PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ovechkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Collins's chin.

Ovechkin
vs
Collins

180 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Collins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collins but Collins pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Collins wants to control from the top but Ovechkin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Collins drops back looking for a leg! Ovechkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ovechkin manages to kick Collins off! Collins jumps back into Ovechkin's guard.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins being controlled here momentarily.
Ovechkin is trying to control the position but Collins postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ovechkin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin wants to get back to his feet but Collins drags him back down.
Collins working away.

Collins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Collins decides to stand back up.

Collins feints and as Ovechkin raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Collins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Collins working away.
Collins throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Collins cracks Ovechkin with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Ovechkin prevents Collins from improving position.

Collins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Collins gets to mount! Ovechkin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Collins seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ovechkin is holding on tight.
Ovechkin tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collins moves to the back.

Collins has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovechkin trying to get back to his feet but Collins is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Collins not allowing Ovechkin to control his hands.
Collins is hanging on to Ovechkin's back as he tries to escape.
Collins controls the action.
Collins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ovechkin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Collins wants to control but Ovechkin is keeping busy.

Collins is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ovechkin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ovechkin for a finish.
Collins is not going to allow Ovechkin to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ovechkin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ovechkin is keeping busy.
Ovechkin is trying to stand back up.
Collins landing with strikes.
Ovechkin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Collins tries to keep control of the position but Ovechkin is staying busy.
Collins keeps control of the position as Ovechkin tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Collins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Collins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ovechkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Collins trying to control here.
Collins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ovechkin is thwarting Collins's attempts to control the position.
Ovechkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collins on the ground.
Ovechkin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ovechkin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard.
Collins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ovechkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ovechkin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Ovechkin.
Collins is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Collins counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Collins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ovechkin wants to control but Collins postures up.
The strikes coming from Collins are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ovechkin is trying to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin is trying to buck Collins off.
Ovechkin wants to control but Collins postures up.
Ovechkin pushes Collins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Collins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ovechkin is trying to control Collins's posture but Collins avoids it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ovechkin doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Collins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ovechkin working a defensive guard here.
Collins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ovechkin is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is trying to keep Collins in close.
Ovechkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ovechkin, not yet.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ovechkin is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.

Ovechkin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ivan Ovechkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovechkin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Ovechkin didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovechkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Collins forces his way into half guard.

Ovechkin is defending against the submission attempts here by Collins.

Collins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ovechkin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Collins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ovechkin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ovechkin is looking to improve his position.

Collins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Collins stops Ovechkin from getting back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Collins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Collins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ovechkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Collins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ovechkin wants to hold on but Collins pushes him away.
Ovechkin is squirming around, avoiding Collins's attempts to control the action.
Ovechkin working to try and regain half guard.
Ovechkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovechkin tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovechkin tries to lock up and control but Collins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Collins tries to control but Ovechkin wriggling away.
Ovechkin tries to control the position but Collins now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Collins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins throwing shots but Ovechkin is blocking nicely.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ovechkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ovechkin is trying to stand back up but Collins is controlling him

Collins stands up out of the half guard.

Ovechkin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Collins being controlled for a moment.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins wants to control but Ovechkin postures up.
Collins is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Collins is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.
Ovechkin trying to control the position but Collins is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is trying to improve his position.
Collins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ovechkin's best efforts.
Tim Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ovechkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Collins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ovechkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Ovechkin from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin preventing the sweep.

Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ovechkin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ovechkin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ovechkin 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin trying to move into half guard but instead Collins has managed to sweep!
Collins pushing down on Ovechkin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ovechkin is looking to escape.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Ovechkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ovechkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Ovechkin is pressing down on Collins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Collins stops Ovechkin from standing up.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
Collins postures up.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collins postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to control from the top but Ovechkin keeps moving.
Ovechkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ovechkin looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ovechkin misses with a takedown

and Collins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins postures up.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Collins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ovechkin dives on top into guard.

Ovechkin stands and steps away. Collins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Collins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ovechkin is trying to stand up here but Collins is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin tries to roll over but Collins keeps him under control.

Collins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ovechkin trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
Collins trying to control the action but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.

Collins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Collins seems to be looking for submissions.
Ivan Ovechkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ovechkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tim Collins!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Tim Collins!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Tim Collins!

Tim Collins wins by unanimous decision!