PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wasika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Gates has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Wasika's chin.

Wasika
vs
Gates

172 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Adriana's Secret

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Wasika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wasika drives through and clinches with Gates against the cage.
Gates looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Wasika.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Wasika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gates tries to clinch

and Wasika counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wasika.
Wasika crunches a lovely knee into Gates's ribcage.
Gates wants to break free but Wasika has control.
A knee to the head by Wasika.

Wasika breaks the clinch.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wasika rushes Gates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika keeps control of Gates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wasika landing knees to the body.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wasika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wasika gets through Gates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the body.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Gates has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wasika avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika scores a nice knee to the body.
Gates struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasika controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Wasika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Wasika.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Wasika's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Gates looking for a takedown.

Wasika breaks the clinch.
Gates tries to bum rush Wasika with a series of wild strikes but Wasika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasika counters with a nice kick to the body.

Wasika closes the distance and clinches.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gates lands a nice uppercut.
Gates avoiding damage as Wasika throws knees to the body.
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Gates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gates has had enough of the clinch but Wasika keeps him there for the moment.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wasika has him pressed against the cage.
Gates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gates is trying to break free.
Gates wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasika won't allow it.
Gates can't find room to land a body shot as Wasika controls the action.
Gates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wasika has him pressed against the cage.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gates blocks it with crossed arms.
Gates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gates can't break the clinch.

Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wasika closes the distance and clinches.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Wasika is controlling the position.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Wasika is controlling the position.
Wasika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wasika prevents Gates from breaking the clinch.
Wasika has Gates pressed against the cage.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Wasika scores with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates keeps the fight on the outside.

Wasika clinches up with Gates and pushes him back against the cage.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gates lands with a left to the head.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Gates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wasika scores with a shot to the side of Gates's head.
Wasika prevents Gates from breaking the clinch.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika landing knees to the head.

Wasika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wasika clinches up against the cage.
Gates can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wasika.
Wasika stalling the fight.
Wasika with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasika lands with a left to the head.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Gates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasika scores with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates is trying to break free.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Wasika scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Wasika.
Wasika gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wasika lands an elbow that stopped Gates in his tracks for a moment.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Wasika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wasika darts in and clinches Gates up against the cage.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gates has a couple of punches blocked by Wasika.
Wasika is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gates is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wasika pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Wasika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Gates.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wasika lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wasika is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gates working aggressively here.
Wasika content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wasika.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wasika pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wasika has Gates up against the cage in a clinch.

Wasika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.

Wasika closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Gates is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wasika gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Wasika.
Gates tries to break the clinch but Wasika is controlling the position.
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Wasika taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wasika lands a nice elbow.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.

Gates is rocked!
Good body shot from Wasika.
Wasika lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wasika.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wasika landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wasika or not.
Wasika lands an elbow that stopped Gates in his tracks for a moment.
Wasika throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gates tries to work over Wasika's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Wasika dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wasika tries to clinch up but Gates circles away and keeps his distance.
Wasika scores with a head kick.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Wasika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gates keeps the fight on the outside.

Wasika has managed to clinch.

Wasika breaks the clinch.
Donk. Gates catches Wasika right on the button with a cross.
Wasika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wasika clinches with his opponent.
Gates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wasika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wasika.
Gates working aggressively here.
Gates wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gates has had enough of the clinch but Wasika keeps him there for the moment.
Gates is trying to break free.
Gates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gates tries a body shot but Wasika blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Wasika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wasika breaks the clinch.
Paul Wasika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wasika counters by moving into the clinch.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!

Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gates tries to keep at a distance but Wasika has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wasika using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika scores with a knee to the head.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wasika lands an elbow inside that Gates shrugs off.
Gates wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasika won't allow it.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Wasika stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Gates is trying to break free.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Gates swings wildly with an uppercut but Wasika uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika blocks the elbow strike.
Gates digs a right hand into Wasika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wasika's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Wasika.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gates is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Gates is still on wobbly legs! Can Wasika finish him?
Wasika stalling in the clinch.
Gates lands with a right to the head.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika landing knees to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wasika.
Wasika taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a knee to the head.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasika unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wasika connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gates's face.
Gates wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wasika lands a nice knee to the body.
Wasika gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gates.
Paul Wasika has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Wasika escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wasika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wasika clinches up with Gates and pushes him back against the cage.
Wasika stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gates seems to have recovered his senses.
Wasika landing some nice looking knees to the body.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Wasika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gates misses with a double jab

and Wasika holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wasika lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasika.
A knee to the head by Wasika.
Wasika lands with a light punch inside.
Gates throws a head punch that misses.

Wasika manages to break the clinch.

Wasika instigates a clinch.
Wasika lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Wasika lands a nice elbow.
Wasika with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gates wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasika connects with a knee to the head.
Wasika lands a big right hand! Gates is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Wasika!