PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Ezekiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Collins
vs
Ezekiel

167 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Ezekiel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Collins lands in his opponent's guard.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! Ezekiel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ezekiel manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Ezekiel's guard.
Collins wants to pass the guard but Ezekiel is keeping the position.
Ezekiel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ezekiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Collins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ezekiel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ezekiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ezekiel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Collins cracks Ezekiel with a solid left hand.

Collins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Collins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! Ezekiel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ezekiel manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Ezekiel's guard.

Collins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Collins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.

Collins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ezekiel is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! Ezekiel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ezekiel manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Ezekiel's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Collins advances position into side control!

Collins is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ezekiel is trying to escape and Collins transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ezekiel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Collins! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Misha Collins!