PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riley Collier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo Jeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. bizzark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Collier
vs
Jeo

169 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riley Collier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jo Jeo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeo is looking to land body kicks.
Jeo has his takedown stuffed
and Collier counters with a left and a right that stings Jeo.

Jeo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jeo lands in his opponent's guard.
Jeo wants to pass the guard but Collier is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeo pushes down on Collier's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jeo trying to control from half guard but Collier is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Collier defends it well.
Collier wants to get back to his feet.
Jeo works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jeo 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collier manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Jeo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Collier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jeo.
Jeo is thwarting Collier's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeo is looking to take a break and control but Collier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Collier won't allow Jeo to pass to mount.
Collier wants to improve his position but Jeo is controlling well.
Jeo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jeo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Collier is trying to stand back up but Jeo is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jeo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collier keeps working.
Jeo winds up and cracks Collier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jeo is pressing down on Collier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Collier is holding on for now.
Collier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Collier.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jeo working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jo Jeo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Collier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Collier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Jeo scores with a takedown into Collier's guard.

Collier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jeo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jeo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeo trying to control but Collier is working from the bottom.
Jeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Jeo stands up and waves to Collier to follow him.

Jeo clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Collier pulls guard effortlessly.
Jeo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collier is striking off his back. Jeo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Jeo wants to pass the guard but Collier is defending well.
Collier is trying to control but can't.
Jeo is trying to control the action in half guard but Collier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Jeo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeo is trying to control the action in half guard but Collier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Collier taking some punishment here, with Jeo in his half guard.
Jeo trying to control from Collier's half guard. Collier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jeo is breathing heavily.
Jeo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jeo shoots in looking for a takedown but Collier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jeo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeo fails to land the takedown.
Riley Collier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo Jeo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collier lands with a kick to the temple. Jeo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jo Jeo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jeo rushes Collier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jeo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Collier uses from the top position.
Jeo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collier is one step ahead there.

Jeo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Collier escapes and throws Jeo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeo tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Collier easily slips into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Collier working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jeo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jeo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collier landing strikes, looking to finish!
Collier prevents Jeo from getting the reversal.
Jeo is bucking up trying to escape but Collier cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collier blocks Jeo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jeo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collier looking to finish Jeo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jeo!
Collier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeo wants to hold on but Collier pushes him away.
Jeo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeo wants to hold on but Collier pushes him away.
jo Jeo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeo is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeo tries to lock up and control but Collier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jeo is looking to get to half guard.
Collier scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeo is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collier working Jeo over with strikes here.
Collier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Collier landing punches.
Collier is looking to work his way around to Jeo's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collier working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collier tries to control but Jeo wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Collier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jeo 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jo Jeo!
In his post fight interview, jo Jeo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.