PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Wonka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Midnight
vs
Wonka

173 cm
28
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

180 cm
24
168 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Global MMA Gear

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midnight scores with a hook to the body. Wonka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonka throws a nice head kick!
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midnight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wonka misses with a head kick.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Wonka scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Wonka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Midnight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wonka throws a body punch but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
and Wonka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wonka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonka throws a poor cross that misses
and Midnight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Midnight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka scores with a one two! Midnight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonka defending well as Midnight loads up on a big left hand.
Wonka throws a series of punches but Midnight avoids them all with ease.
Midnight lands a head shot.
Wonka misses with a head kick.
Wonka misses with a low kick as Midnight jumps back.
Wonka misses with a low kick.
Wonka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wonka throws a sloppy head kick and Midnight moves out of range easily.
Midnight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wonka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight scores with a jab. Wonka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wonka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Midnight.
Wonka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Midnight misses with a wild body shot.
Wonka lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Wonka.
Wonka thows a body shot but no joy.
Wonka misses with a two punch combination.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midnight throws a looping overhand right but Wonka ducks down to avoid it.
Midnight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Midnight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Midnight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Midnight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wonka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Midnight keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonka. Midnight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wonka to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Wonka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Midnight.
Wonka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Midnight misses with a wild body shot.
Wonka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Midnight thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midnight throws an overhand right that lands on Wonka's shoulder, as Wonka tries to avoid the shot.
Midnight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight blocks a head kick by Wonka.
Wonka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Midnight misses the shot to the body.
Midnight misses with an uppercut. Wonka saw that one coming.
Midnight avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jex Midnight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wonka ducks under a wild hook from Midnight.
A telegraphed right hand from Midnight misses the target.
Wonka misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Midnight counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a jab to the body
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willy Wonka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonka misses with a body kick.
Midnight jabs at Wonka's body.
Midnight blocks a head kick by Wonka.
Wonka tries to land a front kick but Midnight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Wonka.
Midnight ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.
Midnight scores with a hook to the body. Wonka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonka throws a head kick that Midnight semi-blocks.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Midnight avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a stiff right hand.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Midnight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wonkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Midnight connects with a nice looking jab.
Wonka throws a right and a left that Midnight avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Wonka misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midnight looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Wonka misses with a hook
letting Midnight counter with a right hand.
Wonka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wonka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wonka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wonka lands with a right hand.
Wonka throws a push kick but Midnight slaps the foot to one side.
Wonka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midnight moves away.
Wonka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wonka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonka lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka cracks the inside of Midnight's front leg.
Midnight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Midnight cracks Wonka with an open hand slap.
Midnight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wonka doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonka. Midnight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a left to the body.
Midnight avoids the head kick by Wonka.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wonka counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight counters with a right hand to the body.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
and Wonka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Midnight's knee momentarily.
Wonka misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midnight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonka can pounce on him.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Midnight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonka.
Wonka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Midnight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Midnight.
Midnight misses with a hook
and Wonka counters with a big head kick but Midnight shrugs it off.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Wonka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jex Midnight dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wonka ducks under a wild hook from Midnight.
Midnight cracks Wonka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wonka throws a combination that misses
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wonka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Midnight was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonka.
A head kick misses from Wonka.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka misses with an uppercut
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wonka avoids the body shot from Midnight.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midnight throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wonka counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a body shot
and Midnight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Midnight under the eye.
Midnight lands a right hook to the body.
Jex Midnight is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka walks into a stiff left hand from Midnight.
Midnight avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Midnight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Wonka works Midnight's body with a nice hook.
Wonka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Wonka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Midnight.
Midnight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wonka slips under a jab.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Midnight really felt that one!
Midnight throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonka.
Midnight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Midnight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonka.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Wonka scores with a head kick.
Wonka throws a head kick that misses
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willy Wonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Midnight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Midnight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonka.
Midnight moves out of range of the strikes.
Midnight misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka misses with a double jab.
Wonka misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Midnight looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Wonka clobbers Midnight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left and a right from Wonka both land. Nice combination.
Midnight throws a right hand that misses
and Wonka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wonka misses with an uppercut. Midnight saw that one coming.
Wonka misses with a body shot
and Midnight counters with a left to the body.
Jex Midnight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midnight throws a body punch but Wonka moves out of range.
Midnight lands a head shot.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Midnight misses.
Wonka stalks Midnight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Midnight's face. Midnight staggers backwards, shaken.
Midnight swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonka.
Wonka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonka misses with a wild body shot.
Midnight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Wonka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Midnight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midnight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonka was well out of range. Poor timing from Midnight.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jex Midnight.
Well Midnight 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jex Midnight!