PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Great might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Adiemus. Lex Wight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Great
vs
Wight

186 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

205 cm
29
200 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Great coming out on top.

Wight takes the fight into the clinch.
Great using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Wight goes for a takedown attempt but Great pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Great manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wight fails with the takedown.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Wight moves out of range easily.
Great scores with a shot to the body.
Wight is looking to clinch but Great is avoiding it.
Wight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Great as he avoids it easily.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Wight.
Great pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight shoots in looking for a takedown. Great tries to sprawl out of it but Wight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Great misses with a head kick.

Wight shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Great napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wight is looking to take a break and control but Great is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wight tries to stand but Great controls the position and pulls Wight into his guard.
Great controls Wight momentarily but Wight frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lex Wight was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Great as he jumps to the side.
Great tries to clinch there but Wight circles away.
Great throws a nice looking combination but Wight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Great scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Great but Great pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Great. No joy for Wight on that attempt.

Great moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great is pressed up against the cage. Wight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Great down to the mat. Great avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Great misses with a looping right.
Great slaps away a takedown attempt from Wight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wight is looking to take this one to the mat.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wight is working for takedown but Great is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wight wants a takedown but no success here.
Great working aggressively here.
Great is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wight looks winded!

Wight jumps into guard, dragging Great to the mat.
Wight keeping full guard, as Great tries to pass.
Great not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Great just wasn't active enough.
Great tries to clinch up but Wight circles away and keeps his distance.
Wight fails with the takedown
and Great counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Great.
Wight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Great counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wight throws a series of punches but Great moves out of range.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Great looks to land a combination but Wight avoids it well.
No joy there for Great, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Great moves into range and clinches up with Wight.
Wight drops down looking for an ankle pick but Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
Great misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Great.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Wight has a takedown stuffed.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Wight.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Great bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Great avoids the head kick by Wight.
Alexander Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Great looks to clinch

and Wight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
Great scores with a knee to the head.
Great scores with a shoulder strike.
Great is pressed up against the cage. Wight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Great down to the mat. Great avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Great stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Great wants it to stay on the feet.
Wight is breathing heavily.

Great has managed to clinch.
Great softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Great stops a takedown attempt from Wight.

Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Great clinches.
Great is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Wight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wight is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Great is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wight is defending well for now.
Great misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wight just misses with a elbow thrown towards Great's brow.
Wight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Wight's front leg but catches the back leg as Wight tries to avoid it.
Nice shot by Great.
Great tries to clinch
and Wight counters with an outside leg kick.

Great darts in and clinches Wight up against the cage.
Wight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Great just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wight tries to pull guard but Great won't allow it.
Great misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wight avoiding damage as Great throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Great smiles and moves away.
Wight walks into a stiff left hand from Great.
Wight shoots for a takedown but Great saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wight fails with the takedown.
No luck for Wight with that takedown attempt.
Great fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Great coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Great clinches.
Great lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Great creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Great misses with the head strike.
Great tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Great.
A left hand lands to the body for Great.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Great is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Great is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Great scores with a shoulder strike.
Great unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great crunches a lovely knee into Wight's ribcage.
Wight takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Great.

Great breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wight takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Great has Wight up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander Great has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Great throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wight blocks it with crossed arms.
Great gets underhooks to prevent Wight's takedown attempt.
Great stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Wight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Great after a bit of a struggle.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Wight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Great.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Great misses with a hook to the ribs.

Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander Great is winning the standup battle so far.
Wight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight fails with the takedown
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wight shoots in but Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great tries to clinch but Wight moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Great.
Wight has his takedown stuffed
and Great finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Great is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wight can do to turn this around?
Great is looking to slow Wight down with leg kicks.
Great is looking to clinch.
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Great counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wight there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wight shoots in looking for a takedown but Great manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wight's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Great rushes Wight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Great throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wight tries to move into range but Great moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Great gets a clinch.

Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wight shoots in but no luck this time.

Wight gets tackled into the cage by Great. Great maintains the clinch.
Wight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wight being controlled against the cage.
Great taking a breather.
Alexander Great is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wight tries to pull guard but Great won't allow it.
Wight is trying to pull guard but Great turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but Wight blocks with his arms.
Wight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Great misses with a punch to the body.
Wight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wight has had enough of the clinch but Great keeps him there for the moment.
Wight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Great prevents the takedown attempt.
Wight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Great avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Great tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Great misses with a short punch on the inside.
Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wight.
Wight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Great pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wight tries to score a body lock takedown but Great shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Great rushes Wight and presses him up against the cage.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wight wants a takedown.
Great stops a takedown attempt from Wight.
Lex Wight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wight tries to score a body lock takedown but Great shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Great showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Great, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Great!
Alexander Great seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.