WoW 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wild Wes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wes
vs
Geerts

178 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
170 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wild Wes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wes misses with a series of wild punches.
Geerts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wes.
Geerts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild Wes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Geerts drops Wes with a beautiful combination! Wes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Geerts is looking for the KO!

It looks like Wild Wes has been cut.
Geerts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wes throws a left and a right that both miss

and Geerts counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wes! Geerts lets Wes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Wes is rocked!
Wes throws a combination that misses
and Geerts counters with a solid body kick.
Oh Wes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wes is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Geerts. That's going to slow Wes down.
Wes seems to have got his legs back now.
Geerts misses with a head kick.
Geerts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Geerts cracks Wes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Geerts finish him?
Geerts misses with a hook. Wes ducked under it nicely.
Wes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Geerts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wes throws a head kick that misses

and Geerts counters with a double leg. Wes bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Geerts follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Davy Geerts!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Phillips (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.

The Random
vs
Phillips

180 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Random has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
The Random fails to pull guard.

Phillips breaks the clinch.
The Random goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

The Random looking to score a takedown here. Phillips is defending well but The Random drives through and ends up in Phillips's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Random working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Random stops Phillips from standing up.
The Random scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Random is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Phillips wants to stand but The Random is controlling the position.
The Random wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random prevents Phillips from getting back to his feet.
The Random working some strikes from top position.
The Random postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Random controls the pace.
The Random wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips tries to clinch but The Random moves away
and The Random makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Phillips really felt that one!
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but The Random pushes him off.

The Random lands a left and a right that send Phillips crashing to the mat, dazed. The Random thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Phillips is rocked!
Phillips looks gassed!
The Random keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Random clinches up against the ropes.
Phillips taking a breather.
The Random tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phillips just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The Random fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nihlus The Random. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Random blocks it with crossed arms.
The Random wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Random tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phillips smiles and moves away.

The Random gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Random managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
The Random gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Phillips.
The Random wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the ropes.
The Random fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phillips tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Random smiles and moves away.
The Random buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

The Random has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Phillips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Random's elbow.
The Random tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Random.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Random.
The Random jumps guard but Phillips stands there with The Random around his waist. The Random gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Phillips tries to throw a body punch but The Random avoids it by throwing Phillips back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Random tries to pull guard but Phillips holds him up against the ropes and eventually The Random drops back down to his feet.
The Random really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The Random lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Random 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.
The Random stalling.
Phillips has hold of The Random's hands but The Random slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Random keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nihlus The Random just wasn't active enough.
The Random fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Random throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

The Random drives through with a takedown into Phillips's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The Random thows a big elbow that misses.
The Random sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Phillips is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Random dives into side control.
The Random controlling the position.

The Random is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phillips is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Random tries to score with some ground and pound. Phillips controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Random content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The Random in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as The Random stalls from top position.
Phillips is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The Random looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Phillips's face as The Random controls the position.

The Random decides to stand up, so the ref orders Phillips to his feet.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - The Random circles away.
The Random connects with an inside leg kick.

The Random manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Phillips on his heels. He'll look to pass Phillips's guard now, I'm sure.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Random.

The Random stands and steps away. Phillips gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The Random clinches.
The Random jumps guard but Phillips stands there with The Random around his waist. The Random gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Random has Phillips pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Phillips manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

The Random has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phillips uses from the top position.
The Random manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phillips manages to get himself to full guard.
The Random prevents Phillips from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Random's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Random controls the pace.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phillips can't keep his opponent in guard - The Random advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Random not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The Random has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Phillips defend it? The Random steps over the head and cranks it - Phillips is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for The Random!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nihlus The Random!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerim Sattler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerim Sattler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jones
vs
Sattler

225 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kerim Sattler!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sattler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sattler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Sattler tries to clinch up

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones won't allow Sattler to sweep him here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Sattler keeps moving.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sattler on the ground.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones tries to stand but Sattler is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Sattler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones trying to control but Sattler is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johny Jones.
Jones shoots and misses
enabling Sattler to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two 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.
Sattler shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Sattler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sattler sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones staying out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sattler looks gassed!
Sattler throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Sattler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jones has managed to clinch.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones wants to stand but Sattler is controlling the position.
Jones pulls Sattler in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sattler isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sattler prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Sattler moved away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sattler manages to avoid it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sattler but Sattler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sattler staying out of range there.

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.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Sattler tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones won't allow Sattler to get back to his feet.
Jones trying to control but Sattler is working from the bottom.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones won't allow Sattler to get back to his feet.
Sattler wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jones manages to pass to side control.
Sattler is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sattler avoid being mounted?

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Sattler is defending the position.

Sattler looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sattler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones postures up.
Sattler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sattler wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jones rushes Sattler and presses him up against the ropes.
Sattler misses with a punch on the inside.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sattler.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Sattler sprawls well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Sattler ducks under and follows up with a left that Sattler also avoids with ease.
Sattler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sattler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.

Jones pushes Sattler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sattler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones jumps guard but Sattler stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones stalling against the ropes.
Sattler tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sattler drops back down to his feet.

That's eight 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.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sattler misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones tries to clinch up but Sattler circles away and keeps his distance.
Sattler throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Johny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sattler doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sattler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sattler has managed to clinch.
Jones keeps control of Sattler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sattler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones is leaning against Sattler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sattler blocks a head kick by Jones.
Sattler thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sattler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sattler.
Sattler is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sattler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Sattler throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.

Sattler gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sattler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sattler is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sattler swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sattler has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jones should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sattler has tightened it up now! Jones should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kerim Sattler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Kodo' by The Yoshida Brothers. Bruce has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Drowning pool version 300 as his entrance music. Keizo Sawaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sawaki
vs
Bruce

175 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sawaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawaki jabs at Bruce's body.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body
and Sawaki counters with a left to the body.
Sawaki lands a jab to the nose.
Bruce tries for a takedown but Sawaki circles away easily

and Sawaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruce looking to control.
Sawaki wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bruce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sawaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sawaki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce trying to keep a closed guard but Sawaki is proving a slippery customer.
Bruce can't keep his opponent in guard - Sawaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sawaki moves nicely into side control.

Sawaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sawaki working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bruce is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sawaki's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Sawaki! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Bruce has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Keizo Sawaki!