PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonder is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hadji
vs
Wonder

165 cm
27
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
151 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Wonder!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hadji sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wonder somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Hadji as Wonder shoots in.
Wonder defending well as Hadji loads up on a big left hand.

Wonder dives in and scores a takedown into Hadji's guard.

Hadji pushes Wonder off and scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Wonder blocks the leg kick.
Wonder swinging wildly here.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but Hadji shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.

Wonder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hadji napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder staying calm.
Hadji is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wonder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hadji is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Hadji's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wonder stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hadji with a nice cross.
Hadji loads up on a big right hand but Wonder slips the punch.

Wonder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hadji, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonder looking for a takedown.
Hadji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hadji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonder is working for takedown but Hadji is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hadji leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hadji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hadji trying to control the position but instead, Wonder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hadji into the cage.
Hadji is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hadji throws an elbow that misses.
Hadji misses with a punch to the body.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hadji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonder.
Wonder blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wonder as Hadji tries to tie him up.
Hadji stalling the fight.
Wonder managing to block the knees to the body from Hadji.
Wonder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hadji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonder is trying to pull guard but Hadji turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rachid Hadji will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Hadji misses the target.
Hadji rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hadji defends it nicely.
Hadji displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Willy Wonder has been cut.
Hadji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hadji tries a low kick but Wonder avoids it.
Wonder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hadji closes the distance and pushes Wonder back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hadji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wonder's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji trying to land knees to the body.
Hadji trying to stall but Wonder improves his position.
Hadji missing with knees to the body.
Hadji struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonder controls his hands.
Hadji lands a damaging elbow.
Hadji is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wonder is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hadji.
Wonder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hadji prevents it.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.
Wonder goes for a takedown attempt but Hadji pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rachid Hadji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hadji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wonder.
Hadji misses with a body shot.
Hadji wants to clinch but Wonder slips to the side
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.
Hadji misses with a straight left.
Wonder shoots in but Hadji avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonder throws a right and a left that Hadji avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hadji forces Wonder back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Hadji.
Hadji is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wonder is keeping busy.
Wonder tries for a takedown but Hadji manages to get underhooks.
Wonder blocks the elbow strike.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hadji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wonder's defenses.
Wonder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hadji is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hadji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hadji effectively controlling the action here.
Hadji tries to land knees in the clinch but Wonder avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hadji throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hadji has Wonder pushed against the cage.
Hadji working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rachid Hadji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willy Wonder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hadji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wonder misses with a body kick.
Hadji misses with a double jab

and Wonder counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hadji!
Wonder misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wonder unloading with bombs!
Hadji really wants to buck Wonder off and get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Wonder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wonder pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hadji tries to hold on but Wonder postures up.
Hadji is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wonder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hadji is surviving well by controlling Wonder's body position as best he can.
Hadji sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wonder controlling the action here.
Wonder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hadji gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder stopping the sweep attempt from Hadji.
Hadji wants to get back to his feet but Wonder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hadji trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wonder wanted to stand there but Hadji had control of the position.
Hadji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wonder is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rachid Hadji.
Wonder moves out of range as Hadji strikes.
Rachid Hadji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonder blocks the body kick.
Wonder blocks a jab.
Wonder keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadji rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hadji misses with a hook.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hadji doesn't manage to clinch there - Wonder circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji throws a right hand that Wonder ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonder also avoids with ease.
Hadji stuffs the takedown attempt from Wonder. Wonder gets slowly back to his feet.
Wonder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hadji is fending him off so far but Wonder persists. Nope, Hadji circles away and we're back to standing.
Rachid Hadji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Wonder.

Wonder closes the distance and clinches.
Rachid Hadji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hadji lands a damaging elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hadji.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hadji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wonder's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy Wonder.
I think Hadji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rachid Hadji!