PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Gerarld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wauler
vs
Gerarld

168 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Wauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Gerarld!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerarld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Wauler.

It looks like Lee Gerarld has been cut.

Gerarld clinches with his opponent.
Wauler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wauler.
Wauler is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerarld has double underhooks.
Gerarld is trying to maintain a safe position but Wauler gets an underhook and turns Gerarld into the cage.
Wauler tries to score a body lock takedown but Gerarld shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wauler controlling the action here for a moment.
Gerarld wants to stall.
Wauler is looking to control Gerarld's arms but Gerarld gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wauler has his back to the cage.
Wauler tries to break free but Gerarld pushes him back against the cage.
Gerarld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wauler avoids the elbow strike from Gerarld, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerarld looking to throw knees to the head but Wauler is blocking nicely.
A short right from Wauler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler stalling.

Wauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wauler lands with a straight right. Gerarld didn't see that one coming.

Gerarld closes the distance and clinches.
Gerarld is looking for a takedown.
Wauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gerarld up against the cage.
Wauler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wauler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gerarld throws an elbow but misses.
Wauler blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerarld's elbow.
Wauler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gerarld drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gerarld throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerarld controls his hands.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerarld controls his hands.
Gerarld taking a breather.
Wauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wauler pushes Gerarld back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Lee Gerarld's cut even more.
Gerarld throws an elbow but it misses.
Wauler working hard to break the clinch.
Wauler has Gerarld pushed against the cage.
Gerarld stalling in the clinch but Wauler improves position.
Wauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerarld tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld takes one on the button.

Gerarld has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wauler lands a body punch.
Wauler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gerarld fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glenn Wauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Gerarld.
Wauler misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler digs a right hand into Gerarld's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gerarld's gas tank.
Wauler wants a takedown but no success here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerarld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wauler's brow.
Wauler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wauler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gerarld backwards.
Gerarld using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wauler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Wauler.
Gerarld looks gassed!
Wauler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gerarld looking to throw knees to the head but Wauler is blocking nicely.
Gerarld looking to throw knees to the head but Wauler is blocking nicely.
Wauler digs a right hand underneath Gerarld's ribcage. Gerarld let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Wauler.
Wauler lands an uppercut.
Wauler lands an uppercut.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Wauler.
Wauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gerarld backwards.
Gerarld changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wauler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wauler digs a good hook to Gerarld's body.

Wauler rushes Gerarld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Wauler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wauler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wauler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gerarld misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Wauler.
Gerarld misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Wauler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Gerarld's cut.
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.

Wauler gets a clinch.
Gerarld with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wauler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gerarld stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gerarld is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wauler is defending well.

Wauler breaks from the clinch.

Wauler rushes Gerarld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gerarld backwards.
Wauler taking a breather.
Wauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler scores with a shoulder strike.
Gerarld tries to land a knee to the head but Wauler blocks with his arms.
Gerarld taking a breather.
Wauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wauler slows down the pace here.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike from Gerarld.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerarld can't get the takedown.
Wauler just leaning against Gerarld, taking a breather.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wauler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wauler.
Gerarld is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gerarld looking to slow down the pace here.
Wauler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gerarld tries for a takedown but Wauler manages to get underhooks.
Glenn Wauler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Gerarld.
Wauler has Gerarld pushed against the cage.
Gerarld wants to take the fight to the mat but Wauler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gerarld or not.
Wauler scores with a shot to the side of Gerarld's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gerarld throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wauler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Wauler decides to stand up.

Wauler has closed the distance and engaged Gerarld in a clinch.
Wauler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wauler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerarld can do to turn this around?
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wauler.
Gerarld using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wauler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerarld throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wauler digs a right hand underneath Gerarld's ribcage. Gerarld let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Wauler.

Wauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wauler has Gerarld up against the cage in a clinch.

Wauler breaks from the clinch.

Gerarld moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld is pushing Wauler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike.
Wauler scores with a hook to the body.
Wauler works on Gerarld's body with a couple of short punches.
Gerarld throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wauler fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Wauler.
Wauler avoids the elbow strike from Gerarld, against the cage.
Gerarld trying to control the position but instead, Wauler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gerarld into the cage.
Nice body punch from Wauler - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Wauler.
Wauler pushes Gerarld back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wauler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wauler is struggling to control the position.
Wauler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gerarld looking to throw knees to the head but Wauler is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wauler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerarld just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wauler's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Wauler.
Nice body punch from Wauler - that landed with a thud.
Wauler presses Gerarld against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wauler cracks Gerarld with a nice body shot.

Wauler pulls Gerarld into guard.
Wauler wants to stand up but Gerarld is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerarld wants to pass the guard but Wauler is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Wauler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lee Gerarld's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Wauler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wauler.

Wauler gets a clinch.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gerarld trying to control the position but instead, Wauler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gerarld into the cage.
Wauler trying to control the position but instead, Gerarld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wauler into the cage.
Gerarld lands an elbow just above Wauler 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Lee Gerarld's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wauler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wauler lands a body punch.
Wauler trying to control the position but instead, Gerarld has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wauler into the cage.
Gerarld takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wauler lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler taking a breather.
Gerarld is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wauler is defending well for now.
Wauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wauler lands a left hand.
Wauler stalls.
Wauler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gerarld.
A shot in the inside from Wauler.
Wauler lands a right hand.
Wauler trying to stall but Gerarld improves his position.
Wauler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gerarld up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wauler - that landed with a thud.

Wauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerarld will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wauler has closed the distance and engaged Gerarld in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerarld's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wauler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gerarld.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wauler lands a body shot.
Wauler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Wauler.

Wauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wauler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gerarld's head.

Wauler moves into the clinch.
Wauler lands a nice uppercut.

Lee Gerarld's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wauler scores with a hook to the body.
Wauler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Wauler.
Wauler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wauler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gerarld.
Wauler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gerarld backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gerarld is trying to drag Wauler to the mat but Wauler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wauler.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Gerarld's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Glenn Wauler!