PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Disk Jockey (ranked 4398 p4p, 5088 weight class) and Tony Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jockey
vs
Wyatt

167 cm
25
140
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Disk Jockey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wyatt closes the distance and clinches.

Wyatt jumps into guard, dragging Jockey to the mat.
Jockey trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.

Wyatt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jockey defends well.

Jockey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Wyatt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jockey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jockey looking to sit in guard and control but Wyatt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jockey trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jockey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wyatt defends it easily.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Jockey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jockey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wyatt is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyatt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jockey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyatt postures up in Jockey 's guard and throws a big left but Jockey blocks it.

Jockey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wyatt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wyatt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jockey throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wyatt escapes and throws Jockey 's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockey gets back to half guard.

Jockey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wyatt is working for a kimura but Jockey is defending it quite comfortably.
Wyatt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jockey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jockey trying to control but Wyatt postures up.
Wyatt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Jockey .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donk. Jockey catches Wyatt right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Jockey .

Wyatt closes the distance and clinches.

Wyatt pulls guard successfully.

Wyatt has an active guard here but Jockey has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Wyatt dominated that round.
That's time! Jockey 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wyatt drives through and clinches with Jockey against the cage.
Wyatt blocks a body shot from Jockey .
Wyatt tries to pull guard but Jockey holds him up against the cage and eventually Wyatt drops back down to his feet.
Wyatt tries to pull guard but Jockey won't allow it.
Wyatt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jockey walks away with a smile on his face. Wyatt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Disk Jockey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Wyatt.

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

Wyatt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wyatt is trying to keep Jockey in close.

Wyatt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jockey passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jockey tries to pass to full mount but Wyatt defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jockey is working away from the top position though.
Wyatt wants to improve his position but Jockey is controlling well.
Jockey wants to control but Wyatt is keeping him busy.
Wyatt gets full guard.
Jockey is pushing down on Wyatt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wyatt is fighting to maintain full guard but Jockey has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wyatt is looking for a sweep. Jockey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wyatt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyatt is trying to get back to full guard.
Jockey wants to take a breather but Wyatt is having none of it.

Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wyatt is trying to control but Jockey manages to pass to mount!
Wyatt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jockey trying to control but Wyatt is having none of it.
Tony Wyatt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wyatt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wyatt is squirming around, avoiding Jockey 's attempts to control the action.
Wyatt sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wyatt trying to control but Jockey postures up.
Wyatt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jockey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wyatt is defending against the submission attempts here by Jockey .
Jockey prevents Wyatt from improving his position.
Wyatt is looking to control Jockey 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wyatt avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyatt is trying to get back to full guard.
Jockey wants to free his trapped foot but Wyatt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Disk Jockey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wyatt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jockey , pushing him back against the cage.
Wyatt jumps guard but Jockey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Wyatt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wyatt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Wyatt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jockey defends it easily.
Jockey tries to stand but Wyatt is controlling from the bottom.

Wyatt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jockey has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jockey is working away from the top position though.
Wyatt gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockey looking to pass the guard.
Jockey trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.

Wyatt has his foot on Jockey 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jockey works his way back into a safe position though.
Jockey passes Wyatt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jockey wants to take a breather but Wyatt is having none of it.
Wyatt is trying to get back to full guard.
Jockey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wyatt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wyatt looking for submissions off his back.
Jockey tries to stand and escape but Wyatt is controlling the position.
Wyatt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jockey wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.

Wyatt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jockey defends it easily.

Wyatt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jockey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jockey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wyatt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wyatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jockey wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Wyatt pushes Jockey up against the cage in a clinch.

Wyatt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jockey uses from the top position.
Wyatt can't keep his opponent in guard - Jockey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jockey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wyatt defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jockey is trying to control. Wyatt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Jockey seems to be looking for submissions.
Wyatt is not content to let Jockey control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyatt wants to control but Jockey is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Wyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wyatt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Wyatt!