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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Vacilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enzo Vacilli!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vacilli closes this distance looking for a takedown but Collins circles away.
Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins instigates a clinch.
Vacilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins cracks Vacilli with a big right hand and Vacilli goes down!
Vacilli is rocked!
It looks like Enzo Vacilli has been cut.
Collins content to stall in guard here.
Vacilli is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vacilli looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Vacilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Vacilli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vacilli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Collins uses it to pass to side control.
Vacilli looks gassed!
Collins happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vacilli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Collins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vacilli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Collins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins controlling the position from side mount.
Collins tries to move to mount but Vacilli blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vacilli is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
Collins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Collins throws a series of punches but Vacilli moves out of range.
Vacilli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Collins finds it's way round the side to connect with Vacilli's head.
Collins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Collins pushes Vacilli up against the cage in a clinch.
Vacilli throws an elbow but it misses.
Collins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vacilli.
Steve Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Vacilli.
Vacilli manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Vacilli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Collins as he avoids it easily.
Vacilli moves into range and clinches up with Collins.
Collins scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Collins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vacilli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vacilli takes an elbow to the temple.
Collins prevents Vacilli from breaking the clinch.
Vacilli wants to break free but Collins has control.
Vacilli drags the fight down to the ground.
Vacilli wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Vacilli is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Vacilli looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Vacilli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vacilli trying to control the position.
Vacilli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Collins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vacilli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vacilli throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vacilli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vacilli looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Vacilli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Vacilli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vacilli misses with the combination.
Vacilli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vacilli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a good low kick that Vacilli was not able to check.
Vacilli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Collins is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vacilli pulls his head out easily.
Vacilli works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vacilli looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vacilli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Collins working to try and regain half guard.
Collins tries to hold on but Vacilli postures up.
Vacilli is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steve Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooh a lovely combination from Collins sends Vacilli down but not out. Collins dives into side control looking to finish.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vacilli is looking to reverse the position.
Vacilli is breathing heavily.
Vacilli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Collins's best efforts.
Vacilli tries to get to full guard but Collins has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Collins seems content to control.
Collins'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.
Vacilli gets back to full guard.
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vacilli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vacilli has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vacilli is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Collins has his hands clasped together but Vacilli extends an breaks Collins's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vacilli.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enzo Vacilli!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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