PBP Commentary

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

Collins
vs
cat

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

214 cm
18
263 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philadelphia Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, striped cat!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cat moves away from the strike by Collins.

cat clinches up against the cage.
Collins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collins wants to break free but cat has control.
cat tries to stall but Collins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
cat pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

cat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
cat tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins looks to land a left hand but cat moved out of range nicely.
cat throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Philadelphia Collins has been cut.
cat looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins scores with a jab.

It looks like striped cat has been cut.
cat tries to clinch up.
Collins throws a hook but cat blocks it.

cat has Collins up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but cat has double underhooks.
cat lands a body punch.
cat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
cat trying to land knees to the body.
cat trying to control the position but instead, Collins has worked for underhooks and has pushed cat into the cage.

cat breaks the clinch.

cat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins is not content to let cat control the position.
Collins tries to roll over but cat keeps him under control.
Collins gets full guard.
Collins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in cat's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins content to stall in guard here.
Collins won't allow cat to get back to his feet.
Collins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Collins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Philadelphia Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins swings for the body but cat moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Collins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Collins misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins misses with a hook.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but cat was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Collins throws a left and a right that both miss
letting cat counter with a right hand.
cat looks for a takedown but Collins sprawls well.
Collins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Collins's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Collins.
cat looks gassed!
cat slips under a jab from Collins.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Philadelphia Collins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

cat throws a one two combo.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins throws out a loose jab but cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
striped cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Collins throws a hook but cat avoids it easily.
cat slips a straight right by Collins.
cat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
cat slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
cat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Collins as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a low kick as cat jumps back.

cat closes the distance and clinches.
Collins gets underhooks to prevent cat's takedown attempt.
cat is breathing heavily.
cat misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins gets underhooks to prevent cat's takedown attempt.
Philadelphia Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of striped cat.
cat tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
cat trying to control the position but instead, Collins has worked for underhooks and has pushed cat into the cage.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but cat has him pressed against the cage.
Collins blocks a body shot from cat.
cat keeps control of Collins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Collins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Collins can't break the clinch.
Collins stalling the fight.
Collins wants to break free but cat has control.
Collins tries to break the clinch but cat is controlling the position.
Collins is trying to break free.
Collins taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cat has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Collins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but cat has double underhooks.

Collins breaks from the clinch.
cat ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
cat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
cat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins looks to land a left hand but cat moved out of range nicely.
cat slips under a jab.
Collins misses with an uppercut. cat saw that one coming.
Jab by Collins.
Collins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Collins misses.
Collins scores with the left hand. cat knows he should have avoided that one.
Philadelphia Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
cat moves away from the strike by Collins.
A big right from Collins misses.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. cat moves away and avoids it.
Collins throws a leg kick that is checked
and cat counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but cat ducks down to avoid it.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins throws an overhand right that drops cat like a sack of potatoes! Collins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philadelphia Collins!