PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Horse Outside kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hy Wiener has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Croix
vs
Wiener

180 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

179 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener ducks under a wild hook from Croix.
Wiener will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiener bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wiener misses with a leg kick.
Wiener moves out of range of the strikes.
Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Tony Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croix misses with a hook
and Wiener counters with a right hand to the body.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiener.
Wiener bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Croix misses with a hook. Wiener ducked under it nicely.
Croix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiener counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiener. Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wiener.
Wiener fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wiener throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Croix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix blocks the body kick.
Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiener moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiener ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Croix throws a looping overhand right but Wiener ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Wiener.
Jab from Croix.
Croix scores with a one two! Wiener had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Croix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiener comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wiener scores with a kick to the midsection.
Croix misses with a two punch combination.
Croix misses with an uppercut
and Wiener counters with a left and a right that stings Croix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croix misses with a combination
and Croix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix missing with a left hand there. Wiener was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiener walks into a stiff left hand from Croix.
Wiener pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Croix back to the cage. Wiener follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Croix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wiener on the side of the head.
Wiener is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Croix rather than just go for the knockout.
Wiener lands a jab to the nose.
Croix tries to bum rush Wiener with a series of wild strikes but Wiener uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Croix slips a jab and a cross from Wiener.
A telegraphed right hand from Croix misses the target.
Wiener fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Croix misses.
Wiener misses with a two punch combination.
Croix throws a combination that misses
and Wiener counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiener lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix scores with a hook to the body. Wiener takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wiener lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Croix. Those never looked like landing.
Wiener showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Croix.
Croix throws a nice looking combination but Wiener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Croix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wiener counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Wiener misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Wiener as he connects with a hook.

Wiener moves into the clinch successfully.
Croix managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croix avoids the elbow strike from Wiener, against the cage.
Croix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiener lands an elbow inside that Croix shrugs off.
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!
Croix is trying to force a seperation but Wiener has the dominant position.
Wiener missing with knees to the body.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Croix's defenses.
Wiener lands an elbow that stopped Croix in his tracks for a moment.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
Croix is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiener has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Croix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Wiener.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wiener throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Croix lands a nice shot that snaps Wiener's head back.
Croix fails to land with a series of punches.

Wiener clinches up against the cage.
Wiener lands a knee to the body.
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Croix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Croix's defenses.
Croix takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiener.
Croix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Croix is trying to push Wiener away but Wiener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wiener looking to throw knees to the head but Croix is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiener.

Croix breaks the clinch.
Wiener looks to land a left hand but Croix moved out of range nicely.
Wiener looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wiener thumps Croix with a low kick.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Croix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Croix throws a looping overhand right but Wiener ducks down to avoid it.
Croix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wiener keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiener in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Croix misses with an uppercut. Wiener saw that one coming.
Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Croix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Croix.
Wiener steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Croix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wiener drives through and clinches with Croix against the cage.
Croix avoids the elbow strike from Wiener, against the cage.
A short left from Wiener.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiener landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiener.
Hy Wiener seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Croix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiener has him pressed against the cage.
Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiener with a knee to the head.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiener lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands an elbow inside.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiener tries to land knees in the clinch but Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Wiener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tony Croix has been cut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Croix is trying to push Wiener away but Wiener has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiener lands an elbow inside that Croix shrugs off.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Croix 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands an elbow inside that Croix shrugs off.
Wiener stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Croix's brow.
Wiener stalling against the cage.
Wiener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Croix.
Nice elbow from Wiener.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wiener - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wiener landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hy Wiener showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Croix's cut.
That's time! Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Croix throws a looping overhand right but Wiener ducks down to avoid it.
Croix takes one on the button.
Wiener keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wiener jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Croix does no damage.
Croix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wiener counters with a body kick.
Wiener tests Croix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiener misses with an uppercut. Croix saw that one coming.
Wiener connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Wiener.
Croix uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wiener thuds his shin into the meat of Croix's side.
Wiener throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Croix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Croix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiener cracks Croix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiener slips a jab and a cross from Croix.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiener.
Tony Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiener tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Croix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Croix looks to land a right hand but Wiener moved out of range.
Croix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Croix thows a body shot but no joy.
Croix throws a right hand that Wiener ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiener also avoids with ease.
Croix avoids the body shot from Wiener.
Wiener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiener throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Croix misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
Hy Wiener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiener cracks Croix with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Croix.
Croix throws a series of punches but Wiener avoids them all with ease.
Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiener misses with a hook.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener lands a nice leg kick that just misses Croix's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiener moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Croix's brow.
Wiener swings wildly with an uppercut but Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiener tries to land knees in the clinch but Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Wiener avoiding damage.
Wiener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Croix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Wiener.
Croix avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croix managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener has Croix pressed against the cage, preventing Croix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiener won't allow it.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Croix's defenses.
Wiener stalling.
Croix can't break the clinch.
Wiener lands an elbow that stopped Croix in his tracks for a moment.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Croix 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Wiener.
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!
Wiener crunches a lovely knee into Croix's ribcage.
Hy Wiener is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Croix misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hy Wiener comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiener has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hy Wiener!
A victorious Hy Wiener thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.