PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bulbo Bordor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Wyoming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bordor
vs
Wyoming

182 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bulbo Bordor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Wyoming!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Wyoming releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bordor with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Bordor clinches up with Wyoming and pushes him back against the cage.
Wyoming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wyoming missing with knees to the body.
Wyoming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordor is defending well for now.
Wyoming is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wyoming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordor is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordor managing to block the knees to the body from Wyoming.
Wyoming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bordor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bordor is trying to drag Wyoming to the mat but Wyoming just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulbo Bordor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordor avoids a wild elbow strike from Wyoming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyoming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordor is defending well for now.
Wyoming misses with a knee to the head.
Bordor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bordor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wyoming gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wyoming with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Bordor drives through and clinches with Wyoming against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bordor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bordor avoiding damage as Wyoming throws knees to the body.
Wyoming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordor is defending well for now.
Bordor is trying to break the clinch but Wyoming has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordor working aggressively here.
Bordor tries to pull guard but Wyoming won't allow it.
Bordor wants to get back to striking at distance but Wyoming won't allow it.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bordor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wyoming tries to land knees in the clinch but Bordor avoids the damage to the body.
Bordor is trying to pull guard but Wyoming turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bordor is breathing heavily.
Wyoming stalling.
Wyoming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wyoming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wyoming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bordor.
Bordor wants to break free but Wyoming has control.
Wyoming lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyoming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wyoming with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wyoming pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wyoming stops a takedown attempt from Bordor.
Wyoming manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wyoming working Bordor over with knees to the body.
Bordor trying to stall but Wyoming improves his position.
Bordor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wyoming avoids it.
Wyoming taking a breather.
Bordor tries to break the clinch but Wyoming is controlling the position.
Wyoming creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wyoming obliges.
Wyoming looking to throw knees to the head but Bordor is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wyoming.
Bordor wants a takedown.
Bordor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bordor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wyoming tries to land a knee to the head but Bordor blocks with his arms.
Wyoming scores with a knee to the head.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wyoming landing knees to the body.
Bordor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wyoming has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bordor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bordor managing to block the knees to the body from Wyoming.
Wyoming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bordor.

Bordor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Wyoming dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bordor misses with a takedown
and Wyoming counters with an outside leg kick.

Bordor closes the distance and clinches.

Bordor breaks from the clinch.
Bordor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyoming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordor misses with a takedown
and Wyoming counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bordor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulbo Bordor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bordor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wyoming counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyoming counters with a low kick, right behind Bordor 's knee.
Bordor throws a leg kick
and Wyoming makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bordor clinches.
A short left from Wyoming.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wyoming tries to land a knee to the head but Bordor blocks with his arms.

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

Bordor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wyoming, pushing him back against the cage.
Wyoming with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wyoming creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wyoming trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyoming landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bordor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wyoming just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bordor's brow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
Wyoming scores a nice knee to the body.
Wyoming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bordor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyoming throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wyoming lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wyoming lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wyoming tries to land knees in the clinch but Bordor avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordor looking to throw knees to the head but Wyoming is blocking nicely.
Wyoming looking to throw knees to the head but Bordor is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Wyoming.
Wyoming stalling in the clinch.
Bordor is trying to break free.
Wyoming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bordor blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been informed that Wyoming has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bordor jumps guard but Wyoming turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bordor jumps guard but Wyoming turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bordor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matt Wyoming seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bordor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bordor's face.
Wyoming working Bordor over with knees to the body.
Wyoming misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bordor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wyoming misses with an elbow strike.
Wyoming misses with a knee strike.
Bordor is trying to force a seperation but Wyoming has the dominant position.
Wyoming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wyoming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bordor blocks it with crossed arms.
Wyoming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyoming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bordor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wyoming is defending well.
Bordor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wyoming pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bordor blocks an elbow strike.
Bordor goes for a takedown attempt but Wyoming pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bordor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wyoming counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Wyoming showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bordor closes the distance and clinches.
Wyoming working Bordor over with knees to the body.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bordor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bordor wants to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wyoming.
Bordor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wyoming misses with a knee strike.
Wyoming landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyoming landing knees to the body.
Bordor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wyoming lands a hook that snaps the head of Bordor backwards.
Wyoming scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wyoming trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyoming missing with knees to the body.
Wyoming lands a good knee to the midsection. Bordor won't want to take too many of those.
Wyoming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bordor avoids it.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wyoming trying to land knees to the body.
Wyoming trying to land knees to the body.
Wyoming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bordor is defending well for now.
Wyoming has Bordor pressed against the cage, preventing Bordor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bordor is working for takedown but Wyoming is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wyoming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bordor blocks it with crossed arms.
Wyoming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bordor's face.
Bordor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulbo Bordor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyoming putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bordor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyoming tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bordor is trying to pull guard but Wyoming has him pressed against the cage.
Bordor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wyoming with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wyoming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wyoming.
Wyoming prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Wyoming landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bordor dodges an elbow strike from Wyoming.
Wyoming tries to land knees in the clinch but Bordor avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bordor pulls guard effortlessly.

Wyoming gets to his feet - Bordor follows without any prompting.

Bordor has closed the distance and engaged Wyoming in a clinch.
Bordor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wyoming throws a head punch that misses.
Wyoming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wyoming is pushing Bordor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wyoming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bordor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bordor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wyoming uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Bordor working for a triangle but Wyoming defends it easily.
Wyoming wants to get up but he can't break Bordor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyoming postures up.
Bulbo Bordor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyoming trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bordor's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Wyoming comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wyoming has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Wyoming!