PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Alban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Wasswa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasswa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: assassin muse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alban
vs
Wasswa

170 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Alban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jonah Wasswa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasswa blocks a jab.
Wasswa throws an overhand right that lands on Alban's shoulder, as Alban tries to avoid the shot.
Alban avoids the head kick by Wasswa.
Nice jab there from Wasswa.
Some wild striking there from Wasswa.
Wasswa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alban.

Alban scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alban stalling away here and it's allowed Wasswa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alban might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wasswa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alban controls the pace.
Alban has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alban wants to control from the top but Wasswa keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wasswa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alban manages to pass to side control.
Wasswa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wasswa is trying to stand up here but Alban is controlling him well.
Alban sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wasswa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alban.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alban in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dr Alban.
Wasswa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Alban counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alban is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alban slips nicely into half guard.
Alban trying to control from half guard but Wasswa is working away.
Wasswa is holding on to half guard well.
Wasswa is trying to stand back up but Alban is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alban seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wasswa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alban keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wasswa is trying to stand back up but Alban is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alban with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wasswa taking some punishment here, with Alban in his half guard.
Wasswa pushes Alban off looking to stand but Alban dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Alban dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wasswa misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Wasswa.
Jonah Wasswa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alban lands a nice hook to Wasswa's body. Wasswa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wasswa throws a lazy right hand but Alban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dr Alban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alban stalks Wasswa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasswa's face. Wasswa staggers backwards, shaken.
Wasswa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wasswa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alban throws a big shot that misses.
Alban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasswa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alban lands a nice shot that snaps Wasswa's head back.

Wasswa pushes Alban up against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Alban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alban can't break the clinch.
Wasswa has Alban pressed against the ropes, preventing Alban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alban working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wasswa.
Wasswa tries to score a body lock takedown but Alban shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Alban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wasswa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alban fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dr Alban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonah Wasswa.
Alban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasswa.
Alban darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wasswa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasswa moves away from the strike by Alban.

Alban drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wasswa is keeping the position for now.
Wasswa wants to get back to his feet but Alban is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alban tries to free his leg and advance position but Wasswa is retaining full guard.
Alban working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Wasswa scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alban moves away from the strike by Wasswa.
Wasswa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alban moves away.
Wasswa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasswa.
Wasswa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wasswa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alban scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Alban both land. Nice combination.
Alban shoots for a double leg takedown but Wasswa sprawls well. He's pushed Alban's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wasswa tries a head kick but it misses.
Wasswa misses with an uppercut.
Alban looks to land a left hand but Wasswa moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Wasswa misses its intended target.
Wasswa scores with a body shot.
Alban lunges at Wasswa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasswa's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alban misses with a straight right.
Alban throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasswa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alban manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasswa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alban throws out the jab.
Alban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wasswa ducks under a wild hook from Alban.
Nice body punch from Wasswa.
Wasswa looks to land a combination but Alban avoids it well.
Wasswa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alban shoots in but Wasswa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alban scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wasswa in his tracks.
Alban is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alban scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alban avoids the body shot from Wasswa.
Wasswa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alban lands a nice shot that snaps Wasswa's head back.
Alban throws a nice looking combination but Wasswa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alban moves out of range as Wasswa strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasswa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alban.
Dr Alban is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasswa walks into a left hand.
Wasswa misses with a combination
and Alban counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Alban dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wasswa misses with a double jab
and Alban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Alban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alban blocks a head kick by Wasswa.
Alban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasswa.
Wasswa throws a hook but Alban blocks it.
Wasswa throws a head kick that half lands.
Wasswa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alban looks to land a combination but Wasswa avoids it well.
Wasswa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alban counters with a left to the body.
Wasswa misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Alban counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wasswa!
Wasswa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alban.
Alban tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alban punching from mount but Wasswa doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alban thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Alban working the ground and pound effectively.
Alban landing shots from mount.
Dr Alban overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alban takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alban with the ground and pound from mount.
Alban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasswa can do to turn this around?
Alban looking to control but Wasswa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alban content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alban throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dr Alban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alban sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jonah Wasswa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wasswa tries to hold on but Alban pushes him away.
Alban controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Alban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alban 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Alban!