PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coll
vs
Lundin

200 cm
28
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

210 cm
36
221 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundin with a jab.
Coll throws a front kick aimed at Lundin's knee but Lundin avoids it well.
Coll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lundin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coll throws a sloppy head kick and Lundin moves out of range easily.
Lundin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coll wants to clinch but Lundin slips to the side

and Lundin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lundin winds up and cracks Coll with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coll trying to hold on to Lundin's head to control him but Lundin postures up.
Lundin is keen to just control but Coll is a slippery customer.
Lundin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lundin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coll's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lundin wants to work for an arm triangle but Coll is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lundin stalling away here and it's allowed Coll to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Coll keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Coll can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lundin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coll is looking to control Lundin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coll avoid being mounted?
Coll works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coll trying to control the position here.
Lundin trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
Lundin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coll preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lundin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coll works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lundin throwing strikes but missing.

Lundin drops back looking for a leg! Coll is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coll manages to kick Lundin off! Lundin jumps back into Coll's guard.
Lundin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lundin throwing strikes from guard but Coll blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coll seems keen to control Lundin's posture.
Coll is looking to sweep but instead, Lundin has passed into half guard.
Lundin winds up and cracks Coll with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lundin slows the pace down in half guard.
Lundin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coll trying to hold on to Lundin's head to control him but Lundin postures up.
We've been informed that Lundin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lundin drops an elbow to the side of Coll's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Lundin dominated that round.
That's time! Coll's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coll throws a wild body kick that Lundin sees coming a mile off.
Coll tries to clinch but Lundin moves out of range.
Coll slips a straight right by Lundin.
Lundin lands a slapping body shot.
Coll scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lundin in his tracks.

Coll pushes Lundin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lundin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lundin wants a takedown but no success here.
Lundin avoiding damage as Coll throws knees to the body.
Lundin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coll pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vincent Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lundin.
Coll throws out a powerful jab.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lundin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll feints and then cracks Lundin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lundin down.
Coll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coll!
Vincent Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coll tries a head kick but it misses.
Coll throws a head kick but Lundin moves out of range.
Lundin lands a jab.
Lundin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coll is fending him off so far but Lundin persists. Nope, Coll circles away and we're back to standing.

Coll closes the distance and clinches.
Coll throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coll with a knee to the head.

It looks like Robert Lundin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundin is trying to drag Coll to the mat but Coll just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coll avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coll throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lundin tries to pull guard but Coll holds him up against the cage and eventually Lundin drops back down to his feet.
Coll prevents the takedown attempt.
Coll trying to control the position but instead, Lundin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coll into the cage.
Coll misses with a body punch.

Lundin pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll trying to control the position from guard on top but Lundin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lundin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Coll is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lundin.
Lundin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Coll wants to control but Lundin is keeping him busy.
Lundin gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coll works his way into side control.
Coll controlling from side mount.
Lundin is trying to improve his position.
Coll blocks the strikes from Lundin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Coll dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lundin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lundin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coll misses with a head kick.
Vincent Coll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coll lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lundin tries to score with a low kick but Coll moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Coll.
A head kick misses from Coll.
Vincent Coll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lundin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coll lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lundin will feel that in the morning.
Lundin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coll momentarily.

It looks like Vincent Coll has been cut.
Lundin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coll tries to avoid it but Lundin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coll to the ground. Coll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lundin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coll.
Lundin throws a leg kick which misses Coll's front leg but catches the back leg as Coll tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coll misses with a double jab

and Lundin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll is staying active underneath Lundin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lundin slows the pace down in half guard.
Lundin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coll wants to improve his position but Lundin is controlling well.

Lundin wants to work for an arm triangle but Coll is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coll regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lundin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
Coll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lundin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lundin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lundin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lundin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robert Lundin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll is looking for a sweep. Lundin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lundin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coll is refusing to be controlled, as Lundin sits in half guard.
Coll is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Coll blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lundin.
Coll keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Coll is trying to maintain the position but Lundin is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coll is trying to control but can't.
Lundin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coll tries to roll over but Lundin keeps him under control.
Lundin lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lundin lands a nice short elbow.
Lundin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Lundin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lundin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Lundin!