PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGavin
vs
Collins

205 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Rubber Guard Fight Gear [ACME]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shooter McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Collins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGavin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.

It looks like David Collins has been cut.

Collins moves into the clinch successfully.
McGavin blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Collins.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins blocks a body shot from McGavin.
Collins gets through McGavin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Collins as the two fighters clinch.
Collins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by McGavin.
McGavin cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
Collins presses McGavin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collins pushes McGavin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGavin tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGavin takes a shot to the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Collins.
Collins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGavins head.
Collins stalling in the clinch.
McGavin has had enough of the clinch but Collins keeps him there for the moment.
Collins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGavin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGavin.
McGavin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGavin being controlled against the cage.
Collins looking to throw knees to the head but McGavin is blocking nicely.
McGavin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGavin's efforts to push away.
Collins lands an uppercut.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
McGavin can't break the clinch.
Collins has McGavin pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Collins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Collins has McGavin pressed against the cage, preventing McGavin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two 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.
McGavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collins stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Collins.
McGavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
McGavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins avoids the body shot from McGavin.
Collins dodges the punch combination from McGavin.
McGavin lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGavin.
Shooter McGavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins looks gassed!
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGavin throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
McGavin jabs at Collins's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from McGavin both land. Nice combination.
McGavin throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
McGavin digs a good hook to Collins's body.
McGavin misses with the combination.
McGavin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That has opened up David Collins's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
McGavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
McGavin scores with a shot to the body.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by McGavin.
McGavin tries to circle away but Collins has him pinned against the cage.
McGavin scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins has McGavin pushed against the cage.
Collins lands a body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGavin. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGavin is looking to wear down Collins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGavin throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from McGavin.
Collins tries to clinch but McGavin moves out of range.

Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Collins.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
McGavin tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
McGavin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGavin misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins stalls.
McGavin misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Collins.
Collins slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shooter McGavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Collins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McGavin scores with a jab.
McGavin throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGavin misses the shot to the body.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGavin.
McGavin misses with a wild body shot.
Collins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGavin fails to land with a series of punches.
McGavin cracks a nice hook into Collins's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGavin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

The cut above David Collins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

McGavin drops Collins with a nice combination! McGavin dives into Collins's guard, looking to finish!

Collins is rocked!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGavin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGavin looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGavin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Collins is proving hard to escape from.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGavin.
McGavin is looking to stand up but Collins won't let him.
Collins managing to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Collins wants to clinch.

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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Collins rushes McGavin and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Collins to work.
Collins prevents a body shot from McGavin.
A short right from McGavin on the inside.

David Collins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins slowing the pace effectively.
McGavin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGavin misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGavin's efforts to push away.
Collins stalls.
A hook to the body from McGavin.
David Collins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but McGavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGavin misses with a body punch.
McGavin letting Collins take a breather here.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collins lands a body shot.
McGavin working hard to break the clinch.
McGavin wants to break free but Collins has control.
Collins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Collins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGavin.
McGavin tries to break the clinch but Collins is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collins.
Collins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGavin blocks an uppercut.
Collins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins pushes McGavin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collins.
Collins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGavin backwards.
Collins blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McGavin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins prevents a body shot from McGavin.
A frustrated look appears on McGavin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGavin working aggressively here.
Collins prevents McGavin from breaking the clinch.
Collins scores with a shoulder strike.
McGavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins stalls.
McGavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGavin is trying to break the clinch but Collins is controlling him.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Collins presses McGavin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shooter McGavin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Collins's cut.
That's time! McGavin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Collins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGavin throws a good cross that connects.

A jab-cross combination lands for McGavin and sends Collins crashing to the mat! McGavin follows him down to the mat - Collins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Collins is still in real trouble! Can McGavin finish him?

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shooter McGavin!