PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Vincent (ranked 5662 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alshon Colvin (ranked 6908 p4p, 0 weight class). Colvin has chosen Fantasic Voyage as his entrance music. Alshon Colvin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vincent
vs
Colvin

189 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alshon Colvin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Alshon Colvin has been cut.
Alshon Colvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vincent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Colvin sprawls well initially but Vincent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Colvin tries to kick Vincent off but Vincent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Colvin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Colvin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vincent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Colvin tries to kick Vincent off but Vincent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Colvin trying to control from the bottom.
Colvin is trying to stand.
Colvin is looking to improve his position.
Colvin is trying to maintain the position but Vincent is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colvin is trying to stand back up but Vincent is controlling him
Vincent takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vincent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vincent 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.
Colvin has his hands clasped together around Vincent's back. He's all about the action.
Colvin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent working over Colvin with some ground and pound. Colvin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vincent not doing much here.
Vincent tries to pass to full mount but Colvin defends it.
Vincent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Colvin missing with punches from the bottom.
Colvin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vincent is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vincent gets caught napping as Colvin dives in and scores a takedown. Vincent manages to retain guard.
Vincent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vincent is on top in guard.

Colvin trying to control the position here.
Vincent is looking to work some ground and pound but Colvin has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent trying to control the position from guard on top but Colvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vincent wants to stand but Colvin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vincent wants to control from the top but Colvin keeps moving.
Vincent stopping the sweep attempt from Colvin.
Colvin trying to control the position.
Colvin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colvin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Vincent striking from the bottom.
Colvin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colvin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vincent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Colvin wants to control but Vincent is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Colvin has one foot on Vincent's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Colvin cracks Vincent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Colvin has a takedown stuffed.
Colvin looks winded!
Colvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vincent tries to counter by clinching up but Colvin breaks away and moves out of range.
Vincent takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Vincent. No joy for Colvin on that attempt.

Vincent has taken the fight to the clinch.

Vincent has clasped his hands together around Colvin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Vincent is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Colvin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Vincent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alshon Colvin's cut.
That's time! Vincent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vincent moves into range and clinches up with Colvin.
Colvin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vincent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colvin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colvin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vincent is out of range.
Colvin misses with an uppercut.
Colvin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vincent holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vincent breaks the clinch.
Vincent on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Colvin tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colvin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colvin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vincent sprawls well. Vincent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Colvin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Vincent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alshon Colvin.

Vincent closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Colvin quickly recovers to half guard.
Colvin is breathing heavily.
Vincent seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vincent wants to free his trapped foot but Colvin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Colvin is looking to control Vincent's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colvin avoid being mounted?
Vincent working the head and body with strikes.
Vincent keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Colvin is trying to control but Vincent manages to pass to mount!
Colvin working to try and regain half guard.
Ryan Vincent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent with good strikes from the mount here!
Vincent in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vincent can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Colvin is looking to escape.
Colvin wants to get back to his feet.
Vincent controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colvin tries to lock up and control but Vincent gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Colvin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vincent prevents Colvin from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vincent connects with a nice short shot to Colvin's temple.
Vincent looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Colvin trying to hold on to Vincent's head to control him but Vincent postures up.

Colvin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Colvin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Colvin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vincent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colvin can do to turn this around?
Colvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vincent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colvin's head.
Vincent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colvin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vincent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Colvin wants to stand up but Vincent is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vincent wants to get up but he can't break Colvin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vincent is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Colvin cracks Vincent with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Vincent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alshon Colvin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vincent gets a double leg takedown into Colvin's guard.
Vincent wants to get up but he can't break Colvin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Colvin is trying to keep Vincent in close.
Vincent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colvin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Colvin wants to stand and escape but Vincent is having none of it.
Colvin pulls Vincent in close to his closed guard and prevents Vincent from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vincent is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colvin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Vincent moves into range and clinches up with Colvin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Vincent turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vincent manages to end up in side control.
Colvin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Colvin trying to get back to his feet but Vincent is in full control for now.
Colvin trying to control but not successfully.
Vincent has good solid back control here.
Colvin is trying to get back to his feet but Vincent has full control of the position and if anything, Colvin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Colvin rolls, trying to escape but Vincent keeps control of the position.
Colvin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colvin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Colvin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Colvin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vincent gets his way!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vincent throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Colvin!
Colvin wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Colvin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent controlling well, preventing Colvin from escaping the position.
Colvin is trying to get back to his feet but Vincent has full control of the position and if anything, Colvin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I would not like to be Colvin right now.

Colvin is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Vincent off. It looks like it's working - Vincent slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Colvin displaying calm under pressure there.

Vincent darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colvin trying to control but Vincent postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vincent in particular looking to stall.
Alshon Colvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Colvin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colvin pushes Vincent off but Vincent dives into side control.
Vincent moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ryan Vincent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Vincent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vincent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Vincent!
Alshon Colvin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to everyone who came out tonight. Win or lose, I hope I put on a show for you. I hope I made my corner proud. I'll be back!'.