PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cris Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carter
vs
McCollins

208 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cris Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared McCollins!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCollins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - McCollins circles away.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCollins.

Carter clinches.

Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCollins looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter tries to clinch there but McCollins circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - McCollins circles away.
McCollins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.

Carter forces McCollins back against the cage and clinches.
Carter avoiding damage.
McCollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
McCollins is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
McCollins looks gassed!
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCollins's face.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCollins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.

McCollins is rocked!
Carter with a knee to the head.
McCollins is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter with a knee to the head.
McCollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter lands a big knee! That's hurt McCollins! Oh, he's all over the place! Carter lands another knee that sends McCollins to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cris Carter!