PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1934 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Sam Wylie (ranked 262 p4p, 261 weight class). Blackwater comes to the cage accompanied by A$AP Rocky - Everyday. Wylie has chosen RATM- NO SHELTER as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blackwater
vs
Wylie

185 cm
21
180
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
177
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Wylie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater misses with an uppercut.

Wylie clinches up against the cage.
Wylie is struggling to control the position.
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylie misses with the head strike.
Wylie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackwater up against the cage.
Wylie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Wylie - that landed with a thud.
Wylie is trying to pull guard but Blackwater has him pressed against the cage.
Wylie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwater's efforts to push away.
Wylie scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Blackwater - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wylie tries to work over Blackwater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Wylie throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wylie is stalling here.

Blackwater breaks the clinch.
Wylie misses with a jab to the body
letting Blackwater counter with a right hand.
Wylie throws a big shot that misses.
Wylie tests Blackwater's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wylie ducks under a wild hook from Blackwater.
Wylie misses with a looping left.
Blackwater is looking to counter punch.
Wylie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackwater misses with a hook
and Wylie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackwater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
Wylie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackwater throws a one two combo.
Blackwater throws a looping overhand right but Wylie ducks down to avoid it.
Blackwater lands with a hook. Wylie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackwater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blackwater duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wylie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackwater avoids the body shot from Wylie.
Blackwater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
A punch lands to the side of Blackwater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackwater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
Blackwater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wylie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blackwater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackwater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wylie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylie throws a shot from downtown. Blackwater moves away and avoids it.
Wylie throws a series of punches but Blackwater moves out of range.
Blackwater seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Wylie.
Wylie throws a right hand that misses
and Blackwater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylie looks to land a left hand but Blackwater moved out of range nicely.
Blackwater throws a series of punches but Wylie avoids them all with ease.
Blackwater walks into a straight right hand from Wylie.
Blackwater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blackwater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Blackwater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wylie misses with a body shot.
Wylie throws a body punch but Blackwater moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wylie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wylie throws a lazy right hand but Blackwater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackwater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Wylie.
Wylie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Blackwater to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylie tries to clinch up but Blackwater circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylie looks to land a combination but Blackwater avoids it well.
Wylie avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie swings widly with a right hand
and Blackwater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackwater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sam Wylie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wylie throws a hook but Blackwater blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylie slips a jab and a cross from Blackwater.
Sam Wylie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater misses with a series of wild punches.
Wylie feints the counter takedown.
Wylie is looking to clinch.
It looked like Blackwater was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wylie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blackwater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Wylie.
Blackwater rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wylie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blackwater moves away from the strike by Wylie.
Wylie is looking to clinch.
Blackwater is looking for a counter combo.
Blackwater misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Wylie there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylie is looking to clinch.
Wylie misses with a left hand
and Blackwater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackwater throws a right and a left that Wylie avoids nicely.
Wylie wants to clinch but Blackwater slips to the side
and Blackwater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Blackwater's head coaches at A Stander’s Paradise that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wylie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Wylie drives through and clinches with Blackwater against the cage.
Wylie tries a body shot but Blackwater blocks it.
Wylie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylie can't find room to land a body shot as Blackwater controls the action.

Wylie pulls Blackwater into guard.
Wylie working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylie wants to hit a sweep here but Blackwater passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wylie there!
Wylie wants to control but Blackwater is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwater wants to stand but Wylie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Wylie tries to hold on but Blackwater postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater wants to stand but Wylie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Blackwater avoids the attempt from Wylie to control.
Wylie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wylie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wylie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenz Blackwater dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wylie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blackwater counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackwater ducks under a wild hook from Wylie.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackwater misses the target.
Blackwater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blackwater counters with a nice uppercut.
Wylie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wylie missing with a left hand there. Blackwater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Wylie looks to move away, Blackwater throws a big counter combo but Wylie just gets out of the way.
Blackwater keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackwater is looking for a counter combo.
Blackwater looks to land a right hand but Wylie moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie is looking to clinch.
Blackwater was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wylie misses with an uppercut
and Blackwater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackwater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wylie.
Blackwater looks to land a right hand but Wylie moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylie misses the shot to the body.
Blackwater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blackwater slips under a jab.
Blackwater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wylie tries to clinch but Blackwater is having none of it.
Blackwater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
A little feinted left hand from Blackwater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wylie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Blackwater does no damage.
Wylie jabs at Blackwater's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Blackwater scores with a four punch combination!
Wylie misses with a hook.
Blackwater is looking for a counter combo.
Lorenz Blackwater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blackwater. Those never looked like landing.

Wylie gets a clinch.
Wylie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Wylie successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wylie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wylie trying to control the position.
Blackwater wants to get up but he can't break Wylie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Wylie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackwater passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wylie wants to control but Blackwater is keeping busy.
Wylie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blackwater haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Blackwater.
Wylie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wylie loads up on a big right hand but Blackwater slips the punch.
Wylie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Blackwater.
Wylie misses with a straight right.
Wylie throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blackwater misses with a hook. Wylie ducked under it nicely.
Wylie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wylie misses with a hook
and Wylie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylie misses with an uppercut. Blackwater saw that one coming.
Wylie scores with a shot to the body.

Wylie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenz Blackwater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackwater 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenz Blackwater!
Lorenz Blackwater was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.