PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kisada Hida (ranked 2501 p4p, 128 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 3467 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noisestorm - Crab Rave. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hida
vs
Collins

160 cm
24
140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
145 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hida scores with a punch to the head.
Hida has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Collins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Collins wants to clinch up but Hida keeps it at a distance.

Collins instigates a clinch.
Hida lands a nice uppercut.
Hida blocking some punches.

Hida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hida finds it's way round the side to connect with Collins's head.
Collins slips under a jab from Hida.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins throws a series of punches but Hida avoids them all with ease.
Hida on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Collins darts in and clinches Hida up against the cage.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hida cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
Hida tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hida backwards.

Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hida tests Collins's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hida has managed to clinch.
Collins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Hida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Hida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Collins misses with a knee strike.
Collins scores with a shot to the side of Hida's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collins tries to break free but Hida pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hida.

Hida manages to break the clinch.
Hida stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hida has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
Collins tries to pull guard but Hida forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collins tries to circle away but Hida has him pinned against the cage.
Hida takes an elbow to the temple.

Hida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Collins duly obliges.
Hida swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Collins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
Donk. Hida catches Collins right on the button with a cross.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hida.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.

Hida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Collins has Hida pushed against the cage.
Hida misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
A left hand lands to the body for Hida.
Hida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Hida won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hida.
Collins lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hida.
Collins misses with some punches.
Hida scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Collins ducks right into an uppercut from Hida.
Hida tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Hida. That snapped Collins's head back.
Hida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hida lands with an overhand left.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hida circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins is looking to clinch but Hida is avoiding it.

Collins closes the distance and pushes Hida back into the cage.
Hida misses with an elbow over the top.
Collins tries to land a knee to the head but Hida blocks with his arms.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hida.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hida lands a hook that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Hida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collins is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Hida.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hida lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Hida - that landed with a thud.
Hida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collins blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Hida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kisada Hida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins'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.

Hida connects with a looping right hand.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hida dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hida.
Hida lands a jab to the head.
Collins blocks a jab.
Collins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Hida is rocked!
Michael Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Hida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hida seems to have got his legs back now.
Hida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hida clinches.
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!
Collins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hida struggles to land a body shot inside as Collins controls his hands.
Collins fails to pull guard.
Collins tries to pull guard but Hida forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to pull guard but Hida forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kisada Hida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Collins.
Collins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins looks to land a combination but Hida avoids it well.
Hida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Hida. Beautiful body shot.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hida is just out of range.
Hida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Hida moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
A short uppercut from Hida.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hida presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hida scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hida.
Hida avoiding damage as Collins throws knees to the body.
Hida works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hida lands with a short shot to the head.
Hida is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Hida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hida throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hida.
Kisada Hida is winning the standup battle so far.
Hida lands a glancing blow to the side of Collins's head.
Hida scores with a jab. Collins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Collins is rocked!
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Hida pushes him off.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Hida finish him?
Hida slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins loads up on a big right hand but Hida slips the punch.

Hida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hida presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Hida breaks the clinch.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hida manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida cracks Collins with an open hand slap.
Hida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hida lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Collins falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hida dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisada Hida!
A relieved looking Kisada Hida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.