PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jaques gerard (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.

Wolowitz
vs
gerard

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 Las Vegas, Sheldon Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jaques gerard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gerard takes one to the chin there.
gerard throws a series of punches but Wolowitz moves out of range.
gerard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
gerard just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolowitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Wolowitz misses with a double jab

and gerard counters by clinching up.

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

gerard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolowitz is staying active underneath gerard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolowitz is looking to escape.
gerard passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

gerard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wolowitz to his feet.
Sheldon Wolowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolowitz misses with a double jab

and gerard counters by clinching up.
gerard keeps control of Wolowitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolowitz is trying to break free.
gerard keeps control of Wolowitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
gerard keeps control of Wolowitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

gerard breaks the clinch.
Wolowitz misses with the combination.
Wolowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Wolowitz misses.
Wolowitz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolowitz throws a nice looking combination but gerard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
gerard dodges the punch combination from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Wolowitz.
Wolowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
gerard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from gerard there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from gerard.
gerard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
gerard looks for a takedown but Wolowitz sprawls well.
Wolowitz throws a hook but gerard avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolowitz tries to bum rush gerard with a series of wild strikes but gerard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
gerard throws a nice looking combination but Wolowitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolowitz falls off balance throwing a combination

and gerard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
gerard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wolowitz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wolowitz tries to get out of the position.
gerard is keen to just control but Wolowitz is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gerard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
gerard wants to stand up but Wolowitz is controlling the position.

gerard decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolowitz connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jaques gerard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wolowitz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
gerard misses the shot to the body.
Wolowitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gerard.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

gerard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
gerard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
gerard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wolowitz avoids a series of strikes thrown by gerard.
gerard is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gerard tries to control but Wolowitz wriggling away.
Wolowitz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by gerard.
gerard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolowitz is looking to escape.

That's two 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.
gerard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wolowitz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A nice elbow there by gerard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gerard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

gerard goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wolowitz turns into him and now he's in gerard's guard.

That's four 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.
Wolowitz wants to stand but gerard is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but jaques gerard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wolowitz connects with the punch.
Wolowitz throws a nice looking combination but gerard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheldon Wolowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for gerard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolowitz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and gerard counters with a single leg into guard. Wolowitz didn't expect that.
gerard wants to get up but he can't break Wolowitz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
gerard trying to control but Wolowitz is working from the bottom.
Wolowitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for gerard on the ground.
gerard throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gerard trying to control but Wolowitz is working from the bottom.
gerard thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolowitz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
gerard wants to control from the top but Wolowitz keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolowitz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and gerard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wolowitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

gerard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheldon Wolowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolowitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

gerard breaks from the clinch.
Wolowitz throws a right hand that gerard ducks under and follows up with a left that gerard also avoids with ease.
Wolowitz misses with a double jab

and gerard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
gerard wants to pass the guard but Wolowitz is defending well.
Wolowitz wants to get back to his feet.
gerard slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon Wolowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jaques gerard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolowitz is refusing to be controlled, as gerard sits in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
jaques gerard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got gerard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jaques gerard!