PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wong
vs
Xavier

167 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanton Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Xavier !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wong really is a fat lump.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Wong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Xavier darts in and clinches Wong up against the cage.
Xavier tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Xavier drops back down to his feet.
Stanton Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Xavier .

Wong breaks the clinch.
Xavier with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

Xavier rushes Wong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wong manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Xavier or perhaps it was just good defense by Wong which made him look bad.

Wong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong feints and as Xavier raises his hands in defense, Wong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wong scoring with some ground and pound.
Xavier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xavier working a defensive guard here.
Xavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there.
Xavier wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wong is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wong seems to be working for a kimura but Xavier defends the submission attempt.
Wong stops Xavier from getting back to his feet.
Xavier is looking to get back to is feet but Wong passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier struggling a bit here.
Xavier tries to control but Wong manages to take his back.
Xavier trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Xavier tries to break free.
Xavier rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Xavier wants to improve his position but Wong is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xavier sees it coming and defends easily.
Xavier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wong's back!
Wong tries to roll but Xavier sticks to his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Xavier 's hooks.
Wong is squirming around, avoiding Xavier 's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stanton Wong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Xavier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wong counters with a low kick, right behind Xavier 's knee.
Xavier shoots and misses
and Wong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Xavier takes the fight into the clinch.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed

and Wong moves into the clinch.
Stanton Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Xavier .
Wong has Xavier pushed against the cage.

Wong breaks the clinch.

Xavier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xavier with a poor takedown
and Wong counters with a series of strikes. Xavier will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong gets the takedown into side control.
Wong working the ground and pound from side control.
Xavier can't do much from the bottom here.
Xavier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Wong goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Xavier has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wong but great work by Xavier .
Wong is not content to let Xavier control the position.
Xavier tries to stand but Wong controls the position and pulls Xavier into his guard.
Stanton Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong has a closed guard, preventing Xavier from standing up.
Wong is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Xavier trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Xavier was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Xavier doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wong moves into the clinch.
Xavier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xavier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xavier tries for a takedown but Wong circles away easily

and Wong counters by clinching up.
Xavier is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.

Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xavier takes a swing at Wong's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Wong.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed

and Wong counters by clinching up.

Wong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier has his takedown stuffed

and Wong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Xavier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Xavier wants to hit a switch here but Wong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Xavier there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Wong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Xavier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wong is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Wong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xavier misses with a takedown

and Wong counters with a takedown into side control.
Stanton Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Xavier .
Xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Wong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xavier looks to move to half guard but instead Wong has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wong with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier tries to hold on but Wong postures up.
Wong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xavier on the ground.
Xavier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wong landing punches.
Wong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xavier bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Wong trying to control the position here.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

Wong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Xavier 's half guard.
Wong winds up and cracks Xavier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Wong wants to work for an arm triangle but Xavier is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Xavier wants to control the action here but instead Wong manages to pass to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanton Wong!