PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faustino Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barrientos
vs
Collins

201 cm
20
247 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Pirates Powder

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Faustino Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Collins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins walks into a straight right hand from Barrientos.
Barrientos lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrientos, right into the meat.
Barrientos lands a two punch combo.

Barrientos closes the distance and pushes Collins back into the cage.
Barrientos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrientos pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Barrientos swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Barrientos fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrientos.
Barrientos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Collins can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins fails to pull guard.
Barrientos misses with the head strike.
Barrientos scores with a shot to the side of Collins's head.
Barrientos gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrientos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrientos swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrientos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.

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

Barrientos forces Collins back against the cage and clinches.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Barrientos has him pressed against the cage.
Barrientos swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrientos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barrientos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrientos lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrientos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Collins to his knees! Barrientos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Faustino Barrientos!