PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Boy Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Boy Bernie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Coll
vs
Boy Bernie

187 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bad Boy Bernie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bernie tries to keep at a distance but Coll has taken the fight into the clinch.

Coll has Bernie pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Coll pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bernie tumbling to the mat - Coll dives into Bernie's guard.
Coll slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Coll postures up.
Coll trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coll looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie is trying to keep Coll in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bernie has his foot on Coll's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coll works his way back into a safe position though.
Coll not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bernie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bernie trying to control the position.

Bernie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernie is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coll is working hard here to advance position.
Coll wants to stand but Bernie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bernie working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coll wants to clinch.
Coll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Coll closes the distance and pushes Bernie back into the cage.
Coll is trying to break free.
Coll has Bernie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bernie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bernie gets underhooks to prevent Coll's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coll has picked Bernie up - he's going for a ride! Coll dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bernie desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Coll takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Coll's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bernie trying to control here.
Coll content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Bernie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernie is looking to control Coll's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bernie avoid being mounted?
Coll wants to control but Bernie is keeping him busy.
Bernie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Coll is thwarting Bernie's attempts to control the position.
Bernie wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bernie tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Coll. No joy for Bernie on that attempt.

Coll clinches.
Bernie tries to score a body lock takedown but Coll shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coll prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bernie tries to clinch but Coll is having none of it.
Bernie swats away the attempt to clinch by Coll.
Coll looks to clinch

so Bernie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bernie wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
Coll seems keen to control Bernie's posture.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bernie trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
Coll might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Coll has his hands on Bernie's head, controlling the position.
Coll trying to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Coll just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bernie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coll tries to clinch up

and Bernie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
Coll trying to control the position here.
Coll is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bernie trying to control the position from guard on top but Coll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coll pulls Bernie in close to prevent any damage.

Bernie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll pulls Bernie in close to prevent any damage.
Bernie trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
Bernie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Xander Coll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Coll has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bernie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coll is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bernie tries to get to full guard but Coll has control of the leg.
Coll looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Coll has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Coll is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bernie defends it well.

Bernie looking for submissions off his back.

Bernie looking for submissions off his back.
Coll content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bad Boy Bernie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bernie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bernie lands in his opponent's guard.
Coll is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Coll just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Coll rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coll's waist but Coll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bernie off to one side.
Coll is looking to clinch.
Coll tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bernie counters with a single leg into guard. Coll didn't expect that.
Coll trying to control the position here.
Bernie postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Bernie from controlling successfully.

Bernie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bernie 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.
Coll seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Bernie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coll controlling Bernie's posture.
Bernie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Coll trying to keep a closed guard but Bernie is proving a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Coll just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Bernie tries to keep at a distance but Coll has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bernie misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie tries to pull guard but Coll won't allow it.
Xander Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bad Boy Bernie.
Coll gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bernie.
Bernie tries to pull guard but Coll won't allow it.
Coll is trying to force a seperation but Bernie has the dominant position.
Coll lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bernie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bernie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coll slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Bernie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coll doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coll manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coll showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coll trying to control but Bernie is working from the bottom.

Coll stands and steps away. Bernie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Coll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coll tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bernie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Bernie wants to work for an arm triangle but Coll is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coll is trying is best to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bad Boy Bernie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bernie 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Boy Bernie!