PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae comes into the arena with Slipknot - Before I Forget blaring out of the sound system. Wing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Afraid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McRae
vs
Wing

189 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Wing!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Wing.
McRae throws a leg kick but Wing sees it coming and moves out of range.
McRae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wing.
Wing connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McRae momentarily.
McRae moves out of range of the body kick.
McRae shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wing as he jumps to the side.

Wing has managed to clinch.
Wing working aggressively here.
Wing can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
A short uppercut from Wing.
Wing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wing misses with a punch to the body.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wing misses with a body punch.
Wing dodges an elbow strike from McRae.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing struggles to land a body shot inside as McRae controls his hands.
McRae wants a takedown but no success here.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wing tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wing pushes McRae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wing misses with a punch to the body.
Wing managing to block the knees to the body from McRae.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wing lands a left hand.
Wing is trying to stall.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Wing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wing lands a hook that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
Wing blocking some punches.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wing blocking some punches.
Wing misses with a punch on the inside.
Wing has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Wing controls his hands.
Wing blocking some punches.
Wing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McRae working aggressively here.
McRae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wing tries to throw a body punch but McRae avoids it by throwing Wing back against the cage.
Wing can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
Wing blocks the elbow strike.
McRae tries a knee to the head but Wing blocks it.
McRae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McRae prevents a body shot from Wing.
McRae blocks a body shot from Wing.
McRae tries to score a body lock takedown but Wing shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rik McRae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McRae prevents a body shot from Wing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wing tries to throw a body punch but McRae avoids it by throwing Wing back against the cage.
Wing lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McRae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wing misses with a body punch.
Wing lands with a right to the head.
Wing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae scores with a shot to the side of Wing's head.
Wing misses with a hook from the clinch.
McRae content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McRae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McRae misses with some punches.
McRae misses with the head strike.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wing tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McRae blocks a body shot from Wing.
Wing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McRae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wing scores with a hook to the body.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McRae working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
McRae leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Wing.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wing lands a left hand that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Wing dominated that round.
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.

McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wing throws a right hand that McRae ducks under and follows up with a left that McRae also avoids with ease.
Wing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McRae.
McRae wants to slow Wing down by chopping away at his legs.
McRae throws a leg kick
and Wing counters with a straight right hand.
McRae connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from McRae
and McRae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McRae takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae takes one on the button.

McRae is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wing. McRae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wing 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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing swings widly with a right hand
and McRae counters with a thumping low kick.
McRae blocks a leg kick.
Wing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McRae is out of range.
A cross from Wing lands.
Wing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

McRae shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wing's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wing trying to control the position.
Wing wants to stand and escape but McRae is having none of it.
McRae postures up.
McRae trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chester Wing wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wing throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
Wing connects with the punch.
Chester Wing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McRae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McRae.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Wing.

Wing takes the fight into the clinch.
Wing misses with a body punch.
Wing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing scores with a shoulder strike.
McRae blocks an uppercut.
McRae lands a shoulder strike.
Wing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRae looking to throw knees to the head but Wing is blocking nicely.
McRae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wing digs a right hand into McRae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McRae's gas tank.
Wing cracks McRae with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wing lands a nice uppercut.
McRae tries to throw a body punch but Wing avoids it by throwing McRae back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wing scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wing tries to throw a body punch but McRae avoids it by throwing Wing back against the cage.
McRae prevents a body shot from Wing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wing lands a left hand that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
Wing misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wing.
Wing prevents a body shot from McRae.
Wing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wing looking to slow down the pace here.
Wing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wing blocks a body shot from McRae.
Nice elbow from McRae.
A body shot lands from Wing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wing blocks an uppercut.
Wing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McRae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wing tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Wing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McRae missing with a left hand there. Wing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wing throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McRae blocks a jab.
Chester Wing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wing.
McRae slips a straight right by Wing.
Wing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McRae on the side of the head.
McRae throws an overhand right that lands on Wing's shoulder, as Wing tries to avoid the shot.
McRae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wing.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McRae paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wing throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
McRae shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing tries to clinch up but McRae circles away and keeps his distance.
Wing misses with a body kick.
Wing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McRae's calf.
A swing and a miss from Wing.
Wing fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wing misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wing.
Wing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McRae.
Good leg kick by Wing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wing moves out of range as McRae strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae looks to land a right hand but Wing moved out of range.
Wing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRae circles away quickly and effectively.
McRae swats away the attempt to clinch by Wing.
Wing throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wing takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McRae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wing scores with a hook to the body.
Wing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wing lands a nice uppercut.
Wing blocks an uppercut.
Wing lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing misses with a hook to the ribs.
McRae is trying to maintain a safe position but Wing gets an underhook and turns McRae into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wing.
Wing lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Wing.
McRae lands with a left to the head.
Wing tries a body shot but McRae blocks it.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Wing.
Wing gets through McRae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae misses with the head strike.
Wing tries to work over McRae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wing can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
McRae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wing lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wing can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
Wing misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wing throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
Chester Wing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rik McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wing lands a left hand that snaps the head of McRae backwards.
Wing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wing.
McRae takes a shot to the head.
McRae blocks an uppercut.
McRae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wing manages to break the clinch.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae tried to score with a low kick but Wing checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Wing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wing 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Wing!