PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Thomas Wright enters the cage!

Valdez
vs
Wright

200 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Deadly Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Wright!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Valdez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.

Wright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valdez to the mat! Valdez manages to get full guard.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valdez keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Valdez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wright is in close to Valdez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valdez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright won't allow Valdez to get back to his feet.
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright slips nicely into half guard.

Wright is working for a submission of some sort.
Valdez taking some punishment here, with Wright in his half guard.
Valdez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to control but Wright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wright is nestled in close to Valdez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wright sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Valdez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wright.

Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Wright tries to pass to full mount but Valdez defends it.
Valdez is in trouble now - Wright has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling from mount.
Wright working the ground and pound effectively.
Wright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Valdez is bucking up trying to escape but Wright cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wright has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Valdez's face.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valdez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wright controlling from mount.
Wright scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Valdez?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wright landing strikes from the mount.
Wright dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wright landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wright with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Wright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wright fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valdez sprawls well initially but Wright persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Wright there.
Wright has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thomas Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright lands a big elbow.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Valdez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wright unloading with bombs!
Valdez taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Valdez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Wright is working for a guillotine from mount but Valdez frees his head quite easily.
Wright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valdez hang on?
Wright breaks from Valdez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Wright looking for a guillotine from mount but Valdez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wright lands a nice shot to the head.
Wright lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wright with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wright controlling from mount.
Valdez tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Wright landing punches.
Valdez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright with the ground and pound from mount.
Valdez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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

Wright wants to finish this one by submission but Valdez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wright.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez is bucking up trying to escape but Wright cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright landing punches.
Wright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valdez wants to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wright connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright trying to control but Valdez is having none of it.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.

Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valdez!
Wright landing strikes from the mount and Valdez is in trouble!
Wright with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright landing shots from mount.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Valdez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wright lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scoring with strikes but Valdez is staying in there.

Valdez is rocked!
Wright fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valdez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wright is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Wright working for a guillotine from mount but Valdez is in no mood to give up.
Valdez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wright cracks Valdez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Wright.
Valdez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Valdez looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Valdez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Valdez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wright with shots to the head and body - Valdez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wright lands with some strikes.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright lands a heavy elbow.
Valdez seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Valdez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valdez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wright connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wright controlling the pace for now.
Wright punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright lands a big elbow.

Wright is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Valdez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Valdez shrugs it off.
Valdez wants to try and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Valdez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bobby Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valdez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Wright!