PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bose Wrinkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol Junior will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wrinkly
vs
Junior

199 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bose Wrinkly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sol Junior!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrinkly blocks a jab.
Wrinkly lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrinkly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Junior's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrinkly misses with a two punch combination.
Sol Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Junior.
Wrinkly tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrinkly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior looks gassed!
Wrinkly doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Wrinkly scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Sol Junior has been cut.
Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Wrinkly moves into the clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but Wrinkly holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Wrinkly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wrinkly connects with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Junior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrinkly lands an uppercut.
Wrinkly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrinkly connects with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Wrinkly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrinkly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrinkly lands a knee to the head.
Wrinkly landing knees to the body.
Wrinkly landing knees to the head.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrinkly walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wrinkly feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
A nice combination there by Wrinkly.
Wrinkly throws a one two combo.
Wrinkly scores with a shot to the body.
Wrinkly wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bose Wrinkly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Junior.

Wrinkly rushes Junior and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrinkly.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrinkly walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrinkly fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wrinkly misses.
Wrinkly tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Wrinkly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wrinkly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkly scores with a punch to the head.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wrinkly clinches with his opponent.
Wrinkly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wrinkly smiles and moves away.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wrinkly tries to clinch up.
Wrinkly lands a glancing blow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Wrinkly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wrinkly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Wrinkly.
Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wrinkly pinned against the cage. Wrinkly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wrinkly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wrinkly.
Wrinkly lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrinkly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Junior's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Wrinkly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior needs to keep his hands up - Wrinkly had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bose Wrinkly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Junior's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wrinkly moves into the clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrinkly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrinkly landing knees to the head.

Wrinkly drops Junior with a big knee straight up the middle! Junior is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Wrinkly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wrinkly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrinkly lands a good knee to the midsection. Junior won't want to take too many of those.
Wrinkly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrinkly pushes Junior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Wrinkly.

Junior is rocked!
Wrinkly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Junior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wrinkly looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Wrinkly.
Wrinkly with a knee to the head.

Junior jumps guard and drags Wrinkly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Junior wants to control the position but Wrinkly says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junior looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wrinkly passes into half guard.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Wrinkly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Junior.

That's two 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.
Junior is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wrinkly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Junior.
Junior advances to half guard.
Junior wants to free his trapped foot but Wrinkly is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is stalling here. Wrinkly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Junior seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wrinkly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wrinkly tries to stand but Junior controls the position and pulls Wrinkly into his guard.

Junior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wrinkly is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Junior looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wrinkly is one step ahead there.

Junior throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wrinkly uses it to pass to side control.
Junior is looking for a sweep.
Wrinkly wants to stand but Junior is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bose Wrinkly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sol Junior's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wrinkly cracks Junior with a good jab.
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Wrinkly sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wrinkly doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wrinkly pinned against the cage. Wrinkly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wrinkly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wrinkly to counter with a crisp jab.
Bose Wrinkly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrinkly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Bose Wrinkly is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wrinkly closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
Come on Wrinkly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bose Wrinkly has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior jumps guard but Wrinkly stands there with Junior around his waist. Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bose Wrinkly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sol Junior.
Wrinkly connects with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
Wrinkly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrinkly.
Wrinkly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrinkly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wrinkly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wrinkly scores with a shoulder strike.
Wrinkly slows down the pace here.
Wrinkly landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wrinkly.
Wrinkly lands an uppercut.
Wrinkly lands a hook that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Wrinkly scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Wrinkly working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrinkly connects with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly misses with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Wrinkly stalling in the clinch but Junior improves position.
Wrinkly lands a knee to the head.
Junior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrinkly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wrinkly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wrinkly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wrinkly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wrinkly landing knees to the head.
Wrinkly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Junior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrinkly walks away with a smile on his face. Junior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A shot to the body from Junior misses
and Wrinkly counters with an inside leg kick.
Junior blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior with a poor takedown
and Wrinkly counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Wrinkly misses.
Junior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wrinkly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wrinkly as he jumps to the side.
Sol Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bose Wrinkly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrinkly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior takes one to the side of the head.
Bose Wrinkly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wrinkly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Wrinkly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

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.

Wrinkly forces Junior back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Wrinkly.
Wrinkly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Junior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wrinkly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrinkly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Junior takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wrinkly digs a right hand underneath Junior's ribcage. Junior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrinkly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrinkly lands a knee to the head.
Wrinkly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrinkly slows down the pace here.
A short left from Wrinkly.
A knee to the head by Wrinkly.
Junior misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bose Wrinkly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wrinkly, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bose Wrinkly!