PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garruk Wildspeaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Thaiday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wildspeaker
vs
Thaiday

188 cm
28
235 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garruk Wildspeaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Thaiday!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildspeaker tries to clinch
and Thaiday counters with a stiff right hand.
Thaiday throws a series of punches but Wildspeaker avoids them all with ease.
Wildspeaker fails with the takedown
and Thaiday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wildspeaker has his takedown stuffed
and Thaiday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wildspeaker needs to keep his hands up - Thaiday had a free shot at his head there.
Wildspeaker is looking to clinch.
Wildspeaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thaiday throws a nice looking combination but Wildspeaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wildspeaker moves to clinch but Thaiday breaks away
and Thaiday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wildspeaker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thaiday.
Thaiday throws a nice looking combination but Wildspeaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thaiday connects with a looping right hand.
Wildspeaker tries to clinch but Thaiday moves away
and Thaiday counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaiday throws a right hand that Wildspeaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Wildspeaker also avoids with ease.
Wildspeaker misses with a takedown attempt
and Thaiday counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garruk Wildspeaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wildspeaker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thaiday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thaiday throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wildspeaker tries to clinch
and Thaiday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wildspeaker is breathing heavily.
Wildspeaker looks to clinch
enabling Thaiday to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Wildspeaker.
Thaiday cracks a nice hook into Wildspeaker's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Thaiday scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Garruk Wildspeaker has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thaiday throws a combination. Wildspeaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wildspeaker walks into a straight right hand from Thaiday.
Wildspeaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wildspeaker drops his hands momentarily and Thaiday takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thaiday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaiday lands a glancing blow to the side of Wildspeaker's head.
Thaiday throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wildspeaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wildspeaker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thaiday.
Thaiday lands a jab-cross combination.
Thaiday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wildspeaker circles away quickly and effectively.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wildspeaker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thaiday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wildspeaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thaiday punishes Wildspeaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Thaiday.
Thaiday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thaiday misses with a low kick.
Wildspeaker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wildspeaker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thaiday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thaiday is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thaiday tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wildspeaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thaiday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thaiday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wildspeaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thaiday counters with a nice uppercut.
Thaiday punishes Wildspeaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Thaiday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thaiday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thaiday lands with a nice body punch.
Thaiday's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thaiday duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thaiday lands a nice shot that snaps Wildspeaker's head back.
Thaiday throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wildspeaker on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Thaiday.
Thaiday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wildspeaker in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thaiday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wildspeaker checks the leg kick.
Wildspeaker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thaiday lands with a nice body punch.
Thaiday scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garruk Wildspeaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thaiday lands a body shot.
Thaiday swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thaiday is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wildspeaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wildspeaker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Thaiday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thaiday 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.
Thaiday cracks Wildspeaker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Thaiday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garruk Wildspeaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thaiday misses with a wild combination.
Wildspeaker darts in trying to clinch
and Thaiday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wildspeaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thaiday manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wildspeaker wants to clinch
and Thaiday counters with a nice uppercut.
Thaiday throws a combination. Wildspeaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wildspeaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Thaiday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wildspeaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Thaiday. Beautiful body shot.
Thaiday misses with a leg kick.
Wildspeaker misses with a takedown
and Thaiday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wildspeaker closes the distance but Thaiday moves to the side
enabling Thaiday to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildspeaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Thaiday counter with a right hand.
Wildspeaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Thaiday.
Thaiday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thaiday.
Thaiday misses with a low kick as Wildspeaker jumps back.
Thaiday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thaiday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thaiday lands a jab to Wildspeaker's midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Thaiday.
Thaiday lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thaiday lands with a nice combination. Wildspeaker backs away looking to recover.
Thaiday scores with a hook to the body. Wildspeaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wildspeaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaiday closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wildspeaker ducks right into an uppercut from Thaiday.
Thaiday moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thaiday scores with a nice right hand.
Thaiday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wildspeaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Oooh a lovely combination from Thaiday sends Wildspeaker down but not out. Thaiday dives into side control looking to finish.

Wildspeaker is rocked!
Thaiday scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Wildspeaker is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Thaiday can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Thaiday!