PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Beginning of the End. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Collins
vs
Ranta

178 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ranta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Collins gets the takedown into side control.
Ranta striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Collins prevents Ranta from escaping the position.
Ranta takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Ranta bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Collins scores a takedown into full mount!
Collins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ranta really wants to buck Collins off and get back to his feet.
Ranta tries to reverse the position but Collins maintains control.
Ranta tries to hold on but Collins postures up.
Collins working the ground and pound effectively.
Collins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins landing strikes from the mount and Ranta is in trouble!
Collins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ranta's face.
Ranta wants to try and get back to his feet.
Collins trying to control but Ranta is having none of it.
Ranta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ranta is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Collins landing punches.
Collins looking to finish Ranta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ranta!
Ranta really wants to buck Collins off and get back to his feet.
Ranta looks gassed!
Collins scoring with strikes but Ranta is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Ranta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Collins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Ranta is rocked!

It looks like Tommy Ranta has been cut.
Collins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ranta is still in real trouble! Can Collins finish him?

That has opened up Tommy Ranta's cut even more.
Collins with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranta is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
Ranta seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins lands a big elbow - Ranta is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ranta is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dave Collins!