PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Elements of Life- DJ Tiesto kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Washington
vs
Wright

183 cm
27
193 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

183 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington jabs at Wright's body.
Wright scores with a jab.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Washington momentarily.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright slips a straight right by Washington .
Wright takes a swing at Washington 's ribcage but misses.
Washington tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Wright tries to keep at a distance but Washington has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
Washington slows down the pace here.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Washington can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Washington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Washington is controlling him.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Washington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.

Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Washington looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Washington .
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
No joy there for Washington , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright lands a body shot.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Washington wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Washington shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington slips a jab from Wright.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a combination. Washington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Washington tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright cracks Washington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Washington .
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Washington is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adron Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Washington .
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Washington stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Washington .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adron Wright will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington . Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Washington slips a straight right by Wright.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
Washington is looking to wear down Wright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Washington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Washington looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Washington settles back down.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington .
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington .
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Washington .
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Washington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Washington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Washington avoids the body shot from Wright.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Washington tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Washington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Washington 's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington throws a leg kick that misses.
Washington looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington .
Washington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Washington has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington throws an elbow that misses.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Wright takes an elbow to the temple.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Washington .
Washington 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Washington misses with some punches.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Washington .

That has opened up Adron Wright's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington .
Washington has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Washington tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wright blocks an elbow strike from Washington .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, Washington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Washington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Wright checks the leg kick.
Washington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Washington 's hands.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Washington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wright as Washington tries to tie him up.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wright.
A shot in the inside from Washington .
Samuel Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington throws an elbow that misses.
Washington pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Washington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington .
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright stalls.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington .
Washington lands a damaging elbow.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington .
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.

Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington takes one to the chin there.
Washington misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Wright.

Samuel Washington 's cut is getting worse.
Washington staying out of range there.
Wright slips under a jab from Washington .
Washington wants to clinch.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Wright checks a low kick from Washington .
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Washington .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a jab to Washington 's midsection.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Washington moves into the clinch.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Wright breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington .

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adron Wright.
I think Wright 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adron Wright!
Adron Wright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.