PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charly Wingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko comes to the ring accompanied by The Writ. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Zuko
vs
Wingate

181 cm
25
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charly Wingate!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wingate looks to throw the jab but Zuko is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zuko. That's going to slow Wingate down.
Zuko avoids the body shot from Wingate.
Wingate looks to land a combination. Zuko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Wingate moves away and avoids it.
Zuko tries to move into range but Wingate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Zuko shoots in and bounces Wingate off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Wingate pulls Zuko in close to his closed guard and prevents Zuko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wingate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuko.
Wingate wants to get back to his feet but Zuko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zuko works over Wingate with some ground and pound from guard.
Zuko postures up.
Zuko preventing the sweep.
Wingate throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zuko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zuko is looking to work some ground and pound but Wingate has wrist control.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
Zuko postures up and lands a big shot to Wingate's brow.

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.
Zuko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wingate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wingate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zuko.
Zuko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
Zuko 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.
Zuko stops Wingate from standing up.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Wingate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zuko trying to control but Wingate is working from the bottom.
Zuko is fighting to break Wingate's control of his arms but Wingate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wingate looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wingate can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zuko landing some decent shots from guard.
Wingate trying to keep a closed guard but Zuko is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wingate wants to sweep but no luck.
Zuko throws a big right hand that misses.
Zuko won't allow Wingate to sweep him here.
Wingate will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wingate working a defensive guard here.
Zuko stopping the sweep attempt from Wingate.
Zuko cracks Wingate with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zuko stopping the sweep attempt from Wingate.
Zuko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zuko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zuko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wingate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zuko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zuko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wingate has his hands on Zuko's head, controlling the position.
Wingate working a defensive guard here.
Zuko wants to control from the top but Wingate keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wingate tries to move into range but Zuko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Wingate.

Zuko scores a takedown into full mount!
Wingate tries to hold on but Zuko postures up.
Wingate throwing hammer fists to the chest of Zuko. What's that going to do exactly?
Wingate wants to control but Zuko is having none of it.

Zuko has hold of Wingate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wingate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wingate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wingate.
Wingate keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.

Wingate looking for a guillotine here but Zuko defends easily.
Wingate keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.
Wingate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zuko is one step ahead there.

That's two 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.
Zuko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zuko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zuko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zuko postures up.
Zuko trying to control but Wingate is working from the bottom.
Wingate is trying to control the position but Zuko postures up.
Zuko passes Wingate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wingate missing with punches from the bottom.
Zuko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zuko is nestled in close to Wingate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate has hold of Zuko's hands but Zuko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wingate trying to control from the bottom.
Wingate is trying to get back to full guard.
Zuko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wingate is in trouble now - Zuko has advanced to mount!
Zuko working Wingate over with strikes here.
Wingate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wingate is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Wingate is breathing heavily.

Zuko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wingate is surviving well by controlling Zuko's body position as best he can.
Wingate is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko landing strikes from the mount and Wingate is in trouble!
Zuko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wingate's face.
Zuko raining down shots from the mount!
Zuko has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wingate's face.
Zuko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wingate hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Zuko is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Wingate is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Wingate flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Zuko anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Wingate and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Zuko slips an arm under Wingate chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Zuko has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Zuko is squeezing on Wingate like an anaconda would it's prey. Wingate fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenshi Zuko!