PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wooney
vs
Van Der Meer

176 cm
24
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Meer.
Wooney throws a series of punches but Van Der Meer moves out of range.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Wooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooney catches Van Der Meer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooney connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Ethan Van Der Meer has been cut.
Wooney connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Wooney finds it's target.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Wooney keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Wooney does no damage.
Wooney lands with a hook. Van Der Meer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Wooney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Der Meer's half guard.
Wooney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wooney stands up out of the half guard.

Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooney moves to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to get back to his feet.
Van Der Meer covering up well under a series of strikes from Wooney.
Wooney cracks Van Der Meer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Van Der Meer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney biding his time, controlling Van Der Meer.

Wooney looking for the choke from the back.

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.
Van Der Meer trying to get back to his feet but Wooney is in full control for now.

Wooney has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Van Der Meer is trying to get back to his feet but Wooney has full control of the position and if anything, Van Der Meer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Van Der Meer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.

Van Der Meer clinches with his opponent.
Wooney tries to circle away but Van Der Meer has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Wooney pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooney is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Der Meer stops Wooney from standing up.

Wooney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer looking to throw knees to the head but Wooney is blocking nicely.
Wooney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Meer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooney jumps guard but Van Der Meer stands there with Wooney around his waist. Wooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooney working hard to break the clinch.

Wooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wooney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to get back to his feet but Wooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wooney stands and steps away. Van Der Meer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooney scores with a one two! Van Der Meer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooney throws out a powerful jab.

Wooney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooney controlling the position.
Wooney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayne Wooney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Van Der Meer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Wooney.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Van Der Meer drops his hands momentarily and Wooney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooney controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Meer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Wooney is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Good shot there by Wooney.
Van Der Meer drops his hands momentarily and Wooney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Wooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rayne Wooney is winning the standup battle so far.

Wooney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Meer did well to prevent Wooney getting side control.
Well, if Wooney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wooney stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Wooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Wooney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wooney.
Rayne Wooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Meer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooney lands with a good body shot.
Van Der Meer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooney digs a good hook to Van Der Meer's body.
Nice shot by Wooney.
Wooney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooney digs a good body shot into Van Der Meer's ribs.
Wooney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wooney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wooney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Der Meer is trying to defend but Wooney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooney moves into full mount! Van Der Meer won't be happy about that!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Wooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wooney, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayne Wooney!