PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 2381 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 114 p4p, 79 weight class). Puller has chosen Hello as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Collins
vs
Puller

180 cm
34
145
9 - 22 - 0

170 cm
30
138
8 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puller looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Puller tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puller misses with a wild combination.
Collins tries to bum rush Puller with a series of wild strikes but Puller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puller wants to clinch.
Collins lands a nice shot that snaps Puller's head back.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Puller lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Michael Collins has been cut.
We've been told by Collins's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Collins lands with a right hand.

Collins closes the distance and pushes Puller back into the cage.
Puller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puller tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puller has him pressed against the cage.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Puller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Puller won't allow it.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Puller tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins managing to block the knees to the body from Puller.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Puller has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Puller.
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!
Puller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller prevents Collins from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Puller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puller looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
Puller has Collins pressed against the cage, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puller blocks an elbow strike from Collins.
Puller throws a head punch that misses.

Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puller misses with a straight right.
Collins misses with a hook to the body

and Puller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Puller gets to his feet. Collins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Puller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Puller. Those never looked like landing.
Collins scores with a jab.
Puller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Collins in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puller misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a series of punches but Puller avoids them all with ease.
Puller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins throwing a counter right hand but Puller manages to avoid it.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
A big left from Puller misses.
Collins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puller moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Collins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Puller moves into the clinch.
Puller throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puller.
A short right from Puller on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puller scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puller trying to land knees to the body.

Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Collins misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Collins. That snapped Puller's head back.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Puller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Collins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Collins throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Puller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Collins, pushing him back against the cage.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Collins avoids it.
Collins tries to land a knee to the head but Puller blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Burwell Puller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Collins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.

Collins clinches up with Puller and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Collins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puller working aggressively here.
Puller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puller misses with a knee to the head.
Collins tries to circle away but Puller has him pinned against the cage.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collins's elbow.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Collins eats them both and turns towards Puller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Puller pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Puller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puller lands a nice uppercut.
Puller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins is trying to break free.
Lewis Burwell Puller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Puller.
Collins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Collins is trying to break free.
Puller scores with a knee to the head.
Puller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Collins manages to break the clinch.
Puller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Puller counters with a stiff right hand.

Collins is rocked!
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Puller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Puller fails to land.
Collins tries to pull guard but Puller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Collins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puller lands a knee to the head.

Michael Collins's cut is getting worse.

Collins breaks from the clinch.
Michael Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Puller.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Puller misses.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puller.
Collins tries to counter by clinching up but Puller breaks away and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Puller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins lands with a cross.
Collins misses with a head kick.

Puller instigates a clinch.

Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins throws a leg kick that is checked

and Puller counters with a series of strikes that sends Collins to the canvas! Puller follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Puller gets to his feet. Collins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Puller moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Puller on the inside.
Puller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Collins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Lewis Burwell Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puller avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins throws out a powerful jab.
Puller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puller catches Collins with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Collins forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lewis Burwell Puller!
Post fight, an emotional Lewis Burwell Puller said 'Thanks to MKFC for having my back. Thanks to the fans for showing love. Thanks to my opponent for putting on one hell of a show.'.