PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Gacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Collins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gacy
vs
Collins

172 cm
21
230 lbs
8 - 9 - 2

185 cm
53
247 lbs
46 - 51 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Gacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Collins!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Collins.
Collins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Collins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gacy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Gacy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Collins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gacy.
Gacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Gacy from controlling successfully.
Gacy looking to pass the guard.
Collins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gacy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gacy trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gacy counters with a single leg into guard. Collins didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gacy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gacy 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.

Gacy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Collins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Collins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Collins!

Gacy holding on.
Collins lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gacy down.
Gacy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Collins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Collins working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy is positioning himself well to prevent Collins advancing to mount.
Collins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gacy works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gacy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gacy is pulling down on Collins's head to control his posture.
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Gacy is pulling down on Collins's head to control his posture.
Gacy working a defensive guard here.
Gacy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Collins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gacy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gacy trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Gacy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gacy throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Collins being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gacy is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gacy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Collins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Gacy.
Gacy tries to counter with a takedown but Collins is quick to defend against it.
Fred Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gacy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Collins to the ground. Gacy is now in Collins's guard.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Gacy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gacy stands up over Collins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gacy throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gacy wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Gacy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.
Gacy throwing strikes but missing.
Gacy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.
Gacy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gacy content to stall in guard here.
Gacy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two 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.
Gacy scoring with some ground and pound.
Gacy looking to sit in guard and control but Collins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gacy keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass.
Gacy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
John Gacy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gacy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gacy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collins's head.
Gacy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gacy throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.
Gacy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy throwing strikes from guard but Collins blocks nicely.
Gacy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gacy scoring with some ground and pound.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Gacy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Gacy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gacy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Collins's guard.
Gacy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gacy lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gacy winds up and cracks Collins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Collins is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gacy dominated that second round.
That's time! Gacy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Collins misses with a looping right.
Gacy feinted with a counter takedown.
Collins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Gacy with that takedown attempt.
Collins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gacy back to the cage. Collins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Gacy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gacy lands in his opponent's guard.
Gacy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Gacy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Collins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gacy has Collins in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy is controlling Collins's posture.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Gacy controlling the position.
Collins throws a strike but Gacy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gacy pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gacy in particular looking to stall.
Gacy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fred Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Gacy is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collins is still in real trouble! Can Gacy finish him?
Gacy scores with a big shot! Collins's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Collins! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Gacy!