PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joshua collis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Banaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

collis
vs
Banaan

178 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joshua collis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaan Banaan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
collis avoids a punch combination nicely.
collis scores with a kick to the body.
Banaan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
collis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
collis dodges the punch combination from Banaan.

Banaan gets the takedown into side control.
collis looks to move to half guard but instead Banaan has passed into mount! Damn!
collis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
collis tries to hold on but Banaan pushes him away.
Banaan working collis over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banaan working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Banaan working for a guillotine from mount but collis is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
collis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Banaan.
collis is trying desperately to improve position.
Banaan controlling his opponent.
Banaan looking to finish collis with some ground and pound. This is bad for collis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
collis is working to get back to half guard.
collis is breathing heavily.
Banaan tries to control but collis wriggling away.
collis is in all sorts of trouble here.

Banaan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. collis is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. collis flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Banaan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind collis and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Banaan slips an arm under collis chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Banaan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Banaan is squeezing on collis like an anaconda would it's prey. collis fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jaan Banaan!