PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raykwan Windtalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

West
vs
Windtalker

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wally West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raykwan Windtalker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Windtalker circles away.
Windtalker tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Windtalker tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Windtalker is in all sorts of trouble here.
West avoids the attempt from Windtalker to control.

West get's back to his feet.
Windtalker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and West counters with a nice double leg into guard.
West postures up.
West wants to pass the guard but Windtalker is keeping the position.
West is looking to stand up but Windtalker won't let him.
Windtalker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Windtalker can't keep his opponent in guard - West advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Windtalker trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windtalker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Windtalker's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Windtalker wants to clinch

and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
West is breathing heavily.
Windtalker trying to control from the bottom.
Windtalker keeping hold of West's head, controlling as best he can.
Windtalker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Windtalker 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.
West wants to stand but Windtalker is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Windtalker is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Windtalker managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Windtalker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Windtalker letting West take a breather here.
Windtalker has had enough of the clinch but West keeps him there for the moment.
Windtalker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West trying to stall but Windtalker improves his position.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West lands an elbow inside that Windtalker shrugs off.
Windtalker cracks West with a nice body shot.
Windtalker misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Windtalker tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windtalker tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Windtalker with a knee to the head.
Windtalker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
West slows down the pace here.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
West trying to stall but Windtalker improves his position.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Windtalker is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
Windtalker lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Windtalker breaks the clinch.
Windtalker wants to clinch but West slips to the side

and West counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Windtalker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windtalker is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
West prevents Windtalker from standing back up.
Windtalker tries to roll over but West keeps him under control.
Windtalker is looking to control West's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Windtalker avoid being mounted?

Windtalker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

West wants to work for an arm triangle but Windtalker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Windtalker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally West dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half 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.
Windtalker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Windtalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West tries to stand but Windtalker is controlling from the bottom.
Windtalker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Windtalker wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windtalker wants to stand up but West is controlling him.
Windtalker wants to improve his position but instead West has moved into half guard.

West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
West prevents Windtalker from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
West fails with the takedown

and Windtalker counters by clinching up.

That's two 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.
A short left from Windtalker.
Windtalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West is looking to control Windtalker's arms but Windtalker gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the ropes.
West misses with an elbow strike.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
Windtalker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Windtalker is looking to break free of the clinch but West has double underhooks.
West has Windtalker pressed against the ropes, preventing Windtalker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Windtalker landing knees to the body.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Windtalker won't want to take too many of those.
West stalling in the clinch but Windtalker improves position.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Windtalker looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.

Windtalker breaks from the clinch.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Windtalker tries for a takedown but West circles away easily

and West counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West wants to free his trapped foot but Windtalker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Windtalker is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
West has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
Windtalker is desperately trying to improve his position but West has a good base and remains in mount.
West can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Windtalker is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
West avoids the attempt from Windtalker to control.
Windtalker working to try and regain half guard.
Windtalker wants to control but West is having none of it.

West is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Windtalker has managed to escape the submission attempt.

West gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally West dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Windtalker tries to clinch but fails miserably

and West counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Windtalker is trying to control the position but West postures up.
West wants to pass the guard but Windtalker is keeping the position.
Windtalker can't keep his opponent in guard - West advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Windtalker wants to get back to his feet.

Windtalker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
West trying to control the action but Windtalker is working from the bottom.
Windtalker tries to roll over but West keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Windtalker's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Windtalker misses with a takedown

and West counters with a shoot takedown. Windtalker fights it but they end up in guard.

Windtalker has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Windtalker keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.

West is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wally West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West tries to free his leg and advance position but Windtalker is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Windtalker is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West keeping moving, preventing Windtalker from controlling successfully.

West has his foot on Windtalker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Windtalker works his way back into a safe position though.
Windtalker works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
West 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Windtalker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Windtalker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Windtalker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but West is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West throws Windtalker to one side and escapes!

Windtalker gets a clinch.
Windtalker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
West stalling the fight.
Windtalker trying to control the position but instead, West has worked for underhooks and has pushed Windtalker into the ropes.
Windtalker lands an elbow just above West 's eye.
Windtalker avoids a wild elbow strike from West.

Windtalker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West defending well as Windtalker loads up on a big left hand.
West has his takedown stuffed

and Windtalker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windtalker prevents West from standing back up.
Windtalker thows a huge punch but West dodges it nicely.
Windtalker wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Raykwan Windtalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Windtalker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Windtalker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Windtalker wanted to stand there but West had control of the position.

West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Windtalker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Windtalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wally West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Wally West!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Wally West!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Wally West!

Wally West wins by unanimous decision!