PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Male comes to the cage accompanied by One 24. Wentworth has chosen Spitfire by The Prodigy as his entrance music. Alpha Male could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Wentworth's chin.

Male
vs
Wentworth

186 cm
26
167 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Male!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Male as he avoids it easily.
Male uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Male throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wentworth throws out a leg kick but Male moves out of range and Wentworth only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wentworth. Male does a little dance to reset his feet.

Male moves into the clinch.
Wentworth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Male just stands there and leans against the cage.
Male lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Josh Wentworth has been cut.
Male holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Male.
Male lands a body shot.
Wentworth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Male smiles and moves away.
Alpha Male has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
A slapping body kick lands there for Male.
Nice sprawl there from Male as Wentworth shoots in.
Male throws a sloppy head kick and Wentworth moves out of range easily.
Wentworth looks to land a right hand but Male moved out of range.
Male scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wentworth misses with a few strikes there.
Male avoids a punch combination nicely.
Male finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wentworth throws a looping overhand right but Male ducks down to avoid it.
Wentworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Male counters with a thumping low kick.

Wentworth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wentworth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Male dodges the ground and pound from Wentworth.
Wentworth throws an elbow but Male slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wentworth is trying to ground and pound but Male uses the momentary lack of control by Wentworth to regain half guard.
Male tries to kick Wentworth off but Wentworth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wentworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wentworth stalling.
Wentworth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wentworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Male knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wentworth wants to take a breather but Male is having none of it.
Male keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wentworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wentworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Male defending well though.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentworth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Male has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wentworth is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wentworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Male's head.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentworth.
Wentworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentworth.
Wentworth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wentworth looking to control but Male is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentworth thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Wentworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Wentworth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Male tries a head kick but it misses.
Wentworth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Male sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Male tries to clinch up.
Josh Wentworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wentworth scores with a hook.
Male tries to close the distance and clinch but Wentworth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wentworth takes a swing at Male's ribcage but misses.
Male takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Male uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wentworth.
A nice leg kick lands there from Male.
Wentworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Wentworth misses with a straight right.
Wentworth cracks Male with an open hand slap.
Male has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wentworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Male's head.
Wentworth cracks Male with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Male throws a sloppy head kick and Wentworth moves out of range easily.
Male keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Male ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Male lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wentworth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wentworth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wentworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Male. That did some damage!
Alpha Male is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Male uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wentworth.
Wentworth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wentworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alpha Male has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Wentworth.
Wentworth throws a hook but Male avoids it easily.
Alpha Male is winning the standup battle so far.
Wentworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Male sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wentworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Male.

Wentworth looking to score a takedown here. Male is defending well but Wentworth drives through and ends up in Male's guard.
Wentworth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wentworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wentworth throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Male is retaining full guard.
Wentworth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wentworth throws and elbow that misses. Male uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wentworth's guard. Nice move by Male!

Wentworth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wentworth is trying to control the position but Male postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male wants to stand but Wentworth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Male pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wentworth is keeping the position for now.
Wentworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wentworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wentworth thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Male to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth throws a strike but Male rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wentworth has his foot on Male's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Male works his way back into a safe position though.

Wentworth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Male defends it easily.
Wentworth has his hands on Male's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wentworth is striking but Male is not phased and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Wentworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Wentworth'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wentworth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Wentworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wentworth with the ground and pound but Male uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wentworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Male utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wentworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Male has wrist control.
Male working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wentworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Male preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wentworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wentworth throws a strike but Male rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wentworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Josh Wentworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alpha Male has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth lands an upkick as Male stands over him.
Wentworth wants to control the position but Male says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wentworth is looking for a sweep. Male is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wentworth trying to control from the bottom.
Wentworth is trying to get back to full guard.
Wentworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Male's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Male's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is throwing strikes by Male counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Male regains half guard.
Wentworth is looking to take a break and control but Male is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wentworth thows a huge punch but Male dodges it nicely.
Wentworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Male blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentworth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wentworth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Male sees it coming and defends easily.
Wentworth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wentworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wentworth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Wentworth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wentworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Wentworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wentworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Wentworth!