PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Wozniaczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhay Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arnold Wozniaczek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wozniaczek
vs
Vera

170 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
159 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Wozniaczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhay Vera!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and Wozniaczek counters with a left to the body.
Wozniaczek scores with a one two! Vera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wozniaczek connects with a body shot that sends Vera's belly button to the back.
Wozniaczek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vera was well out of range. Poor timing from Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek digs a good body shot into Vera's ribs.
Wozniaczek connects with a nice looking jab.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wozniaczek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Wozniaczek throws a good cross that connects.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Wozniaczek.
Wozniaczek connects with a body shot that sends Vera's belly button to the back.
Vera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vera tries to move into range but Wozniaczek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wozniaczek lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Wozniaczek misses.
A slow jab from Vera misses its intended target.
Wozniaczek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek misses with a combination
and Vera counters with a nice uppercut.
Wozniaczek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vera.
No joy there for Wozniaczek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wozniaczek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wozniaczek.
Arnold Wozniaczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wozniaczek is breathing heavily.
Wozniaczek lands a head shot.
Wozniaczek misses with a two punch combination.
Wozniaczek misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wozniaczek throws a lazy body kick
and Wozniaczek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vera misses with a lunging right hand
and Wozniaczek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Wozniaczek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wozniaczek ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
Wozniaczek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arnold Wozniaczek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wozniaczek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vera finds it's way round the side to connect with Wozniaczek's head.
Wozniaczek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vera 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.
Vera cracks Wozniaczek with an open hand slap.
Wozniaczek connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek throws a head kick that misses.
Vera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vera throws a poor cross that misses
and Wozniaczek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Wozniaczek. Those never looked like landing.
Wozniaczek misses with a combination
and Vera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wozniaczek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vera scrambles back to his feet.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
letting Wozniaczek counter with a right hand.
Wozniaczek misses with a double jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wozniaczek has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wozniaczek slips under a jab.
Vera throws a jab but it's blocked by Wozniaczek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek looks to score with a jab to the body but Vera is just out of range.
Vera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wozniaczek stuns Vera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wozniaczek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wozniaczek misses with a double jab.
Wozniaczek misses the shot to the body.
Wozniaczek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wozniaczek.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Wozniaczek.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wozniaczek cracks Vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Wozniaczek dominated that second round.
That's time! Wozniaczek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wozniaczek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vera throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Vera.
Vera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wozniaczek.
Vera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wozniaczek misses with a two punch combination.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
and Wozniaczek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wozniaczek closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wozniaczek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wozniaczek misses with a body shot.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Wozniaczek.
Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arnold Wozniaczek is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wozniaczek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wozniaczek ducks under a wild hook from Vera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vera avoids the body shot from Wozniaczek.
Vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wozniaczek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wozniaczek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vera's head.
Wozniaczek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vera's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wozniaczek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wozniaczek thows a body shot but no joy.
Wozniaczek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wozniaczek misses with the combination.
Wozniaczek staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wozniaczek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vera misses with a right hand
and Wozniaczek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vera ducks under a wild hook from Wozniaczek.
Vera misses with a straight left.
Wozniaczek connects with a looping right hand.
Jhay Vera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera looks to throw the jab but Wozniaczek is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Wozniaczek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wozniaczek 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Wozniaczek!