PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corleone
vs
Wash

175 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

169 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Wash!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corleone looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wash is looking to clinch.
Wash scores with a head kick.
Corleone shoots and misses
and Wash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corleone.

Corleone looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wash!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Corleone swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wash is now in Corleone's guard. A big mistake from Corleone there, giving up the dominant position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Wash from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wash sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wash wants to stand but Corleone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wash gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Corleone. No joy for Wash on that attempt.
Wash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Corleone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Wash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corleone defends well.

Corleone drops back looking for a leg! Wash is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wash manages to kick Corleone off! Corleone jumps back into Wash's guard.
Wash trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wash trying to keep a closed guard but Corleone is proving a slippery customer.

Corleone postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wash is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Corleone, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Corleone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wash defends well.
Wash controlling from the top position.
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!
Corleone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Corleone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wash doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wash manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wash scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Corleone working for submissions but it's allowed Wash to get to half guard.
Wash is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wash content to control rather than advance.
Wash tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Corleone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corleone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corleone is staying active underneath Wash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wash controlling the action here.
Corleone wants to improve his position but Wash is controlling well.

Corleone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone taking some punishment here, with Wash in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Wash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Corleone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wash pinned against the cage. Wash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Wash decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wash prevents Corleone from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wash in particular looking to stall.
Corleone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice strikes from Wash there.

Corleone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corleone wants to get back to full guard but Wash has mounted him!
Wash controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wash cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Corleone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wash lands a heavy elbow.
Wash tries to control but Corleone wriggling away.
Wash cracks Corleone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Corleone is trying to escape the mount.
Wash content just to control the position here.
Wash looking to control but Corleone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corleone is trying to escape the mount.
Wash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Corleone?

Wash is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Corleone can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wash landing strikes from the mount.
Corleone is looking to improve his position but Wash isn't that keen on the idea.
Wash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corleone is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash with the ground and pound from mount.
Corleone is working to get back to half guard.
Corleone is working hard here to advance position.
Wash in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wash looking to finish Corleone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Corleone!

Wash looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wash scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is squirming around, avoiding Wash's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wash lands a big shot there that rocks Corleone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Corleone working to try and regain half guard.
Wash landing strikes from the mount.
Corleone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Wash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corleone as he jumps to the side.
Wash throws a right hand that Corleone ducks under and follows up with a left that Corleone also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Wash.
Corleone shoots for a double leg takedown but Wash sprawls well. He's pushed Corleone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wash fails to land the takedown.
Wash misses with a wild combination.
Wash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wash wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wash shoots in but Corleone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocky Corleone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Wash.
Wash tries to bum rush Corleone with a series of wild strikes but Corleone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Corleone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Corleone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corleone goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wash turns into him and now he's in Corleone's guard.
Wash trying to stand up but can't free himself from Corleone's guard.

Wash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Corleone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wash is aware though and is defending well.

Corleone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wash stacks Corleone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wash!
Corleone tries to buck Wash off but Wash is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wash scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wash is looking to take a break and control but Corleone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corleone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Wash stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wash tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wash has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Owen Wash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lull in the action here.
Corleone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wash off and has taken his back!

Wash defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
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!

Wash defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Corleone's arms.
Owen Wash has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Corleone is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Corleone is not going to allow Wash to sit and survive in this position.

Corleone is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Wash has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Corleone is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Corleone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wash has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Wash!