PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Earn A Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asdfg Wert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asdfg Wert will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

A Name
vs
Wert

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earn A Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asdfg Wert!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A Name has closed the distance and engaged Wert in a clinch.
Wert leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wert receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A Name looking to stall.
Wert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A Name is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wert is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asdfg Wert.

A Name moves into the clinch.
A Name misses with a punch on the inside.
A Name taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Name tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wert's elbow.
Wert is struggling to control the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A Name misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Name tries to stall but Wert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Earn A Name.

A Name gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A Name misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wert stalling against the cage.
A Name is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wert controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from A Name.
A Name trying to stall but Wert improves his position.
A Name misses with a body punch.
A Name stalling in the clinch but Wert improves position.
A Name seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wert is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Wert just leaning against A Name, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wert wants to clinch up but A Name keeps it at a distance.
Wert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. A Name manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wert fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wert clinches.
Wert avoiding damage.
A Name misses with a body punch.
Wert is stalling here.
A Name is trying to maintain a safe position but Wert gets an underhook and turns A Name into the cage.
A Name tries a body shot but Wert blocks it.
Wert blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wert blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wert takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A Name goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A Name is trying to stall.
Wert taking a breather.
Wert continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are getting on Wert's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asdfg Wert.

A Name fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wert, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wert.
A Name doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wert stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Name tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A Name misses with the head strike.
A Name stalling in the clinch but Wert improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for A Name.
Wert displaying some good clinch control by pressing A Name up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wert leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Name is looking to control Wert's arms but Wert gets an underhook and turns him. Now A Name has his back to the cage.
A Name misses with a punch to the body.
A Name has a couple of punches blocked by Wert.
A Name taking a breather.
Wert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A Name taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Asdfg Wert will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wert tries to keep at a distance but A Name has taken the fight into the clinch.
A Name looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Earn A Name.
A Name keeps the fight on the outside.

A Name has Wert up against the cage in a clinch.
A Name is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wert dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wert as A Name tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A Name working aggressively here.
Wert blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wert blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A Name trying to stall but Wert improves his position.
Wert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from A Name fails to land.
Wert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A Name tries to stall but Wert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A Name swings wildly with an uppercut but Wert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wert leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Name tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A Name being controlled against the cage.
A Name misses with a punch on the inside.
A Name misses with a body punch.
Wert taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Name pushes Wert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wert stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asdfg Wert.

A Name instigates a clinch.
Wert is struggling to control the position.
A Name misses with a punch to the body.
A Name wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earn A Name showed his dominance in that final round.
Well A Name 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earn A Name!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Earn A Name made sure he mentioned Hell's Balls Recovery, along with how happy he was to win his fight.