PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neeyo Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin comes to the cage accompanied by Bagsakan - Collaboration. Downtime has chosen Bring It as his entrance music. Nycky Downtime will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Collin
vs
Downtime

165 cm
30
167 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

176 cm
36
159 lbs
30 - 27 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neeyo Collin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Collin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Downtime manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Downtime tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Collin postures up in Downtime's guard and throws a big left but Downtime blocks it.
Downtime controlling the position.
Collin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Downtime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collin throws a big right hand that misses.
Collin trying to move into half guard but instead Downtime has managed to sweep!

Collin looking for a sweep. Not yet Collin, not yet.
Collin controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collin wants to hit a switch here but Downtime passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Collin there!
Downtime connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Collin working to try and regain half guard.
Downtime is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Downtime in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Collin is looking to escape.
Downtime postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Collin looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Neeyo Collin has been cut.
Downtime looking to control but Collin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Collin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Downtime lands a big elbow.
Downtime prevents Collin from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collin gets back to half guard.
Collin is pressing down on Downtime's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Downtime showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
My spies in HARRY'S inform me that Downtime has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Downtime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Downtime manages to get himself to full guard.

Downtime trying to control the position.
Collin postures up in Downtime's guard and throws a big left but Downtime blocks it.
Downtime is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collin is one step ahead there.

Downtime had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collin defends it easily.
Collin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Downtime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downtime wants to sweep here but Collin controlling him for the moment.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Downtime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nycky Downtime will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neeyo Collin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Collin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Downtime's half guard.
Collin is looking to stall here but Downtime recovers full guard.
Collin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Downtime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collin trying to control but Downtime is working from the bottom.
Collin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Collin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Downtime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collin trying to control the position from guard on top but Downtime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Downtime holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing that Collin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Collin preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Downtime has his foot on Collin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collin works his way back into a safe position though.
Collin content to stall in guard here.
Collin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Downtime for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Collin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Downtime tries to score with a low kick but Collin moves his leg out of the way.
Collin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Downtime throws a leg kick but Collin moved away.
Collin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Downtime moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Downtime throws a nice looking combination but Collin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Downtime's hands.
Collin connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Collin.
Downtime with a lazy takedown attempt

and Collin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Downtime is trying to control but can't.
Collin thows a huge punch but Downtime dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Downtime manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Downtime working a defensive guard here.
Collin with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downtime looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collin is one step ahead there.
Downtime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neeyo Collin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Downtime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Downtime keeping moving, preventing Collin from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Collin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Collin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Downtime can do to turn this around?
Collin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neeyo Collin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neeyo Collin'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. This is the final round!

Downtime misses with a two punch combination.
Downtime throws a right and a left that Collin avoids nicely.
Collin lands a slapping body shot.
Downtime misses with a few strikes there.
Downtime scores with a crisp jab that stopped Collin in his tracks.
Downtime misses the shot to the body.
Collin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collin scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Downtime there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Downtime misses with a combination
and Collin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downtime gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collin.
Downtime closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neeyo Collin is winning the standup battle so far.
Collin throws a body punch but Downtime moves out of range.
Downtime misses with the combination.
Collin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Collin throws a right hand that misses
and Collin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Downtime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Downtime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collin connects with a right hand. Downtime shakes it off.
Collin takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downtime scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Collin doesn't seem bothered though.
Collin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Downtime.
Downtime scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin shoots and misses

and Downtime moves into the clinch.
Collin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Downtime prevents it.
Collin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Collin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Collin avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.
Collin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Downtime up against the cage.
Downtime stalling the fight.
Downtime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Collin's defenses.
Collin is working for takedown but Downtime is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neeyo Collin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Collin manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Collin is defended easily by Downtime.
Downtime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Downtime moves out of range as Collin strikes.
Downtime attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Downtime misses with a few strikes there.
Collin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nycky Downtime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Downtime has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nycky Downtime!