PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mawson
vs
Wagstaff

183 cm
19
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Wagstaff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mawson, pushing him back against the cage.

Wagstaff has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Mawson goes down! Wagstaff dives on top of him - Mawson manages to get guard.

It looks like Mike Mawson has been cut.
Mawson keeping full guard, as Wagstaff tries to pass.
Wagstaff is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wagstaff looking to pass the guard.
Wagstaff content to stall in guard here.
Wagstaff's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Wagstaff has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Lester Wagstaff just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wagstaff forces Mawson back against the cage and clinches.
Wagstaff avoids a wild elbow strike from Mawson.
Wagstaff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Mawson misses with an elbow over the top.
Mawson missing with knees to the body.
Mawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Mawson is breathing heavily.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mawson's defenses.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mawson up against the cage.
Mawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.

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!
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Mawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mawson tries to pull guard but Wagstaff holds him up against the cage and eventually Mawson drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mawson jumps guard but Wagstaff stands there with Mawson around his waist. Mawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Nice elbow from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Mawson's ribcage.
Mawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wagstaff is stalling here.
Mawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mawson trying to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff lands an elbow that stopped Mawson in his tracks for a moment.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff is pushing Mawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mawson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wagstaff's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagstaff is struggling to control the position.
Wagstaff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mawson is trying to break the clinch but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Wagstaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Mawson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mawson throws a sloppy head kick and Wagstaff moves out of range easily.
Mike Mawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mawson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Mawson misses
and Wagstaff counters with a nice body kick.

Wagstaff gets a clinch.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Mawson's ribcage.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Mawson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wagstaff managing to block the knees to the body from Mawson.
Mawson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wagstaff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wagstaff as Mawson tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff effectively controlling the action here.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wagstaff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagstaff lands an elbow just above Mawson 's eye.
Mawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mawson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagstaff smiles and moves away.
Wagstaff throws a combination. Mawson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wagstaff lands a head kick!
A head kick by Mawson misses

and Wagstaff moves into the clinch.
Mawson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mawson fails to pull guard.
Mawson tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff lands an elbow just above Mawson 's eye.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Wagstaff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mawson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wagstaff pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wagstaff moves into the clinch.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Mawson throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Mawson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wagstaff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagstaff blocks an elbow strike from Mawson.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Mawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Mawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Mawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wagstaff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mawson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Mawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Mawson misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Mawson tries to work over Wagstaff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagstaff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mawson wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Mawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wagstaff is keeping busy.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Mawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Wagstaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Mawson's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Wagstaff lands a high kick!
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Mawson is avoiding it.
Mawson throws a head kick that misses
and Wagstaff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mawson's knee momentarily.

Wagstaff has Mawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Mawson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wagstaff taking a breather.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wagstaff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Mawson blocks the elbow strike.
The referee calls for Wagstaff to work.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff is pushing Mawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawson blocks the elbow strike.
Wagstaff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mawson blocks an elbow strike from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Mawson tries a body shot but Wagstaff blocks it.
Mawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagstaff backwards.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Mawson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wagstaff smiles and moves away.
Mawson throws a lazy head kick
and Wagstaff counters with a body kick that stops Mawson in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Mawson misses

and Wagstaff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Mawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wagstaff just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside that Mawson shrugs off.
Mawson looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mawson's face.
Wagstaff is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands a damaging elbow.
Wagstaff controlling the action here for a moment.
Wagstaff throws an elbow but it misses.
Mawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Mawson blocks the elbow strike.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mawson letting Wagstaff take a breather here.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Mawson misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Mike Mawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester Wagstaff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mawson letting Wagstaff take a breather here.
Wagstaff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mawson looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff blocks an elbow strike.
Mawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mawson trying to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.
Mawson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wagstaff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagstaff slowing the pace effectively.
Mawson tries to throw a body punch but Wagstaff avoids it by throwing Mawson back against the cage.
Wagstaff managing to block the knees to the body from Mawson.
Mawson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Mawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mawson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mawson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mawson throws an elbow but misses.
Wagstaff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Wagstaff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wagstaff 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!

Lester Wagstaff wins by unanimous decision!