PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between wrestling sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pure wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

sparing
vs
wrestling

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Asphyxiation Ltd.
CBK MMA Nutrition

Asphyxiation Ltd.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, wrestling sparing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, pure wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wrestling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by sparing.
sparing scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like pure wrestling has been cut.
wrestling is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by sparing.
wrestling misses with a hook. sparing ducked under it nicely.

sparing fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. wrestling sprawls well initially but sparing persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
sparing wants to stand up but wrestling has a hold of him and won't allow it.
wrestling tries to roll over but sparing keeps him under control.
sparing tries to stand and escape but wrestling actually recovers to full guard.
sparing wants to stand but wrestling is controlling his posture from full guard.
sparing distracts wrestling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wrestling wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
wrestling keeping moving, preventing sparing from controlling successfully.
sparing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
wrestling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
wrestling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from sparing.
wrestling controlling sparing's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if wrestling can do anything to dispel that myth.
sparing trying to control the position from guard on top but wrestling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
sparing is looking to stand up but wrestling won't let him.
sparing is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
wrestling throws the left hand but sparing avoids the punch easily.
wrestling misses with the combination.
sparing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
wrestling walks into a stiff left hand from sparing.
sparing staying out of range there.
wrestling doesn't manage to clinch there - sparing circles away.
wrestling misses with a looping left.
sparing tries to close the distance and clinch but wrestling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparing trying to stand up but can't free himself from wrestling's guard.
wrestling has sparing pulled in close to control his posture.
wrestling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in sparing's guard.
sparing is looking to stand back up but wrestling counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by sparing.
sparing wants to stand back up but wrestling manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
wrestling just content to control the position.
sparing tries to buck wrestling off but wrestling is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

wrestling sparing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on pure wrestling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

wrestling dodges the punch combination from sparing.
wrestling throws a big shot that misses.
wrestling tries to close the distance and clinch up but sparing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wrestling fails in his attempt to clinch.
sparing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from wrestling.

wrestling clinches up against the cage.

sparing manages to break the clinch.
sparing swats away the attempt to clinch by wrestling.
sparing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
wrestling ducks under a wild hook from sparing.
wrestling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by sparing.
wrestling looks to land a body kick but sparing moved away.
wrestling wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sparing doesn't manage to clinch there - wrestling circles away.
sparing paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
wrestling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
sparing shoots in but no luck this time.
wrestling doesn't manage to clinch there - sparing circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wrestling throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wrestling tries to clinch up but sparing circles away and keeps his distance.
pure wrestling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wrestling misses with a combination
and sparing counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for wrestling.
wrestling might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
sparing circles away from the clinch attempt.
wrestling jabbing away but nothing is landing.

wrestling closes the distance and clinches.
sparing takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wrestling.

wrestling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sparing slips under a jab from wrestling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
sparing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from wrestling.
wrestling misses with an uppercut. sparing saw that one coming.
sparing defending well as wrestling loads up on a big left hand.
sparing missing with a left hand there. wrestling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
wrestling tries to close the distance and clinch but sparing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
wrestling looks to throw the jab but sparing is out of range.
wrestling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
sparing ducks under a wild hook from wrestling.
wrestling throws a hook but sparing avoids it easily.
sparing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
wrestling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sparing takes one on the button.
sparing darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
sparing doesn't manage to clinch there - wrestling circles away.

wrestling clinches with his opponent.
sparing tries to work over wrestling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
sparing is looking to break free of the clinch but wrestling has double underhooks.
wrestling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wrestling lands on the inside with an uppercut.

wrestling breaks from the clinch.
wrestling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
sparing ducks under a wild hook from wrestling.
sparing slips a straight right by wrestling.
sparing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as wrestling throws out the jab.
wrestling is looking to clinch but sparing is avoiding it.
sparing slips a jab from wrestling.
sparing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sparing keeps the fight on the outside.
wrestling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
sparing keeps the fight on the outside.
sparing tries to clinch there but wrestling circles away.
wrestling thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt.
wrestling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sparing fakes the leg kick and cracks wrestling in the body.
sparing slips under a jab.
wrestling looks to throw the jab but sparing is out of range.
wrestling looks to land a combination but sparing avoids it well.
wrestling misses with the combination.
sparing tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - wrestling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sparing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? wrestling is fending him off so far but sparing persists. Nope, wrestling circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wrestling sparing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wrestling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
sparing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by sparing.

wrestling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with sparing, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from wrestling.
wrestling swings wildly with an uppercut but sparing uses good head movement to avoid it.
wrestling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do 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.

wrestling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
wrestling tries to clinch but sparing is having none of it.
sparing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

wrestling clinches with his opponent.

wrestling manages to break the clinch.
sparing slips a straight right by wrestling.

wrestling clinches with his opponent.

wrestling breaks the clinch.
A combination from wrestling does no damage.
sparing closes this distance looking for a takedown but wrestling circles away.
wrestling tries to clinch but sparing moves out of range.

wrestling has closed the distance and engaged sparing in a clinch.

wrestling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
sparing thumps wrestling with a low kick.
wrestling throws out a loose jab but sparing uses good head movement to avoid it.
wrestling tries to clinch there but sparing circles away.
wrestling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
sparing wants to clinch up but wrestling keeps it at a distance.
sparing moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pure wrestling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on pure wrestling's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

wrestling throws a hook but sparing blocks it.
wrestling tries to clinch up.
sparing moves out of range of the strikes.
sparing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as wrestling throws out the jab.
sparing tries to clinch up but wrestling circles away and keeps his distance.
wrestling swats away the attempt to clinch by sparing.
wrestling throws a hook but sparing blocks it.
sparing staying out of range there.
sparing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
sparing fails with a takedown attempt.
wrestling is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wrestling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
wrestling throws a series of punches but sparing moves out of range.
sparing moves away from the strike by wrestling.
wrestling waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract sparing.
A jab from wrestling misses.
A swing and a miss from wrestling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sparing fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wrestling tries to bum rush sparing with a series of wild strikes but sparing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

sparing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. wrestling was covering up waiting for the punch and sparing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sparing trying to control but wrestling is working from the bottom.
wrestling has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
wrestling has a closed guard, preventing sparing from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wrestling seems keen to control sparing's posture.
wrestling lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for sparing!
sparing is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wrestling takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
wrestling prevents sparing from getting the reversal.
wrestling sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
wrestling prevents sparing from getting the reversal.

That's four 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.
wrestling controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
pure wrestling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think wrestling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pure wrestling!