PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Collins
vs
Blanco Rocha

183 cm
39
180 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

190 cm
31
179 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Collins connects with an inside leg kick.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Steve Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanco Rocha moves away from the strike by Collins.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins tries to land a leg kick but Blanco Rocha saw it coming and moves away.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Blanco Rocha.
Collins misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Collins.
A nice leg kick lands there from Collins.
A low kick from Collins misses
and Blanco Rocha counters with a nice kick to the body.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanco Rocha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blanco Rocha counters with a head kick. That will keep Collins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blanco Rocha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collins to score with a decent uppercut.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins throws a leg kick
and Blanco Rocha counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Collins misses.
Collins throws the left hand but Blanco Rocha avoids the punch easily.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanco Rocha was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
Blanco Rocha scores with a nice strike.
Collins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blanco Rocha.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins tries to land a front kick but Blanco Rocha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Collins throws a leg kick but Blanco Rocha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blanco Rocha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha throws a lazy uppercut
and Collins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha throws a head kick that misses.
Collins throws a hook but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
A low kick from Collins is predictable there

and Blanco Rocha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blanco Rocha.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blanco Rocha works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Blanco Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blanco Rocha misses with some punches.
Blanco Rocha lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins wants to stall.
Blanco Rocha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blanco Rocha presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blanco Rocha lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins tries a body shot but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collins is defending well for now.
Blanco Rocha missing with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins is trying to push Blanco Rocha away but Blanco Rocha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha blocks a body shot from Collins.
Blanco Rocha lands a right hand.
Collins lands an uppercut.
Collins misses with some punches.
A short right from Collins on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco Rocha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Blanco Rocha has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanco Rocha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Blanco Rocha keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Blanco Rocha works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Blanco Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Blanco Rocha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Collins blocks an elbow strike.
Collins avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blanco Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Collins misses with a straight right.
Blanco Rocha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blanco Rocha scores with a push kick.
Blanco Rocha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blanco Rocha feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down.
Collins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blanco Rocha misses with a low kick.
Blanco Rocha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Collins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blanco Rocha's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Collins lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco Rocha tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blanco Rocha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blanco Rocha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blanco Rocha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collins's calf.
Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins blocks a head kick by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Collins throws a chopping leg kick but Blanco Rocha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Collins throws a leg kick
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Blanco Rocha moves out of range easily.
Blanco Rocha slips a jab from Collins.
Collins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Blanco Rocha's head but Blanco Rocha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins connects with a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice defenses there by Blanco Rocha.
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins feints and then cracks Blanco Rocha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blanco Rocha down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins throws a head kick but Blanco Rocha moves out of range.
Blanco Rocha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Collins.
Blanco Rocha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blanco Rocha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.

Collins is rocked!
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Blanco Rocha comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Collins stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Blanco Rocha is on him like rabid pit bull! Collins slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vergil Blanco Rocha!
Vergil Blanco Rocha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.