PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joshua collis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Baldovinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joshua collis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

collis
vs
Baldovinos

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, joshua collis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Baldovinos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
collis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
collis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldovinos avoids the head kick by collis.
Baldovinos wants to clinch up but collis keeps it at a distance.
Baldovinos avoids the head kick by collis.
collis takes a swing at Baldovinos's ribcage but misses.
Baldovinos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baldovinos throws a low kick but collis avoids it.
Baldovinos fails in his attempt to clinch.

Baldovinos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baldovinos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

collis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
collis throws a sloppy head kick and Baldovinos moves out of range easily.
Baldovinos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by collis.
Baldovinos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Baldovinos clinches with his opponent.
Baldovinos lands with a right to the head.

Baldovinos manages to break the clinch.
Baldovinos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldovinos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

collis clinches up with Baldovinos and pushes him back against the cage.

collis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldovinos scores with a one two! collis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baldovinos avoids the head kick by collis.
collis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
collis avoids the head kick by Baldovinos.
Baldovinos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
collis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baldovinos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of collis's head.
Baldovinos wants to clinch

and collis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
collis is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
collis wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos is looking for a sweep. collis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baldovinos is trying to stand back up but collis is controlling him
collis throwing shots but Baldovinos is blocking nicely.
Baldovinos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
collis trying to control from half guard but Baldovinos is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos is controlling collis's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
collis throws a head kick that misses.
collis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sergio Baldovinos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
collis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldovinos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
collis throws a combination that misses
enabling Baldovinos to counter with a crisp jab.
Baldovinos wants to clinch but collis slips to the side
and collis counters with a body kick that stops Baldovinos in his tracks momentarily.

Baldovinos rushes collis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baldovinos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
collis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baldovinos scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos can't break the clinch.
Baldovinos scores with a shoulder strike.
collis prevents Baldovinos from breaking the clinch.
collis is working for takedown but Baldovinos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baldovinos wants to get back to striking at distance but collis won't allow it.

Baldovinos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
collis tries a head kick but it misses.

Baldovinos has collis up against the cage in a clinch.
collis has Baldovinos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baldovinos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joshua collis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldovinos lands with a short shot to the head.
collis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baldovinos has had enough of the clinch but collis keeps him there for the moment.
Baldovinos tries to break the clinch but collis is controlling the position.

collis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

collis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
collis is working for takedown but Baldovinos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baldovinos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldovinos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergio Baldovinos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Baldovinos cracks a nice hook into collis's ribs.
collis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baldovinos closes the distance looking to clinch
and collis counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Sergio Baldovinos has been cut.
collis swats away the attempt to clinch by Baldovinos.
A punch lands to the side of collis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baldovinos lands with an overhand left.
Baldovinos lands a jab to collis's midsection.
Baldovinos darts in trying to clinch
and collis counters with a big head kick but Baldovinos shrugs it off.

Baldovinos is rocked!
collis throws a shot to the body.
Baldovinos is breathing heavily.

collis instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
collis wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldovinos won't allow it.
Baldovinos gets through collis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldovinos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Baldovinos breaks from the clinch.
collis swats away the attempt to clinch by Baldovinos.
Baldovinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and collis counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Baldovinos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baldovinos tries to break the clinch but collis is controlling the position.

Baldovinos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldovinos closes the distance but collis moves to the side

and collis counters by clinching up.
collis blocking some punches.
Baldovinos lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baldovinos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
collis misses with a punch to the body.
collis prevents Baldovinos from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Baldovinos.
Baldovinos has had enough of the clinch but collis keeps him there for the moment.
Baldovinos stops a takedown attempt from collis.
collis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
collis is working for takedown but Baldovinos is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for joshua collis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
collis has had enough of the clinch but Baldovinos keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Baldovinos.
collis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Baldovinos breaks the clinch.
collis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
collis avoids a punch combination nicely.
collis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baldovinos tries to clinch but collis moves out of range.
Baldovinos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos lands with a right hand.

Baldovinos rushes collis and presses him up against the cage.
Baldovinos scores with a shoulder strike.

Baldovinos breaks from the clinch.
Baldovinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and collis counters with a head kick.
Baldovinos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and collis counters with a single leg into guard. Baldovinos didn't expect that.

collis stands up from Baldovinos's guard - collis perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from collis.
Baldovinos misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos digs a good body shot into collis's ribs.
Sergio Baldovinos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldovinos tries to close the distance and clinch but collis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
collis throws a head kick but Baldovinos moves out of range.
collis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

collis closes the distance and clinches.
collis prevents Baldovinos from breaking the clinch.
collis tries to score a body lock takedown but Baldovinos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baldovinos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of collis backwards.

collis wants the takedown. Baldovinos is fighting it off but collis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Baldovinos's guard against the cage.
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!
collis tries to stand but Baldovinos is controlling from the bottom.
collis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Baldovinos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baldovinos closes the distance looking to clinch
and collis counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

joshua collis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Baldovinos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Baldovinos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baldovinos wants to break free but collis has control.
Baldovinos is trying to break the clinch but collis has him pressed against the cage.

collis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baldovinos forces collis back against the cage and clinches.
collis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baldovinos prevents it.
Baldovinos scores with a shoulder strike.
Baldovinos tries to break the clinch but collis is controlling the position.

Baldovinos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldovinos closes the distance but collis moves to the side
and collis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baldovinos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Baldovinos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baldovinos is looking to clinch but collis is avoiding it.
Baldovinos tries to clinch but collis moves out of range.
collis throws a sloppy head kick

and Baldovinos counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldovinos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baldovinos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
collis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Baldovinos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sergio Baldovinos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
collis misses with a double jab

and Baldovinos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baldovinos.

Baldovinos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
collis throws a head kick but Baldovinos moves out of range.
collis throws a head kick but Baldovinos moves out of range.
collis throws a sloppy head kick
and Baldovinos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
collis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

collis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
collis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baldovinos is keeping the position for now.
collis wants to control from the top but Baldovinos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldovinos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
collis is pushing down on Baldovinos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baldovinos is fighting to maintain full guard but collis has managed to sneak the leg through.
collis is thwarting Baldovinos's attempts to control the position.
Baldovinos tries to roll over but collis keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

collis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baldovinos is just riding it out for now. collis eventually gives up the hold.

Baldovinos kicks collis off and gets back to his feet.
collis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baldovinos lands a jab to the nose.

That's four 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.
collis throws a head kick but Baldovinos moves out of range.
Baldovinos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baldovinos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baldovinos tries to clinch up but collis circles away and keeps his distance.
collis throws a sloppy head kick and Baldovinos moves out of range easily.
collis throws a sloppy head kick and Baldovinos moves out of range easily.
Baldovinos wants to clinch
and collis counters with a nice body kick.
Baldovinos swats away the attempt to clinch by collis.
collis is looking to clinch.
collis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baldovinos wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to joshua collis.
I think collis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joshua collis!