PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wufie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Prestol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wufie comes to the cage accompanied by Beg Waves. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wufie
vs
Prestol

166 cm
22
148 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

193 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Wufie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denny Prestol!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prestol misses with an uppercut
and Wufie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prestol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wufie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Zhang Wufie has been cut.
Prestol digs a good body shot into Wufie's ribs.
Prestol throws a lazy uppercut
and Wufie counters with a nice uppercut.
Prestol avoids the head kick by Wufie.
Prestol blocks a head kick by Wufie.
Prestol jabs Wufie right on the nose. Wufie blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prestol misses with a left hand
and Wufie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Prestol is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Prestol misses the target.
Wufie tries to clinch but Prestol moves out of range.
Wufie wants to clinch up but Prestol keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Prestol misses.
Wufie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prestol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Prestol finds it's way through Wufie's defenses.
Prestol misses with an uppercut
and Wufie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prestol's knee momentarily.
Wufie moves out of range as Prestol strikes.
A left lands for Prestol.

Wufie gets a clinch.
Prestol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wufie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prestol's efforts to push away.
Wufie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prestol.
Wufie tries to land a knee to the head but Prestol blocks with his arms.

Prestol manages to break the clinch.
Wufie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prestol.
Prestol looks to throw the jab but Wufie is out of range.
Prestol 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.
Wufie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prestol.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prestol throws out a loose jab but Wufie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prestol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wufie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prestol blocks a head kick by Wufie.
Wufie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prestol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wufie.
Prestol throws a hook but Wufie blocks it.
Prestol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Prestol misses the target.
Wufie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prestol lands a lovely overhand right.
Wufie scores with a spinning back kick!
Prestol throws a jab but it's blocked by Wufie.
Prestol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prestol misses with a left hand
and Wufie counters with a head kick. That will keep Prestol thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Prestol is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prestol throws an off balance right hand
and Wufie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prestol's knee momentarily.
Prestol takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prestol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wufie tries to land a front kick but Prestol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wufie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Prestol.
Prestol throws a lazy right hand but Wufie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wufie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prestol.
Prestol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wufie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wufie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Prestol misses with a hook
and Wufie counters with a good low kick that Prestol was not able to check.
Prestol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prestol misses with a straight left.
Wufie looks to land a combination but Prestol avoids it well.
Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie counters with a good low kick that Prestol was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prestol throws a jab when Wufie was well out of range.
Prestol throws an off balance right hand
and Wufie counters with a body kick.
Prestol misses with an uppercut. Wufie saw that one coming.
Wufie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prestol throws a poor cross that misses
and Wufie counters with a big head kick but Prestol shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prestol misses with a left hand
and Wufie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Prestol really felt that one!
Prestol throws a looping overhand right but Wufie ducks down to avoid it.
Wufie ducks under a wild hook from Prestol.
Prestol throws a lazy right hand but Wufie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prestol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prestol throws a hook but Wufie blocks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wufie landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Prestol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Wufie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Prestol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wufie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Prestol throws a right hand that misses
and Wufie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wufie forces Prestol back against the cage and clinches.
Prestol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wufie has him pressed against the cage.
Wufie misses with a knee strike.
Wufie working Prestol over with knees to the body.
Prestol is trying to break the clinch but Wufie is controlling him.
Wufie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Prestol's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wufie has Prestol pressed against the cage.
Wufie lands a nice knee to the body.
Wufie crunches a lovely knee into Prestol's ribcage.
Prestol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Wufie.

Wufie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wufie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Prestol is breathing heavily.

Wufie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prestol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prestol stopping the sweep attempt from Wufie.

Wufie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Prestol has his hands clasped together but Wufie extends an breaks Prestol's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wufie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhang Wufie!
Zhang Wufie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.