PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Loster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loster
vs
Wasp

183 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Loster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaspard Wasp!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Loster.

Wasp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Loster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wasp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loster avoids it.
Wasp tries to work over Loster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Wasp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasp.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Loster can't break the clinch.
Wasp is working Loster over against the ropes.
Loster wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasp won't allow it.
Wasp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp is controlling him.
Loster is trying to force a seperation but Wasp has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Wasp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasp lands a body shot.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasp crunches a lovely knee into Loster's ribcage.
Loster is looking to break free of the clinch but Wasp has double underhooks.
Wasp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wasp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loster is breathing heavily.
Wasp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Loster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wasp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loster's elbow.
Wasp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wasp breaks from the clinch.
Wasp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loster misses with an uppercut
and Wasp counters with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wasp is looking to slow Loster down with leg kicks.
Wasp avoids the body shot from Loster.
Loster tests Wasp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wasp tries to clinch up but Loster circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Loster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wasp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wasp throws a nice looking combination but Loster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wasp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loster, pushing him back against the ropes.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Wasp lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loster can't break the clinch.
Loster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasp misses with a punch to the body.
Wasp tries to throw a body punch but Loster avoids it by throwing Wasp back against the ropes.
Wasp lands a good knee to the midsection. Loster won't want to take too many of those.
Loster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Wasp.
Wasp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wasp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wasp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wasp lands a knee to the head.

It looks like John Loster has been cut.
Wasp lands a body shot.
Wasp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loster.
Loster managing to block the knees to the body from Wasp.
Still in the clinch, Wasp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasp scores with a hook to the body.
Wasp has Loster pressed against the ropes, preventing Loster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wasp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Wasp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wasp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Loster paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wasp moves into range and clinches up with Loster.
Wasp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loster.
Wasp prevents Loster from breaking the clinch.
Wasp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wasp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loster backwards.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasp scores with a hook to the body.
Wasp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loster managing to block the knees to the body from Wasp.
Wasp lands an uppercut.

Loster is rocked!
Wasp throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Loster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp lands an elbow that stopped Loster in his tracks for a moment.
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp throws a punch but it's blocked by Loster.
Wasp misses with some punches.

Wasp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!

Loster gets tackled into the ropes by Wasp. Wasp maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loster.
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wasp fails to land.
Loster takes an elbow to the temple.
Wasp has a couple of punches blocked by Loster.
Wasp has Loster pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Loster is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wasp - that's hurt Loster badly! Oh, another knee lands and Loster is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Loster doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gaspard Wasp!