PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lazerus Wheelright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cechini Muszyna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wheelright
vs
Muszyna

154 cm
27
141 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

168 cm
33
143 lbs
14 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

VIRAL COMBAT

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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Wheelright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheelright scores with a head kick.
Wheelright throws out a powerful jab.
Wheelright connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wheelright. Muszyna does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wheelright pushes Muszyna up against the cage in a clinch.
Muszyna taking a breather.
Wheelright is trying to force a seperation but Muszyna has the dominant position.
Wheelright wants to break free but Muszyna has control.
Muszyna taking a breather.
Wheelright is leaning against Muszyna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wheelright is trying to break the clinch but Muszyna is controlling him.
Wheelright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wheelright.
Wheelright taking a breather.
Wheelright misses with a body punch.
Muszyna avoiding damage as Wheelright throws knees to the body.
Muszyna being controlled against the cage.

Wheelright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocks a head kick by Wheelright.
Wheelright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wheelright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wheelright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
Lazerus Wheelright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muszyna throws out a leg kick but Wheelright moves out of range and Muszyna only half commits.
Muszyna misses with a hook.
Muszyna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wheelright was well out of range. Poor timing from Muszyna.
Muszyna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wheelright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muszyna manages to avoid it.
Wheelright is looking to slow Muszyna down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wheelright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheelright throws a front kick that sends Muszyna stumbling back into the cage.
Muszyna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wheelright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muszyna. That did some damage!
Wheelright throws a nice head kick!
Muszyna connects with the punch.
Wheelright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wheelright.
Wheelright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muszyna.
Muszyna scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muszyna cracks a nice hook into Wheelright's ribs.
Muszyna moves out of range of the body kick from Wheelright.
Muszyna moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wheelright as he connects with a hook.
Muszyna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muszyna connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna checks a leg kick.
Muszyna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wheelright moves out of range of the body kick from Muszyna.
Wheelright scores with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Muszyna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a wild combination.
Wheelright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wheelright throws a good cross that connects.
Wheelright moves away from the strike by Muszyna.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wheelright misses with a low kick.
Wheelright defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Muszyna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muszyna avoids the body shot from Wheelright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazerus Wheelright dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wheelright thumps Muszyna with a low kick.
Muszyna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wheelright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lazerus Wheelright is winning the standup battle so far.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheelright.
Wheelright catches Muszyna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wheelright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheelright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muszyna. Muszyna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wheelright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Muszyna swings for the body but Wheelright moves out of range.
Wheelright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wheelright.
It looks like Wheelright has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wheelright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muszyna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wheelright.
Muszyna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheelright can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Wheelright.
A low kick from Muszyna is predictable there
and Wheelright counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wheelright throws a head kick but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheelright ducks right into an uppercut from Muszyna.
Muszyna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muszyna throws a leg kick but Wheelright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Muszyna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wheelright. Wheelright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wheelright moves away from the strike by Muszyna.
A shot to the liver by Wheelright. Beautiful body shot.
Wheelright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheelright takes a swing at Muszyna's ribcage but misses.

Wheelright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muszyna keeps control of Wheelright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muszyna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Wheelright.
Wheelright being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wheelright is pushing Muszyna up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muszyna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muszyna blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Wheelright.
Muszyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muszyna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheelright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muszynas head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muszyna blocks an uppercut.
Wheelright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muszyna effectively controlling the action here.
Wheelright swings wildly with an uppercut but Muszyna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wheelright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muszyna's elbow.
Wheelright trying to control the position but instead, Muszyna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wheelright into the cage.
Muszyna blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheelright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muszyna's elbow.
Wheelright scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muszyna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wheelright misses with the head strike.
Lazerus Wheelright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muszyna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheelright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muszyna - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Wheelright to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lazerus Wheelright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wheelright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Muszyna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wheelright.
Wheelright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wheelright misses with a body kick.
Muszyna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheelright.
Wheelright lands a jab.
Wheelright scores with a head kick.
Wheelright pushes Muszyna away with a front kick.
Wheelright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muszyna can do to turn this around?
Muszyna cracks a nice hook into Wheelright's ribs.
Muszyna fakes the leg kick and cracks Wheelright in 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!
Wheelright misses with a head kick.
Wheelright lands with a hook. Muszyna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wheelright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muszyna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna throws a leg kick which misses Wheelright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wheelright tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Wheelright.
Wheelright throws a sloppy head kick
and Muszyna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wheelright clinches up with Muszyna and pushes him back against the cage.
Muszyna stalling.
Wheelright tries to throw a body punch but Muszyna avoids it by throwing Wheelright back against the cage.
Wheelright misses with some punches.
Wheelright is trying to stall.
Wheelright is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna controlling the action here for a moment.
Muszyna letting Wheelright take a breather here.
Wheelright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muszyna avoids it.
Muszyna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheelright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muszyna avoids it.
Muszyna effectively controlling the action here.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wheelright.
Muszyna looking to slow down the pace here.
Wheelright displaying some good clinch control by pressing Muszyna up against the cage.
Muszyna is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lazerus Wheelright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wheelright is working Muszyna over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocks a body shot from Wheelright.
Wheelright tries to throw a body punch but Muszyna avoids it by throwing Wheelright back against the cage.
Muszyna lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wheelright.
Muszyna stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muszyna as Wheelright tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lazerus Wheelright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wheelright 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazerus Wheelright!
Lazerus Wheelright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.