PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Fred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john wayne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fred
vs
wayne

225 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Awesome Fred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, john wayne!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Fred drops back looking for a leg! wayne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and wayne manages to kick Fred off! Fred jumps back into wayne's guard.
Fred trying to control but wayne is working from the bottom.
Fred pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. wayne is keeping the position for now.
Fred trying to control but wayne is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred won't allow wayne to get back to his feet.
Fred wants to control from the top but wayne keeps moving.
Fred looking to sit in guard and control but wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
wayne looking to sit in guard and control but Fred gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Fred gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
wayne misses with a head kick.
wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fred tries to clinch but wayne is having none of it.
Fred looks for a takedown but wayne sprawls well.
Fred stalks wayne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into wayne's face. wayne staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fred looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fred wants to clinch up but wayne keeps it at a distance.
Fred throws a right and a left that wayne avoids nicely.
Fred throws a combination but it was largely blocked by wayne.
Fred looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awesome Fred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fred is breathing heavily.
wayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fred tries to clinch but wayne is having none of it.
Fred with a poor takedown

and wayne counters by clinching up.

Fred is trying to trip wayne. He has hold of a leg but wayne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fred persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
wayne wants to stand but Fred is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

wayne pushes Fred off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
wayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awesome Fred dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

wayne pushes Fred up against the cage in a clinch.
Fred prevents a takedown attempt there.
wayne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fred is pushing wayne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Fred has wayne pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fred pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending wayne tumbling to the mat - Fred dives into wayne's guard.
Fred trying to control the position from guard on top but wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred wants to stand and escape but instead wayne has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Fred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
wayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
wayne is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fred kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
wayne misses with a head kick.
Fred scores with a jab. wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fred shoots and misses

and wayne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fred working a defensive guard here.
wayne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne is pushing down on Fred's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fred is fighting to maintain full guard but wayne has managed to sneak the leg through.
wayne content to control rather than advance.
wayne wants to take a breather but Fred is having none of it.
wayne is looking to advance position but Fred won't allow it.

Fred looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
wayne is taking a breather. Fred says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
wayne trying to control the action but Fred is working from the bottom.
wayne content to control rather than advance.

Despite being in the dominant position, john wayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fred shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and wayne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
wayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fred blocks a head kick by wayne.
Fred tries to bum rush wayne with a series of wild strikes but wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awesome Fred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fred throws a left and a right that both miss
and wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fred closes the distance looking to clinch

so wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fred really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred keeping moving, preventing wayne from controlling successfully.
Fred is trying to control the position but wayne postures up.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Fred is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fred swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fred keeping moving, preventing wayne from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fred misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fred tries to clinch up

and wayne counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
john wayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
wayne wants to control but Fred is keeping him busy.

Fred looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fred is trying to stand up here but wayne is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne is controlling the pace.
wayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Fred is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
wayne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
wayne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fred does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with wayne in particular looking to stall.

Despite being in the dominant position, john wayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
wayne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fred but Fred pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fred clinches but wayne breaks the clinch

and wayne counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by wayne.
wayne is stalling in the full guard.
Fred keeping moving, preventing wayne from controlling successfully.
wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fred swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
john wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well wayne 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john wayne!