PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Wynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ comes into the arena with Stephen Lynch - Craig blaring out of the sound system. Wynn has chosen Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers as his entrance music. Craig Christ could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Willie Wynn's chin.

Christ
vs
Wynn

175 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

173 cm
25
158 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Wynn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Christ clinches up with Wynn and pushes him back against the cage.
Wynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Wynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ lands a right hand.
Christ misses with a knee to the head.
Christ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wynn backwards.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wynn backwards.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Wynn avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Christ misses with some punches.
Christ trying to land knees to the body.
Wynn takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Willie Wynn has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ misses with some punches.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Wynn.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Wynn controls the action.
Wynn gets through Christ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wynn is trying to break the clinch but Christ has him pressed against the cage.
Christ trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Wynn slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wynn avoiding damage as Christ throws knees to the body.
Wynn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Wynn avoids the damage to the body.
Christ being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
Christ misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Wynn taking a breather.

Wynn breaks the clinch.
Christ misses with a straight left.

Christ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wynn blocks an uppercut.
Wynn blocks an elbow strike from Christ.
Christ landing knees to the body.

Wynn breaks from the clinch.
Wynn throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Craig Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wynn lands with a right hand.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Wynn moves out of range easily.
Wynn throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wynn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Wynn moves out of range easily.
Christ lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ misses the jab.
Christ scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wynn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christ as he jumps to the side.
Christ swings for the body but Wynn moves out of range.
Wynn connects with a solid leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wynn.
Christ avoids the body shot from Wynn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wynn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn's cut.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Christ lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wynn loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ throws a leg kick but Wynn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wynn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christ throws the left hand but Wynn avoids the punch easily.
Wynn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ slips under a jab from Wynn.
Wynn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wynn.
Wynn misses with a looping right.
Christ connects with a right hand. Wynn shakes it off.

Wynn gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wynn controlling from side mount.
Wynn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Christ down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynn trying to control the position but Christ is working away.
Wynn working away.
Wynn is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wynn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christ takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Wynn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wynn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Wynn swings around for an armbar but Christ sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wynn's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Christ gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ thumps Wynn with a low kick.
Willie Wynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wynn ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wynn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Christ misses.
Wynn throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ takes a swing at Wynn's ribcage but misses.
Wynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Craig Christ is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Wynn.
Christ connects with the punch.
Christ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wynn lands with a shot to the body.
Wynn misses the shot to the body.
Wynn throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ is looking to clinch but Wynn is avoiding it.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch but Wynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wynn misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a good low kick that Wynn was not able to check.
Wynn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wynn connects with a nice looking jab.
Wynn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christ sprawls well. Christ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wynn gets slowly back to his feet.
Christ slips a jab from Wynn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws the left hand but Wynn avoids the punch easily.
Christ takes a swing at Wynn's ribcage but misses.
Wynn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wynn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ tries to clinch up but Wynn circles away and keeps his distance.
Wynn thuds a left hand into Christ's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wynn swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Christ moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Christ lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Christ throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Craig Christ will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Christ slips under a jab from Wynn.
Wynn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christ checks it well.
Christ dodges the punch combination from Wynn.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wynn.
Wynn looks to land a left hand but Christ moved out of range nicely.
Christ misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Christ checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Christ blocks the low kick.
Christ wants to clinch.
Christ swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wynn.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wynn scores with a punch to the head.
Wynn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wynn misses with a wild body shot.
Wynn motions for Christ to come forward. Wynn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wynn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christ doesn't seem bothered though.
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
Christ lands with a nice combination. Wynn backs away looking to recover.
Christ listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Christ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Wynn misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Wynn misses.
A big left from Christ misses.
Wynn misses with an uppercut.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Wynn circles away.
Christ lands the left hand.
Wynn shoots in looking for a takedown but Christ manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wynn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wynn lands with a right hand.
Christ getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wynn under the eye.

Wynn is rocked!
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wynn is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Wynn throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Wynn seems to have recovered his senses.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wynn tries to bum rush Christ with a series of wild strikes but Christ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christ throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Wynn misses its intended target.
Christ lands a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Wynn.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Wynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wynn cracks Christ with an open hand slap.
Christ's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wynn under the eye.
Christ cracks the inside of Wynn's front leg.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Wynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Wynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wynn circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wynn misses with a low kick.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Some bone on bone action there as Christ checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wynn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wynn throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Wynn throws a leg kick
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willie Wynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ connects with a body shot.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ moves away from the strike by Wynn.
Christ fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christ, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Christ!
An out of breath Craig Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.