PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Beginning of the End. On his way into the cage it seems that Dave Collins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dave Collins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Collins
vs
Pete

178 cm
30
175 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

174 cm
24
179 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Pete!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pete on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pete slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Pete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pete dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Pete scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins avoids the body shot from Pete.
Good leg kick by Pete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pete pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Collins back to the cage. Pete follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete swings for the body but Collins moves out of range.
Pete stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
Pete misses with a wild combination.
Pete throws a right hand that Collins ducks under and follows up with a left that Collins also avoids with ease.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Collins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pete throws out the jab.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Pete avoids the body shot from Collins.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins walks into a jab.
Pete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Collins gets a double leg takedown into Pete's guard.

Pete is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Collins is aware though and is defending well.
Pete trying to control the position.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collins trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pete is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Pete blocks nicely.
Pete trying to control the position here.

Pete 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 is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collins passes into half guard.
Pete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is looking to stall here but Pete recovers full guard.

Pete 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pete not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Pete might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Collins kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Pete is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Willy Pete will probably get the nod.
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 looks to land a combination. Pete sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pete throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Collins dodges the punch combination from Pete.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Collins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pete throws out a leg kick but Collins moves out of range and Pete only half commits.
Willy Pete is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Willy Pete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete avoids the body shot from Collins.
No joy there for Pete, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Willy Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Pete walks into a straight right hand from Collins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Collins slips a jab from Pete.
Collins is looking to wear down Pete with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pete blocks a jab.
Collins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pete lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Pete. Those never looked like landing.
Collins throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Willy Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Pete. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pete.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pete.
Pete misses with a series of wild punches.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collins.
Pete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pete misses with a looping right.
Collins takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete falls off balance throwing a combination
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pete throws a combination that misses
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Pete.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pete.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pete lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Collins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Collins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pete at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete looks to land a combination. Collins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete misses with a series of wild punches.
Pete is breathing heavily.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
Pete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Collins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pete to the ground. Collins is now in Pete's guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins is really struggling to control Pete but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Pete's brow.
Collins throws a strike but Pete rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Pete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pete lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Collins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Collins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Pete misses.
Pete connects with a single shot there.
Pete looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Pete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Pete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
Collins slips a jab from Pete.
Collins takes one to the chin there.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins slips under a jab from Pete.
Pete takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pete.
Pete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pete keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Collins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pete is on top in guard.
Collins trying to control the position here.

Collins manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pete scores with a nice right hand.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Pete connects with a right hand. Collins shakes it off.
A punch combination from Pete misses.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from Pete.
Collins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Collins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
Pete misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Collins.
A big left from Collins misses.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Pete.
Pete scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Collins.
Pete fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete misses with a body shot.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Pete scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pete wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Pete.
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pete.
Collins throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pete avoids it really well and circles away.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Dave Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pete throws a good cross that connects.
Pete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Pete lands an impressive looking overhand right. Collins doesn't seem phased though.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pete.
Pete looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pete winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Pete!
Willy Pete decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.