PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moishe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Steve Collins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Collins
vs
Kaplan

183 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

177 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins lands a left and a right that sends Kaplan crashing to the canvas! Collins dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Moishe Kaplan has been cut.
Kaplan looks gassed!
Collins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Kaplan is rocked!
Collins scoring with strikes but Kaplan is staying in there.
Kaplan is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins landing shots from mount.
Kaplan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kaplan looks a forlorn figure.
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Collins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins controlling his opponent.
Kaplan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaplan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Collins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins landing strikes from the mount.
Collins wants to control the pace but Kaplan is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Kaplan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaplan is looking to escape.
Collins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kaplan is bucking up trying to escape but Collins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Collins trying to control but Kaplan is having none of it.
Collins breaks from Kaplan's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins with the ground and pound from mount.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kaplan taking shots to the head.
Kaplan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins dominating with strikes here.
Collins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Kaplan is in trouble!
Kaplan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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!
Kaplan wants to improve his position but Collins is controlling well.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Collins looking to control but Kaplan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moishe Kaplan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins motions for Kaplan to come forward. Collins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaplan slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins throws a right hand that Kaplan ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaplan also avoids with ease.
Collins throws a right and a left that Kaplan avoids nicely.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Collins drops Kaplan with a left and a right! Oh, Kaplan is hurt - Collins dives into side control looking to finish!
Kaplan is looking to reverse the position.

Collins decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kaplan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Collins!