PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Optus Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vini Marinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coll
vs
Marinho

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Optus Coll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vini Marinho!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coll clinches.
Marinho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coll stalling.

Coll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Coll closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Marinho is looking to reverse the position.
Coll is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Marinho will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Marinho tries to buck Coll off but Coll is having none of it.

Coll stands up and beckons Marinho to his feet.

Coll scores with a takedown into Marinho's guard.

Coll gets to his feet - Marinho follows without any prompting.
Marinho misses with a takedown

and Coll counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll content to control rather than advance.
Marinho is looking to improve his position.
Marinho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coll's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coll's back!
Marinho is throwing shots to the body but Coll manages to wriggle free. Marinho pounces on him again and ends up in Coll's guard.
Marinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Coll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Marinho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coll's guard.
Marinho trying to control but Coll is working from the bottom.
Marinho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coll kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marinho tries to stand but Coll is controlling from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marinho fails with the takedown

and Coll decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marinho's guard.
Marinho looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marinho is keeping the position for now.
Marinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coll content to stall in guard here.
Coll postures up.
Marinho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coll.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coll pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marinho is keeping the position for now.

Marinho had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Coll is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Marinho Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Coll's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coll rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marinho slips a nice elbow through Coll's hands, connecting with Coll's forehead.
Coll makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coll.
Coll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coll wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coll is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optus Coll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coll misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinho misses with a takedown attempt

and Coll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Marinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Marinho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Coll manages to break the clinch.
Optus Coll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marinho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coll wants to clinch
and Marinho counters with a nice body kick.
Coll is looking to clinch.
Marinho moves in looking to clinch but Coll pushes him off.
Marinho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Coll is looking to clinch but Marinho is avoiding it.
Marinho fails with the takedown

and Coll counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marinho throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marinho trying to control the position here.
Marinho trying to keep a closed guard but Coll is proving a slippery customer.
Coll looking to pass the guard.
Coll has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coll would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Marinho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coll doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coll manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coll trying to control but Marinho is working from the bottom.
Coll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marinho on the ground.

Coll is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinho wants to stand and escape but Coll is having none of it.
Coll is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Marinho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Marinho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coll passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coll wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marinho keeps working.
Marinho is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Coll wants to control but Marinho is keeping him busy.
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 Optus Coll will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Marinho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Coll is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Coll gets underhooks to prevent Marinho's takedown attempt.
Coll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marinho fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Coll.
Marinho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coll walks away with a smile on his face. Marinho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Optus Coll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vini Marinho.

Marinho gets caught flat footed, as Coll shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coll wants to control from the top but Marinho keeps moving.
Marinho wants to stand but Coll is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coll is fighting to break Marinho's control of his arms but Marinho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll thows a big elbow that misses.
Coll sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marinho thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinho is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Marinho lands shots from the back.

Coll is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Marinho gets his way!

Marinho tightening his grip on Coll, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll trying to control the position but Marinho manages to sink in the hooks.
Optus Coll overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marinho is controlling the position but Coll somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Marinho not doing much here.
Marinho wants to free his trapped foot but Coll is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Coll is trying to stand.
Marinho passes to full mount!
Marinho won't let Coll get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marinho prevents Coll from getting the reversal.
Coll has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vini Marinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coll has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!