PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kris Tsuper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tsuper
vs
Collins

170 cm
23
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Kris Tsuper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Collins!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tsuper clinches.
Tsuper misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Collins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tsuper is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Collins to the mat. Collins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tsuper manages to pass to side control.

Tsuper not doing much here.
Tsuper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tsuper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tsuper content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsuper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Collins for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsuper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Collins defending well though.
Tsuper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tsuper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tsuper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tsuper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tsuper controlling the pace.
Tsuper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tsuper thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Tsuper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tsuper landing punches.
Tsuper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tsuper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tsuper looking to finish with strikes here!
Collins blocking the ground and pound.
Collins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tsuper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tsuper controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tsuper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Collins looks a forlorn figure.
Collins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsuper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsuper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Collins looks winded!
Collins is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Tsuper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuper controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Tsuper dominated that round.
That's time! Tsuper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tsuper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Collins on his heels. He'll look to pass Collins's guard now, I'm sure.
Tsuper advances position into side control!
Tsuper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Collins defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuper controls the position.
Tsuper cracks Collins with a big right hand but Collins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Collins is rocked!
Tsuper controls the position.
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Tsuper finish him?
Tsuper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Tsuper is working Collins over with some ground and pound from side control.
A big shot lands for Tsuper! That's hurt Collins! Will he recover? Tsuper fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Tsuper!