PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Jaa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jaa
vs
Wang

174 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Wang!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaa. Wang shrugs it off though.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Jaa throws a front kick that sends Wang stumbling back into the cage.
Wang looks gassed!
A head kick from Jaa lands but Wang takes it in his stride.

It looks like Richard Wang has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Nice body punch from Jaa.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Wang's front leg but catches the back leg as Wang tries to avoid it.
Richard Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Wang's front leg but catches the back leg as Wang tries to avoid it.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Wang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Jaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jaa pushes Wang away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Wang shoots in for a double leg but Jaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Jaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Wang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Wang takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Richard Wang's cut even more.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa trying to control the position here.
Jaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaa pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Jaa looking to control.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaa is keeping the position for now.

Wang is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaa has escaped and now he's on top!

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.
Jaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jaa wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.

Wang looking for a guillotine here but Jaa defends easily.
Wang keeping full guard, as Jaa tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Wang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wang. That did some damage!

Wang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaa wants to stand and escape but Wang is having none of it.
Jaa controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.
Wang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jaa looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wang looking to pass the guard.
Jaa controls Wang momentarily but Wang frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Wang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaa.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Jaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wang.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Wang fails to land the takedown.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wang.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
Jaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wang looks for a takedown but Jaa sprawls well.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaa as he avoids it easily.
Wang slips under a jab from Jaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Wang has a takedown stuffed.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wang will feel that in the morning.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Jaa as Wang shoots in.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wang. That did some damage!
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Jaa misses.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa throws a big shot that misses.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Wang fails to land the takedown.
Jaa lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Wang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wang slips under a jab.

Wang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaa's guard.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaa is retaining full guard.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Jaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang stands and throws Jaa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jaa struggling a bit here.
Jaa tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang tries for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Jaa is out of range.
Wang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wang's calf.
Jaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Jaa scores with a jab. Wang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jaa thows a body kick. Wang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Wang takes it in his stride.

The cut above Richard Wang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa misses with a straight right.
Wang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Wang, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaa.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Wang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wang.
Jaa feints and then cracks Wang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wang down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wang. That did some damage!
Jaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wang.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of Wang's side.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Wang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaa.
Richard Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Wang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!