PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Wightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Stay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wightman
vs
Stay

178 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Stay!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wightman throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Wightman does no damage.
Wightman catches Stay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
Stay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stay swinging wildly here.
Stay keeps Wightman at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Wightman.
Stay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stay misses with a leg kick

and Wightman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stay wants to get back to striking at distance but Wightman won't allow it.

Stay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wightman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Stay both land. Nice combination.
Stay misses with a series of wild punches.
Wightman lands a lovely overhand right.
Wightman cracks Stay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wightman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wightman dodges the punch combination from Stay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Wightman.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wightman connects with a solid leg kick.
Stay misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Stay's head but Stay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stay is looking for the big counter here.
Wightman throws a low kick but Stay avoids it.
Wightman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wightman counters with a three punch combo that has Stay backing up. Stay nods at Wightman to acknowledge the strikes.
Stay tests Wightman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Stay misses.
No joy there for Stay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wightman misses with the combination.
Stay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wightman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stay lands a two punch combo.

Wightman pushes Stay up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wightman throws a punch but it's blocked by Stay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stay blocks an uppercut.
Wightman lands a hook that snaps the head of Stay backwards.
Wightman lands with a right to the head.
Stay blocking some punches.
Wightman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wightman cracks Stay with a nice body shot.
Wightman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wightman.
A right handed body shot lands from Wightman.
Wightman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wightman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman lands a hook that snaps the head of Stay backwards.
Wightman prevents Stay from breaking the clinch.
Wightman has a couple of punches blocked by Stay.
Nice body punch from Wightman - that landed with a thud.
Wightman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Wightman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Wightman.
Wightman presses Stay against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stay is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wightman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stay backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Wightman.
Wightman throws a punch but it's blocked by Stay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Wightman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wightman scores with a spinning back kick!
Stay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stay swings widly with a right hand
and Wightman counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Stay misses.
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pat Stay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wightman connects with a jab.
Stay checks a leg kick nicely.

Wightman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stay.
Wightman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wightman misses with a body punch.

Stay breaks the clinch.
Wightman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wightman lands with a hook. Stay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stay. Wightman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wightman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stay.
Stay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wightman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stay is able to avoid easily.
Stay misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stay.

Wightman moves into the clinch.
Wightman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stay's elbow.
Blake Wightman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stay.
Stay blocking some punches.
Stay tries to break the clinch but Wightman is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman misses with the head strike.
Stay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wightman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman prevents Stay from breaking the clinch.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike.
Wightman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Stay is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Stay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wightman lands with a short shot to the head.
Wightman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stay can do to turn this around?
Wightman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stay is still on wobbly legs! Can Wightman finish him?
Wightman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stay seems to have recovered his senses.
Wightman lands with a right to the head.
Wightman has a couple of punches blocked by Stay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wightman wants the takedown. Stay is fighting it off but Wightman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stay's guard against the ropes.
Wightman stands up over Stay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wightman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wightman working some strikes from top position.
Wightman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wightman.
Wightman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wightman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman wants to control from the top but Stay keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Stay.
Stay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wightman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stay at a distance.
Stay tries to land a leg kick but Wightman saw it coming and moves away.
Stay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wightman clinches.
Wightman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wightman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wightman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wightman has a couple of punches blocked by Stay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Wightman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wightman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wightman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wightman avoids the body shot from Stay.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stay.
Stay misses with a body kick.
Stay tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake Wightman is winning the standup battle so far.
Wightman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy body kick from Stay

and Wightman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stay's efforts to push away.
Wightman lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stay backwards.
Wightman lands with a right to the head.
Wightman struggles to land a body shot inside as Stay controls his hands.
Wightman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wightman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wightman lands a shoulder strike.
Stay is trying to break the clinch but Wightman is controlling him.
Wightman creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Stay's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Stay drops to his knees and Wightman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Wightman!