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's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stephen Lynch - Craig. Wynn has chosen Flower Of Scotland - Red Hot Chilli Pipers as his entrance music. Craig Christ has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christ
vs
Wynn

175 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

173 cm
25
158 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Wynn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wynn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Christ eats them both and turns towards Wynn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wynn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christ connects with a right hand. Wynn shakes it off.
Wynn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wynn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Wynn ducks down to avoid it.
Wynn avoids a kick to the body.
Christ moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Willie Wynn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wynn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Christ.
Christ catches Wynn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Wynn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wynn throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ takes a swing at Wynn's ribcage but misses.
Wynn moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Christ throws a body kick that misses.
Christ misses the shot to the body.

Christ clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Christ lands an elbow inside that Wynn shrugs off.
Wynn is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Wynn.
A short right from Christ.
Wynn is trying to maintain a safe position but Christ gets an underhook and turns Wynn into the cage.
Wynn tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ working aggressively here.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Wynn avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Wynn takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ lands a knee to the head.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Wynn blocks it.
Wynn is pushing Christ up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ lands an uppercut.
Wynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Christ prevents Wynn from breaking the clinch.
Christ with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wynn looking for a takedown.
Craig Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Wynn.
Christ utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Christ.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Christ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wynn is defending well for now.
Christ lands a knee to the body.
Wynn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ scores with a shot to the side of Wynn's head.
Wynn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christ.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wynn.
Wynn misses with a body punch
and Christ counters with a right hand to the body.
Wynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Christ misses.
Wynn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Wynn moves out of range easily.
Wynn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ cracks Wynn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick

and Wynn counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
A shot in the inside from Christ.
Christ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ crunches a lovely knee into Wynn's ribcage.
Wynn is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
Wynn avoids a wild elbow strike from Christ.
Wynn tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Christ creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wynn's defenses.
Christ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wynn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wynn effectively controlling the action here.
Wynn is trying to break the clinch but Christ is controlling him.
Christ connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wynn's face.

That has opened up Willie Wynn's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Christ.
Wynn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wynn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wynn is trying to drag Christ to the mat but Christ just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynn'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.
Wynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wynn breaks from the clinch.
Christ lands a head shot.
Christ misses with a double jab
letting Wynn counter with a right hand.
Wynn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wynn takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wynn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wynn 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.
Christ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christ lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Christ throws a head kick but Wynn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Wynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ moves to clinch but Wynn breaks away
and Wynn counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Wynn moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Christ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Willie Wynn'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!

Christ throws a lazy right hand but Wynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Craig Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Wynn drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wynn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.

Wynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wynn leaning against his opponent.
Christ working aggressively here.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Wynn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ misses with a knee to the head.
Christ tries to land a knee to the head but Wynn blocks with his arms.
Wynn wants to break free but Christ has control.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Wynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Wynn blocking some punches.
Wynn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christ with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wynn slowing the pace effectively.
Wynn tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wynn tries to break free but Christ pushes him back against the cage.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Christ looking to throw knees to the head but Wynn is blocking nicely.
Wynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wynn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as Wynn tries to tie him up.
Christ creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Christ.
Christ unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Christ.
Wynn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christ pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wynn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ has a couple of punches blocked by Wynn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wynn.
A short right from Christ on the inside.
Wynn blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Christ.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands with a right to the head.
Christ lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ missing with knees to the body.
Christ digs a right hand into Wynn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wynn's gas tank.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wynn backwards.
Wynn blocking some punches.
Willie Wynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christ tries to land knees in the clinch but Wynn avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christ stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wynn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Christ tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Christ showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christ 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Christ!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Christ thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.