PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockafella Ironstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten comes to the cage accompanied by The Fourth Night of My Drinking by The Drive-By Truckers. Ironstone has chosen King Of Kings - Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wooten
vs
Ironstone

170 cm
23
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rockafella Ironstone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Wooten is predictable there
and Ironstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooten misses with a low kick.
Ironstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooten swats away the attempt to clinch by Ironstone.
A head kick misses from Ironstone.
Ironstone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wooten.
Ironstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Wooten circles away.

Ironstone closes the distance and clinches.
Ironstone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wooten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ironstone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ironstone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wooten counters with a single leg into guard. Ironstone didn't expect that.
Wooten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooten wants to pass the guard but Ironstone is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten postures up.
Wooten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ironstone wants to sweep here but Wooten controlling him for the moment.
Wooten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ironstone wants to stand but Wooten is controlling the position.
Ironstone is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rockafella Ironstone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ironstone clinches.

Wooten decides to pull guard.
Wooten wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wooten is on top in guard.
Ironstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wooten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ironstone is trying to control the position but Wooten postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a big right hand that misses.
Ironstone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooten is looking to work some ground and pound but Ironstone has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ironstone pushes Wooten off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironstone wants to clinch

so Wooten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooten prevents Ironstone from getting back to his feet.
Wooten throws a big right hand that misses.
Ironstone keeping full guard, as Wooten tries to pass.
Ironstone trying to keep a closed guard but Wooten is proving a slippery customer.
Ironstone looks winded!
Wooten wants to control from the top but Ironstone keeps moving.
Wooten advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironstone tries to improve position but can't.
Wooten working the head and body with strikes.
Wooten is working Ironstone over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ironstone can't do much from the bottom here.
Wooten advances to mount.
Wooten wants to control the pace but Ironstone is squirming around nicely.
Wooten with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooten lands with some strikes.
Wooten drops a big elbow. That's hurt Ironstone! More shots from Wooten and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Wooten!
Johnny Wooten thanked the fans post fight for their support.