PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1063 p4p, 167 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 1094 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Mercy

195 cm
30
209 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

190 cm
31
203 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mercy has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercy won't allow it.
Mercy crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Mercy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Mercy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Mercy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercy prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.

Wright breaks from the clinch.
Mercy thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Mercy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercy cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy counters with a body kick.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Mercy's leg but Mercy calmly moves out of range.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Wright misses.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Mercy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright cracks Mercy with an open hand slap.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercy fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright misses with a hook. Mercy ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercy.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Mercy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Mercy misses with a looping left.
Wright tries to bum rush Mercy with a series of wild strikes but Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercy misses with a straight left.
Mercy slips under a jab from Wright.
Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercy.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercy tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mercy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Mercy looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Mercy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon 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.

Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercy, as that shot connected.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Mercy clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright throws a series of punches but Mercy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mercy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercy looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.

Wright tries to keep at a distance but Mercy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mercy.
Mercy pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Mercy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
It seemed like Mercy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercy will feel that in the morning.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Mercy moved out of range.
Mercy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
Wright jabs Mercy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Mercy.
Mercy motions for Wright to come forward. Mercy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy scores with a head kick.

Cleon Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wright tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
Wright lands with a straight right. Mercy didn't see that one coming.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mercy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Mercy.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Mercy darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Mercy landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Mercy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Wright feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mercy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercy walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Mercy's belly button to the back.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mercy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
Wright looking for a takedown.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wright misses with a hook.
Wright slips a jab from Mercy.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Mercy staying out of range there.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Mercy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy is looking for the big counter here.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Mercy's belly button to the back.
That kick from Mercy tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Mercy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Mercy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Mercy throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Mercy clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot.
Wright slips a jab from Mercy.
Wright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercy. That one must have hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercy blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mercy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercy.

Jeez, Cleon Wright's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Mercy lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercy scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Mercy throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Mercy.
Mercy lands with a cross.
Mercy moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright throws a leg kick but Mercy checks it.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright tries to work over Mercy's front leg with a kick but Mercy checks it.
Wright throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Wright misses.
Mercy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercy connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waylon Mercy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.