but Collins is controlling the position.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but snackbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
snackbar takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collins gets the takedown into side control.

Collins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but snackbar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Collins trying to control the action but snackbar is working from the bottom.
snackbar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Collins is controlling him well.

Collins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by snackbar, who protects the arm well.
snackbar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
snackbar dodges the ground and pound from Collins.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Collins scores a takedown into full mount!

Collins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Collins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
snackbar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

snackbar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palmer Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

snackbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins moves out of range of the body kick from snackbar.
snackbar looks for the body kick but Collins saw that one coming.
snackbar throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.

Collins gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
snackbar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Collins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, snackbar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Palmer Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins wants to control but snackbar is keeping him busy.

Collins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
snackbar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Collins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Collins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

snackbar sneaks out the side door and pushes Collins away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
snackbar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.

Collins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! snackbar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! snackbar has escaped and now he's on top!

Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. snackbar is aware though and is defending well.
snackbar wants to get up but he can't break Collins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Collins has his foot on snackbar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. snackbar works his way back into a safe position though.
snackbar tries to stand but Collins is controlling from the bottom.

Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and snackbar defends well.

snackbar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Collins, up you get!
jan snackbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins avoids the head kick by snackbar.
snackbar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Collins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for snackbar!
snackbar is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that snackbar really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Collins has isolated one of snackbar's arms. snackbar looking to fight him off but Collins twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Palmer Collins!