PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Wrench (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Umber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wrench
vs
Umber

190 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

210 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Wrench!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Umber!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umber stuffs the takedown.

Umber fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wrench sprawls well initially but Umber persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wrench keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wrench wants to improve his position but Umber is controlling well.
Umber wants to stand up but Wrench has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wrench wants to improve his position but Umber is controlling well.
Wrench knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umber on the ground.
Wrench is working hard here to advance position.
Umber is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wrench gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Umber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Umber tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wrench is looking to improve his position.
Umber content to control rather than advance.
Wrench could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wrench is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Umber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Umber's back!
What can Umber do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrench throws strikes from the back but Umber rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Umber.
Umber keeping moving, preventing Wrench from controlling successfully.
Wrench throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrench with a nice head shot there.
Wrench has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Umber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Umber avoids the attempt from Wrench to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umber controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrench is working to get back to half guard.
Wrench on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrench tries to get out of the position.
Wrench tries to lock up and control but Umber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wrench tries to reverse the position but Umber maintains control.
Umber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrench tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wrench wants to control but Umber is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wrench is trying to escape the mount.
Wrench tries to lock up and control but Umber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Umber with a couple of short strikes.
Wrench might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wrench working to try and regain half guard.
Wrench tries to hold on but Umber pushes him away.
Umber landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Umber.
Umber controlling his opponent.
Wrench tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Umber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Umber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wrench throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Umber was covering up waiting for the punch and Wrench finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wrench looking to sit in guard and control but Umber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Umber is looking to stand up but Wrench won't let him.
Wrench wants to sweep but no luck.
Umber trying to control but Wrench is working from the bottom.
Umber stopping the sweep attempt from Wrench.
Wrench trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Umber won't allow Wrench to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Umber is looking to clinch.
Wrench throws a jab when Umber was well out of range.
Umber pushes Wrench away with a front kick.
Wrench throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wrench circles away from the clinch attempt.
Umber slips under a jab from Wrench.

Wrench shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umber is not content to let Wrench control the position.
John Umber has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrench sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Umber is pressing down on Wrench's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wrench distracts Umber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wrench throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrench sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Umber's guard.
Wrench is looking to advance position but Umber won't allow it.
Wrench is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wrench thows a huge punch but Umber dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umber manages to get to full guard.
Wrench postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wrench stops Umber from standing up.
Wrench keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Umber's head.
Wrench trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Umber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wrench can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wrench lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wrench throwing strikes from guard but Umber blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wrench looking to pass the guard.
Wrench throwing strikes but missing.
Wrench in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wrench trying to control the position from guard on top but Umber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Umber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wrench has his takedown stuffed

and Umber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wrench's guard.
Wrench is trying to keep Umber in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wrench holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harrison Wrench will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Umber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wrench bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Umber takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wrench working the strikes but Umber uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Umber gets full guard.
Umber working a defensive guard here.
Wrench trying to control the position from guard on top but Umber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrench tries to free his leg and advance position but Umber is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrench lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wrench looking to pass the guard.
Umber keeping moving, preventing Wrench from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Umber throws a leg kick that misses.

Wrench has closed the distance and engaged Umber in a clinch.
Umber working hard to break the clinch.
Wrench tries to circle away but Umber has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Umber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrench has Umber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Umber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Wrench gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wrench lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrench thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umber's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umber manages to get to full guard.

Umber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wrench defends it easily.
Wrench postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wrench accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wrench with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wrench won't allow Umber to sweep him here.
Wrench stays in close to Umber's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrench postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wrench postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Umber keeping full guard, as Wrench tries to pass.
Wrench loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wrench thows a big elbow that misses.
Umber keeping moving, preventing Wrench from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wrench drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wrench working the head with strikes.
Wrench landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrench lands a nice forearm strike.
Wrench wants to control but Umber is keeping him busy.
Wrench working the body and head with strikes.
Umber is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wrench connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Umber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Umber taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wrench working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wrench is putting a hurting on Umber here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wrench trying to control the position but Umber is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Wrench showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wrench has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Harrison Wrench!