PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payton Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wright
vs
Chrome

172 cm
30
184 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

182 cm
29
193 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Chrome!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright stuffs the takedown attempt from Chrome. Chrome gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.

Wright closes the distance and clinches.

Chrome breaks from the clinch.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chrome.
Mr Chrome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright tries to move into range but Chrome moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chrome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Chrome fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wright sprawls well initially but Chrome persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wright is concentrating on defense, preventing Chrome from advancing position.
Chrome missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chrome thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Chrome has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chrome working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chrome's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chrome's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome tries to roll but Wright sticks to his back.
Chrome rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chrome slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Chrome is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Wright tries to stand but Chrome is controlling from the bottom.

Chrome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Chrome looking for a sweep. Not yet Chrome, not yet.
Chrome pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control but Chrome is working from the bottom.
Chrome manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chrome throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wright slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wright is staying active underneath Chrome, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chrome thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Chrome there.
Chrome is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chrome works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wright is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wright wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chrome.
Chrome working Wright over with strikes here.
Chrome punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chrome throwing strikes here but Wright is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Chrome.
Chrome connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chrome with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Chrome there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chrome throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wright takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chrome with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Chrome cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chrome is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chrome is landing with some decent strikes but Wright is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chrome connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chrome lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chrome looking to finish with strikes here!
Chrome lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Chrome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wright lands a jab to Chrome's midsection.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Chrome lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wright throws a body punch but Chrome moves out of range.
Chrome shoots in looking for a takedown. Wright tries to sprawl out of it but Chrome keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chrome ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Chrome misses with a straight right.
Wright stuffs the takedown attempt from Chrome. Chrome gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chrome.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Chrome counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Chrome sees coming a mile off.
Chrome checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chrome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chrome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Chrome.
Chrome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chrome misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chrome.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrome takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chrome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chrome walks into a jab.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chrome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chrome swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Wright both land. Nice combination.
Chrome lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chrome.
Chrome throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chrome shoots in but Wright avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Chrome.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
Chrome swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Chrome avoids it.
Mr Chrome seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Wright drives through and clinches with Chrome against the cage.
Chrome lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Chrome blocks a body shot from Wright.

Chrome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Chrome misses.
Chrome throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrome cracks the inside of Wright's front leg.
Wright is looking to wear down Chrome with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Chrome throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Chrome with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chrome throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Payton Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright clobbers Chrome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chrome misses the shot to the body.
Chrome swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Chrome lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
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 Payton Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Chrome is predictable there
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Chrome.

Wright rushes Chrome and presses him up against the cage.
Chrome stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chrome is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright works on Chrome's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Chrome has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wright after a bit of a struggle.
Chrome doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chrome blocks a body shot from Wright.
Chrome tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chrome.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Chrome controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chrome backwards.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chrome looking to stall.

Chrome breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Chrome misses the target.
Chrome pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chrome thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright throws a leg kick but Chrome checks it.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Chrome takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Chrome moved out of range nicely.
Chrome misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright swings for the body but Chrome moves out of range.
Chrome lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chrome takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Chrome moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chrome on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chrome misses its intended target.
Chrome misses with a leg kick
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Chrome.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chrome thows a body shot but no joy.
Chrome's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
Chrome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright scores with a head kick. Chrome tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chrome takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chrome loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrome throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a big head kick but Chrome shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chrome throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Chrome throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright works Chrome's body with a nice hook.
Chrome misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Chrome.
Chrome moves away from the strike by Wright.
Chrome shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Payton Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Chrome.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.

And that's the end of the fight!
Payton Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!