PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins's entrance music is Beginning of the End. A fine choice. Zatarain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Linkin Park - The Catalyst. Dave Collins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zartan Zatarain's chin.

Collins
vs
Zatarain

178 cm
27
175 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

178 cm
22
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Zatarain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Zatarain shoots in.
Zatarain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Zatarain.
Collins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Zatarain moves into the clinch.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Zatarain won't allow it.
Zatarain lands a right hand.
Zatarain effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Zatarain.
Collins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zatarain has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain scores a nice knee to the body.
Collins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zatarain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Zatarain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zatarain controlling the action here for a moment.
Zatarain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zatarain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collins up against the cage.
Zatarain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Zatarain blocks an uppercut.
Zatarain is pressed up against the cage. Collins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zatarain down to the mat. Zatarain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks for a takedown but Zatarain sprawls well.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zatarain.
Collins misses with a left hand

and Zatarain counters by moving into the clinch.
Zatarain taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Collins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zatarain is working Collins over against the cage.
Zatarain lands a left hand.
Collins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zatarain fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zatarain.
Zatarain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dave Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Zatarain saw that one coming.
Zatarain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zatarain was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zatarain lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Zatarain counters with a one-two to the body.
Zatarain swings widly with a right hand
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zatarain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Collins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zartan Zatarain dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Collins misses with a shot to the body
and Zatarain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins shoots for a double leg takedown but Zatarain sprawls well. He's pushed Collins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Collins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zartan Zatarain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zatarain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Collins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Zatarain moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain scoring well with a low kick there.
Zatarain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins throws a body punch but Zatarain moves out of range.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zatarain manages to avoid it.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zatarain.
Zatarain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zatarain wants it to stay on the feet.
Zatarain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins throws a hook but Zatarain blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Zatarain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Zatarain moves away and avoids it.
Collins lands with an overhand left.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Zatarain.
Zatarain wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zatarain shoots in for a takedown but Collins shows good takedown defense.
Zatarain staying out of range there.
Zatarain takes one to the chin there.
Zatarain ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Zatarain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain misses with an uppercut
and Collins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Collins scores with a nice head shot.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zatarain.
Zatarain misses with a straight right.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zatarain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zatarain moves out of range of the strikes.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Collins dominated that second round.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Zatarain stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Zatarain throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Zatarain blocks a jab.
Zatarain misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Collins misses.
Collins throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zatarain to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Zartan Zatarain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zatarain takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Collins digs a good hook to Zatarain's body.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Zatarain misses with a looping right.
Zatarain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins moves away from the strike by Zatarain.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws the left hand but Zatarain avoids the punch easily.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zatarain at a distance.
Zatarain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Collins shoots in and gets a takedown into Zatarain's guard.
Collins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zatarain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to control from the top but Zatarain keeps moving.
Collins is fighting to break Zatarain's control of his arms but Zatarain is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Dave Collins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zatarain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zatarain manages to avoid it.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins takes a swing at Zatarain's ribcage but misses.
Collins swings for the body but Zatarain moves out of range.
Collins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zatarain.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zatarain manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Collins!