PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Wicliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

al Din
vs
Wicliffe

187 cm
19
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
199 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom Wicliffe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Din throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wicliffe dodges the punch combination from al Din.
Wicliffe is looking to clinch but al Din is avoiding it.
Wicliffe throws a big shot that misses.

Wicliffe rushes al Din and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wicliffe.
al Din wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wicliffe has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe is leaning against al Din and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wicliffe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Wicliffe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicliffe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wicliffe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Din is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wicliffe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wicliffe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Din's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wicliffe cracks al Din with a nice body shot.
al Din is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Wicliffe.
A short right from Wicliffe on the inside.
Wicliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Wicliffe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wicliffe.
Good body shot from Wicliffe.
A body shot lands from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Wicliffe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Wicliffe lands a right hand.
Wicliffe slows down the pace here.
Wicliffe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wicliffe lands with a right to the head.
Wicliffe lands with a right to the head.
Wicliffe lands a left hand.
Wicliffe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wicliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Din drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wicliffe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wicliffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt al Din or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Wicliffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wicliffe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wicliffe lands with a left to the head.

al Din is rocked!
Wicliffe lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh al Din is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Din takes a shot to the head.

Wicliffe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BOOM! Wicliffe lands a beautiful left hook that drops al Din. al Din tries to recover but Wicliffe is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and al Din lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Wicliffe!
Dom Wicliffe is the new middleweight champion!