PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Leprechan Song. Bu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fearless - Jay Chou. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wray
vs
Bu

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Wray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwan Bu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bu ducks right into an uppercut from Wray.
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Wray misses with an uppercut.
Wray throws a jab when Bu was well out of range.
Kwan Bu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu tries to clinch but Wray moves away
and Wray counters with a straight right hand.
Wray scores with a punch to the head.

Bu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wray, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Wray.

Wray breaks from the clinch.
Bu throws a sloppy head kick and Wray moves out of range easily.
Wray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wray swings widly with a right hand
and Bu counters with a head kick. That will keep Wray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bu.
Bu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bu tries to clinch there but Wray circles away.
Jab by Wray.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wray lands the left hand.

Bu is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wray finds it's target.
Bu is still on wobbly legs! Can Wray finish him?
Bu connects with an inside leg kick.

Bu instigates a clinch.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Bu won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wray tries to circle away but Bu has him pinned against the cage.
Wray tries to break free but Bu pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bu.
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Bu has Wray pressed against the cage, preventing Wray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bu seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wray just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bu's brow.
Wray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu takes an elbow to the temple.
Bu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wray is defending well for now.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.

It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
Bu missing with knees to the body.
Wray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu pushes off an throws an elbow but Wray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bu misses with a knee strike.
Wray working hard to break the clinch.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.
Bu blocks an elbow strike.
Wray blocks an elbow strike.
Wray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Wray on the inside.
Wray dodges an elbow strike from Bu.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bu slowing the pace effectively.
Bu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu just leaning against Wray, taking a breather.
Wray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray working hard to break the clinch.
Wray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray tries to circle away but Bu has him pinned against the cage.
Wray misses with some punches.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Bu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bu misses with a knee to the head.

Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bu clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Bu.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Wray's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray working aggressively here.
Bu missing with knees to the body.
Wray scores with a shoulder strike.
Wray avoids a wild elbow strike from Bu.
Bu trying to land knees to the body.
Bu takes a shot to the head.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Bu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bu controlling the action here for a moment.
Bu misses with a knee strike.
Wray avoids the elbow strike from Bu, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bu tries to close the distance and clinch but Wray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bu ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Wray keeps the fight on the outside.
Wray keeps the fight on the outside.
Wray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bu staying out of range there.
Kwan Bu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wray throws a body punch but Bu moves out of range.
A big left from Wray misses.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bu moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Wray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bu.
Bu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Bu tries to clinch up.
Wray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Wray finds it's way through Bu's defenses.
Bu tries to clinch up but Wray circles away and keeps his distance.
Wray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bu.
Bu lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu tries a knee to the head but Wray blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Bu.
Wray misses with an elbow strike.
Wray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wray swings wildly with an uppercut but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bu avoids the elbow strike from Wray, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wray.
Bu lands a knee to the body.
Wray can't break the clinch.
Kwan Bu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bu stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu trying to land knees to the body.
Bu crunches a lovely knee into Wray's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bu lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bu is pushing Wray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wray tries to stall but Bu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Bu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wray blocks an elbow strike.
Bu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bu keeps control of Wray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wray avoids it.
Wray is looking to break free of the clinch but Bu has double underhooks.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray scores with a shoulder strike.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bu blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but Wray blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wray.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wray blocks an elbow strike from Bu.
Bu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wray up against the cage.
Wray is trying to break free.
Bu looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wray keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wray throws a jab but it's blocked by Bu.
Wray misses the body punch
and Bu counters with a left and a right that stings Wray.
Bu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Bu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wray misses with a straight left.
Bu slips a jab from Wray.
Wray swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wray punishes Bu's body with a nice straight punch.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wray thows a body shot but no joy.
Bu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bu is looking to clinch but Wray is avoiding it.
Bu tries to clinch but Wray is having none of it.
Wray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Bu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Bu.

Bu rushes Wray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bu lands a knee to the body.
Bu blocks an uppercut.
Bu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wray's efforts to push away.
Bu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bu tries to land a knee to the head but Wray blocks with his arms.

Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bu doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Bu tries to clinch
and Wray counters with a series of strikes. Bu will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bu instigates a clinch.
Wray has had enough of the clinch but Bu keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray is looking to control Bu's arms but Bu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wray has his back to the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wray's face.
Wray is trying to push Bu away but Bu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bu stalling.
Wray blocks the elbow strike.
Bu has Wray pressed against the cage, preventing Wray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bu prevents Wray from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wray is trying to break free.
Bu stalling in the clinch but Wray improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bu as Wray tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bu lands a knee to the head.
Wray tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bu avoids it.
Wray is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bu.
Bu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wray is keeping busy.
Wray lands a left hand.
Wray is trying to stall.
Wray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray looking to slow down the pace here.
Bu taking a breather.
Bu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wray takes an elbow to the temple.
Wray working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wray breaks from the clinch.
Bu moves in looking to clinch but Wray pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray takes a kick to the side of the head.

Seth Wray's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kwan Bu just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters circle momentarily. Wray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wray.

Wray is rocked!
Wray throws out a loose jab but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Wray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Bu.
Bu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bu closes the distance and clinches.
Wray seems to have got his legs back now.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wray blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wray tries to circle away but Bu has him pinned against the cage.
Bu is trying to maintain a safe position but Wray gets an underhook and turns Bu into the cage.
Bu seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wray scores with a shoulder strike.
Wray effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray managing to block the knees to the body from Bu.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Bu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wray is trying to break free.
Bu lands a nice elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Bu.

Wray manages to break the clinch.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Bu tries to clinch there but Wray circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bu.

Bu has closed the distance and engaged Wray in a clinch.
Bu lands an elbow just above Wray 's eye.
Wray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wray is defending well for now.
Wray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wray blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray avoiding damage as Bu throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray is looking to break free of the clinch but Bu has double underhooks.
Bu lands an elbow inside that Wray shrugs off.
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bu.
Wray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wray takes an elbow to the forehead.

Seth Wray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Bu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wray as Bu tries to tie him up.
Bu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wray blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray has a couple of punches blocked by Bu.
Bu trying to stall but Wray improves his position.
Bu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Wray wants to break free but Bu has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wray is looking to control Bu's arms but Bu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wray has his back to the cage.
Wray is trying to break free.
Wray throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Wray.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wray trying to stall but Bu improves his position.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bu looking to throw knees to the head but Wray is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Bu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bu connects with a high kick.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu slips under a jab.
Bu tries to clinch up.
Bu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Wray.
Wray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wray counters with a straight right hand.
Bu doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray looks to throw the jab but Bu is out of range.
Wray lands with a cross.
Wray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bu tries to clinch up but Wray circles away and keeps his distance.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wray! Bu is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seth Wray!
Seth Wray is the new middleweight champion!
Seth Wray thanked the fans post fight for their support.