PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kronik. Fred Collins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Collins
vs
Adams

185 cm
41
247 lbs
33 - 28 - 0

196 cm
41
265 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Adams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Collins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Adams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Adams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Adams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Collins on his heels. He'll look to pass Collins's guard now, I'm sure.
Collins is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams is stalling in the full guard.

Adams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adams.
Collins misses with a looping right.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Collins tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fred Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins misses with an uppercut

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams tries to pass to full mount but Collins defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Collins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Adams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Collins sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams trying to pass the guard but Collins defending well.

Adams decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Collins misses with a wild combination.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Adams wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Collins misses with a combination
and Adams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
A punch combination from Adams misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Adams shoots for a takedown but Collins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Collins connects with a right hand. Adams shakes it off.
Adams wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Collins. Beautiful body shot.
Collins throws a right hand that misses

and Adams counters by clinching up.
Adams taking a breather.
Collins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Collins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Adams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adams manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is trying to buck Adams off.
Adams wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to control but instead Collins has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Collins is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Adams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Adams wants to slow Collins down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Collins.
Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins feints a jab promting Adams to slip. Collins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Adams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Brian Adams has been cut.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Adams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
A jab from Collins misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Collins tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fred Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Adams.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fred Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Collins is fending him off so far but Adams persists. Nope, Collins circles away and we're back to standing.

Collins cracks Adams with an uppercut from hell and Adams crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Collins's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Adams is rocked!
Collins loads up on a big left hand. Adams felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Collins looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Adams can't hide his disappointment, as Collins celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Collins!
After the fight, Fred Collins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.