PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Collier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Collier
vs
Masterson

168 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masterson clinches.
Collier goes for a takedown attempt but Masterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Collier dodges the punch combination from Masterson.
Masterson wants to land a leg kick but Collier is out of range.

Masterson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Collier was covering up waiting for the punch and Masterson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Collier controls Masterson momentarily but Masterson frees himself.
Collier keeping moving, preventing Masterson from controlling successfully.
Masterson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Collier is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masterson stands up and waves to Collier to follow him.
Masterson works over Collier's head and body with a nice combination.
Masterson throws a good cross that connects.

Collier is rocked!

It looks like Stanley Collier has been cut.

Masterson pushes Collier up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson prevents the takedown attempt.
Collier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Collier could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Collier is fighting off a takedown attempt but Masterson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Collier to the mat. Collier regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Collier working a defensive guard here.
Masterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collier has control of Masterson's left arm, preventing Masterson from doing any damage.
Masterson tries to stand but Collier is controlling from the bottom.
Masterson throwing strikes from guard but Collier blocks nicely.

Masterson stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Collier tries to keep at a distance but Masterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Masterson lands a knee to the body.
Collier is breathing heavily.
Masterson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collier managing to block the knees to the body from Masterson.
Collier tries to score a body lock takedown but Masterson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Collier. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collier has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Masterson regains guard immediately.
Masterson keeping moving, preventing Collier from controlling successfully.
Masterson controlling Collier's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stanley Collier wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Collier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collier trying to control the position.
Masterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Collier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masterson postures up.
Masterson wants to stand but Collier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Masterson gets to his feet - Collier follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Masterson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Collier on his heels. He'll look to pass Collier's guard now, I'm sure.
Collier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Masterson throws a strike but Collier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Masterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Collier's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Masterson moves into the clinch successfully.

Masterson breaks the clinch.
Masterson slips a jab from Collier.

Masterson forces Collier back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Masterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Collier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masterson's efforts to push away.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
Masterson misses with an elbow strike.

Collier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Masterson moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a knee strike.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.
Collier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masterson to keep the fight standing.
Collier wants to take the fight to the mat but Masterson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Collier is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Collier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masterson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Collier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Collier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Masterson successfully pulls guard.
Collier trying to control but Masterson is working from the bottom.
Ricky Masterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masterson trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stanley Collier.

Masterson clinches.
Masterson lands an uppercut.
Masterson stalls.
Masterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collier is defending well for now.
Masterson tries to land a knee to the head but Collier blocks with his arms.
Collier tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson stalling.
Collier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masterson prevents it.
Collier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masterson avoids it.
Nice elbow from Masterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collier tries for a takedown. No joy.
Collier drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Collier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masterson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Masterson moves into the clinch successfully.

Collier has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Masterson uses from the top position.

Collier is working an open guard so Masterson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Masterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masterson wants to stall.
Masterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collier is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Masterson to keep the fight standing.
Masterson is struggling to control the position.

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

Masterson has Collier up against the cage in a clinch.
Collier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collier is defending well for now.
Collier stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collier has Masterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Masterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masterson connects with a jab.

Collier tries to keep at a distance but Masterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Masterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanley Collier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Masterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Collier to counter with a crisp jab.

Masterson moves into the clinch successfully.

Masterson breaks the clinch.

Masterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Collier's guard.
Collier working a defensive guard here.

Collier is working an open guard so Masterson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stanley Collier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Masterson has Collier up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collier backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Masterson clinches.
Masterson looking to stall.
Collier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Masterson is defending well.
Collier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Masterson lands a takedown into guard.
Masterson wants to control from the top but Collier keeps moving.
Masterson postures up.
Masterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Masterson wants to get up but he can't break Collier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier is trying to keep Masterson in close.
Masterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Collier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Masterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Collier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Masterson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collier trying to land knees to the body.

Collier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Masterson clinches with his opponent.

Masterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson misses with a double jab
and Collier counters with a left to the body.
Masterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Masterson clinches up with Collier and pushes him back against the cage.
Collier lands a nice knee to the body.
Collier missing with knees to the body.
Collier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanley Collier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Masterson.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson wants to stall.
Collier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Collier breaks from the clinch.

Masterson closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Collier managing to block the knees to the body from Masterson.

Masterson manages to break the clinch.

Masterson closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Collier looking for a takedown.
Stanley Collier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Masterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Masterson gets underhooks to prevent Collier's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Masterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masterson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Masterson!