PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between henry one (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

one
vs
wayne

150 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, henry one!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, john wayne!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
one misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from wayne.
one defends well against a solid takedown attempt from wayne.
one throws the left hand but wayne avoids the punch easily.
one jabbing away but nothing is landing.
wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts one as he jumps to the side.
wayne fails to land the takedown.
henry one has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john wayne.
one pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
one jabbing away but nothing is landing.
wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
one fakes high and swings low for a body shot but wayne manages to avoid it.
one looks to land a right hand but wayne moved out of range.
The fighters circling - one throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
wayne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. one tries to avoid it but wayne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag one to the ground. one escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
one throws a leg kick but wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from wayne.
wayne fails with a takedown attempt.

one shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wayne wants to get back to his feet.
one thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed wayne's head.
one missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
one controlling the action here.
wayne pushes one off looking to stand but one dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but one scores with a couple of nice shots.
one missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
one is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from one there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
one missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
one has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
one is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wayne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but one scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
wayne looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

one misses with an uppercut.
one looks to land a body kick but wayne moved away.
wayne staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - one throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

one bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
one remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
one has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
one'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.
one tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
one in side control, just content to control the action for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. henry one just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
wayne misses with a takedown attempt

and one counters with a shoot takedown. wayne fights it but they end up in guard.
one showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
one pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. wayne is keeping the position for now.
one is stalling in the full guard.
one throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
one sitting in guard, not really doing much.
one stops wayne from standing up.
one throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
one tries to free his leg and advance position but wayne is retaining full guard.
one working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
one tries to work over wayne's front leg with a kick but wayne checks it.

one feints and as wayne raises his hands in defense, one changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
wayne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
one slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
wayne is breathing heavily.
one tries to free his leg and advance position but wayne is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wayne has momentary wrist control but one slips an elbow through the middle.
one looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

henry one dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

one shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in wayne's guard.
one stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. wayne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
one is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
one throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as wayne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
one working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of wayne's head.
wayne wants to stand and escape but one is having none of it.
henry one overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
one landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
one is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
one content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as one accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
henry one is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. henry one just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
wayne with a poor takedown

and one counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for wayne!
one tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
john wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
henry one showed his dominance in that final round.
Well one has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... henry one!