PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bankowski has chosen Rocket Man as his entrance music. Henry Collins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Collins
vs
Bankowski

180 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

171 cm
31
170 lbs
11 - 12 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins looks to land a left hand but Bankowski moved out of range nicely.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bankowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Collins tries to sprawl out of it but Bankowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins throwing a counter right hand but Bankowski manages to avoid it.
Bankowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collins circles away.
Collins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Morys Bankowski has been cut.

Bankowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bankowski tries to stand but Collins is controlling from the bottom.

Collins looking for a guillotine here but Bankowski defends easily.

Collins working for a triangle but Bankowski defends it easily.

Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bankowski stands up and waves to Collins to follow him.
Collins moves to clinch but Bankowski breaks away
and Bankowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Bankowski pushes him off.
Bankowski misses with a body kick.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Bankowski. Bankowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morys Bankowski.
Bankowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Bankowski. Bankowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Collins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Bankowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bankowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.

Collins takes the fight into the clinch.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins avoiding damage.
Collins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bankowski walks away with a smile on his face. Collins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a looping right.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bankowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bankowski fails to land the takedown.

Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bankowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Bankowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Collins drags the fight down to the ground.

Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bankowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Collins is proving hard to escape from.

Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bankowski defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bankowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bankowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Bankowski counters with a two punch combo.
Bankowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.

Bankowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins is trying to pull guard but Bankowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bankowski prevents a body shot from Collins.
A short left from Collins.
Collins tries to pull guard but Bankowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collins wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morys Bankowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Collins misses with a right hand
and Bankowski counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bankowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bankowski moves away.
Collins wants to clinch but Bankowski slips to the side
and Bankowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Collins defends it nicely.
Henry Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Bankowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bankowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bankowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Collins defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins thuds a left hand into Bankowski's body.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bankowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bankowski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Collins misses with an uppercut.

Collins has closed the distance and engaged Bankowski in a clinch.
Collins tries to pull guard but Bankowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Collins drops back down to his feet.

Collins manages to pull guard.

Collins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bankowski has picked Collins up and slammed him! Collins can't keep hold of the triangle and Bankowski manages to pass to side control!

Bankowski stands up.
Bankowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Bankowski throws a counter combo.

Bankowski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Collins's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bankowski gets to his feet - Collins follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bankowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bankowski showed some decent athleticism there.

Bankowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bankowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bankowski takes one on the button.
Bankowski slips a jab from Collins.
Despite the aggression on Bankowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bankowski throws a low kick but Collins avoids it.
Henry Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins closes the distance but Bankowski moves to the side
and Bankowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankowski shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henry Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morys Bankowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Bankowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Bankowski blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bankowski! But no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins tries to pull guard but Bankowski won't allow it.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Bankowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins pushes Bankowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bankowski controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bankowski up against the cage.
Bankowski prevents a body shot from Collins.

Collins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Collins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bankowski tries to kick Collins off but Collins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bankowski has one foot on Collins's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bankowski ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Bankowski throws a counter combo.

Bankowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bankowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morys Bankowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Morys Bankowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bankowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.

Collins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bankowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Collins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Collins tries to pull guard but Bankowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Collins drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bankowski.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Bankowski.
Collins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bankowski avoids the damage to the body.
Collins misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bankowski to keep the fight standing.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Collins decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bankowski defends it easily.

Bankowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Collins, up you get!
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins looks to land a right hand but Bankowski moved out of range.
Bankowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Collins as he jumps to the side.

Bankowski shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bankowski wants to stand but Collins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Collins throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bankowski uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to improve his position.

Bankowski stands up.
Bankowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collins.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Bankowski's head but Bankowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bankowski with the counter takedown but Collins avoids it easily.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Bankowski pushes him off.

Bankowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins gets back to half guard.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.

Bankowski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bankowski defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch but Bankowski moves out of range.
Collins moves to clinch but Bankowski breaks away
and Bankowski counters with a series of strikes. Collins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collins 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.
Collins swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bankowski counters by moving into the clinch.

Collins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Collins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bankowski tries to stand but Collins is controlling from the bottom.
Collins pulls Bankowski in close to prevent any damage.

Bankowski stands up and waves to Collins to follow him.
Bankowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Bankowski tries to get set, Collins tries to push him back and clinch up but Bankowski manages to avoid the attempt.
Henry Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morys Bankowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Bankowski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bankowski tries for a takedown but Collins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bankowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collins circles away.
Collins throwing a counter right hand but Bankowski manages to avoid it.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bankowski counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bankowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bankowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morys Bankowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
A big right from Collins misses.
Bankowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Collins.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Collins!