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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coy Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Weiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 cm
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151 lbs
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172 cm
21
150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coy Collins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Weiter! The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Weiter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Collins was covering up waiting for the punch and Weiter finishes the takedown easily into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Collins wants to stand but Weiter is controlling the position. Collins pushes Weiter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Weiter moves into range and connects with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Weiter misses with a two punch combination.
Collins drives through and clinches with Weiter against the cage.
Weiter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weiter letting Collins take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins can't find room to land a body shot as Weiter controls the action.
Weiter pressing his opponent against the cage. Weiter pulls Collins into guard.
Weiter trying to keep a closed guard but Collins is proving a slippery customer.
Collins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Weiter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Collins, into his guard. Collins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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. Weiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Weiter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Collins's guard. Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weiter defends well. Weiter trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom. Collins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Collins manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Weiter jumps guard and drags Collins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Collins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Weiter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Collins landing some decent shots from guard. Weiter is trying to keep Collins in close.
Weiter looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Weiter looks winded! Collins wants to control from the top but Weiter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Weiter will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Weiter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Weiter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Collins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weiter's head. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Collins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Collins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Weiter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Weiter's legs - danger averted. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coy Collins dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weiter pushes Collins up against the cage in a clinch. Weiter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weiter defends it easily. Collins wants to get back to his feet but Weiter is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Coy Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weiter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Weiter prevents Collins from getting back to his feet. Collins keeping moving, preventing Weiter from controlling successfully. Weiter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Weiter pushes his legs off easily.
Collins scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Collins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weiter is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Collins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Weiter stands up from guard. Let's bang! Weiter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Collins quickly recovers to half guard. Weiter is breathing heavily. Collins has one foot on Weiter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Collins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Weiter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Weiter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Collins is trying to buck Weiter off. Weiter looking to control but instead Collins has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Weiter thows a huge punch but Collins dodges it nicely.
Weiter trying to control from half guard but Collins is working away. Collins actively working from the bottom here. Collins wants to get back to his feet.
Weiter is keen to just control but Collins is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Collins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Collins. Weiter trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Weiter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weiter has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted. Collins is looking to stand up but Weiter isn't so interested in that idea. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Weiter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weiter has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Coy Collins will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Collins clinches. Collins is fighting off a takedown attempt but Weiter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Collins to the mat. Collins regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Collins controls Weiter momentarily but Weiter frees himself. Weiter stands up from Collins's guard - Weiter perhaps looking for a knockout. Weiter tried to score with a low kick but Collins checks it. Collins fails in his attempt to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Collins has managed to clinch.
Collins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Weiter working Collins over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Collins lands a body punch. Weiter breaks the clinch.
Weiter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Weiter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Collins drives through and clinches with Weiter against the cage.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Weiter has the dominant position. Collins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiter's elbow. Collins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiter scores a nice knee to the body.
Weiter decides to pull guard. Collins chips away with some ground and pound. Collins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Weiter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Weiter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Collins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Weiter wants to control the position but Collins says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Collins is trying to work for a kimura but Weiter is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow. Weiter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Collins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Collins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weiter sees it coming and defends easily. Collins blocks the strikes from Weiter.
Collins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Collins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weiter! Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Weiter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Collins is landing with some decent strikes but Weiter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Collins landing strikes from the mount. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Collins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Collins landing shots from mount. Ryu Weiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Coy Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Weiter is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight! Coy Collins showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Collins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coy Collins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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