PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Collin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mortez
vs
Collin

194 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
240 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Mortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Collin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortez tries to clinch up.
Collin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mortez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mortez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mortez shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice cross by Collin.
Mortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collin counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Mortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Collin doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Ron Collin has been cut.
Ron Collin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mortez eats them both and turns towards Collin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Collin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mortez tries to clinch up but Collin circles away and keeps his distance.
Collin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Collin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collin digs a good hook to Mortez's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin looks to land a left hand but Mortez moved out of range nicely.
Mortez tries to clinch but Collin is having none of it.
Mortez tries to clinch up
letting Collin counter with a right hand.
Mortez misses with a combination
and Collin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Collin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mortez swivels and escapes.
Collin throws a combination that misses

and Mortez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collin is pressed up against the cage. Mortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Collin down to the mat. Collin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Collin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Mortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mortez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Collin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Collin showed some decent athleticism there.
Mortez is breathing heavily.
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!
Mortez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mortez defending well though.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mortez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Collin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Collin thows a huge punch but Mortez dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Collin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin slips a nice elbow through Mortez's hands, connecting with Mortez's forehead.
Collin thows a huge punch but Mortez dodges it nicely.
Collin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collin lands with a punch from half guard.
Collin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collin lands a nice short elbow.
Collin working Mortez over with strikes.
Collin slips a nice elbow through Mortez's hands, connecting with Mortez's forehead.
Collin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mortez wants to get back to his feet.
Collin winds up and cracks Mortez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin drops an elbow to the side of Mortez's head.
Collin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Nice strikes from Collin there.
Nice strikes from Collin there.
Ground and pound from Collin.
Mortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collin.
Collin working over Mortez with some ground and pound. Mortez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Collin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Collin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collin lands a nice short elbow.
Collin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collin lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Collin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Collin's cut.
That's time! Mortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Collin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mortez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Collin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mortez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Collin is controlling him.
Collin is looking to advance position but Mortez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Collin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mortez won't let Collin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Collin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collin is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ron Collin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mortez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Collin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mortez looking to control but Collin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collin is looking to escape.
Collin tries to buck Mortez off but he can't manage it.
Mortez looking to control but Collin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Collin wants to hold on but Mortez pushes him away.
Mortez controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin is looking to get to half guard.
Collin wants to control but Mortez is having none of it.
Collin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collin is looking to escape.
Mortez is really struggling to control Collin but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mortez wants to stand but Collin is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Mortez tries to control but Collin wriggling away.
Collin is looking to get to half guard.
Collin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mortez wants to control the pace but Collin is squirming around nicely.
Mortez is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Mortez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Collin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Collin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mortez's guard.
Collin throws a big elbow that misses.
Collin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Collin throws an elbow that misses. Mortez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collin's guard. Nice move by Mortez!
Mortez wants to control from the top but Collin keeps moving.
Mortez preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortez is looking to stand up but Collin won't let him.
Collin wants to stand and escape but Mortez is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Michael Mortez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Collin scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Collin.
Mortez tries to clinch but Collin moves away
and Collin counters with a right hand to the body.
Collin lands a lovely overhand right.
Collin throws a good cross that connects.
Mortez throws a body punch but Collin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Collin scores with a decent looking hook.
Collin throws out a powerful jab.

Collin forces Mortez back against the cage and clinches.
Collin has had enough of the clinch but Mortez keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mortez prevents Collin from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collin.
Collin is trying to push Mortez away but Mortez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin tries to throw a body punch but Mortez avoids it by throwing Collin back against the cage.
Mortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collin's elbow.
Mortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collin is trying to push Mortez away but Mortez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mortez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Collin after a bit of a struggle.
Collin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Collin tries to circle away but Mortez has him pinned against the cage.
Mortez scores with a shoulder strike.

Mortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mortez enables Collin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mortez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin throwing strikes but missing.
Collin postures up in Mortez's guard and throws a big left but Mortez blocks it.
Collin is working Mortez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Collin lands a couple of elbows.
Collin lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collin throws an elbow that misses. Mortez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collin's guard. Nice move by Mortez!
Mortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Collin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Collin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Collin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Collin!