PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Winkler
vs
Collins

205 cm
30
277 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Collins clinches up with Winkler and pushes him back against the ropes.
Collins stalling in the clinch but Winkler improves position.
Collins tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Collins working aggressively here.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Collins keeps him there for the moment.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Winkler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler blocks an uppercut.
Winkler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winkler up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler stalling.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins misses with a body punch.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winkler is trying to maintain a safe position but Collins gets an underhook and turns Winkler into the ropes.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Collins.
Collins presses Winkler against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Collins.
A frustrated look appears on Winkler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Collins lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Collins.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins cracks Winkler with a nice body shot.
Winkler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collins has him pressed against the ropes.
Winkler wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Winkler misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Collins keeps him there for the moment.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
Collins gets through Winkler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Winkler blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.

Winkler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins scores with a body shot.
Collins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Winkler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Collins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Collins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winkler.

Collins clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler is trying to force a seperation but Collins has the dominant position.
Collins misses with a body punch.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Collins pushes Winkler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Collins is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Collins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Collins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Winkler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyle Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Collins tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler misses with an uppercut
and Collins counters with a good low kick that Winkler was not able to check.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkler.
Collins darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Collins.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Collins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winkler gets tackled into the ropes by Collins. Collins maintains the clinch.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Collins.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winkler is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Collins.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.
Kyle Collins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Collins tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Collins in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Winkler is trying to break the clinch but Collins is controlling him.
Collins wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Collins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins keeps control of Winkler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Collins has Winkler pushed against the ropes.
Winkler blocks an uppercut.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Collins pushes Winkler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Collins leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Collins.
Stalling in the clinch from Collins.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Collins.
Winkler is trying to force a seperation but Collins has the dominant position.
Winkler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winkler as Collins tries to tie him up.
Winkler tries to circle away but Collins has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins pushes Winkler back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winkler working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winkler is trying to maintain a safe position but Collins gets an underhook and turns Winkler into the ropes.
Winkler is looking to control Collins's arms but Collins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winkler has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winkler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Winkler.

It looks like Kyle Collins has been cut.
A jab from Collins finds it's way through Winkler's defenses.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winkler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Winkler looking to slow down the pace here.
Collins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkler backwards.
Winkler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winkler up against the ropes.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins presses Winkler against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Collins.
Collins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Collins gets through Winkler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Collins.
Collins effectively controlling the action here.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winkler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Collins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Collins gets through Winkler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins works on Winkler's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
Winkler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins can't find room to land a body shot as Winkler controls the action.
Collins slows down the pace here.
Collins works on Winkler's body with a couple of short punches.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Collins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler blocks an uppercut.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Collins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkler backwards.
Collins is looking to control Winkler's arms but Winkler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Collins has his back to the ropes.
Winkler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benny Winkler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Collins!
Kyle Collins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.