PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 266 p4p, 329 weight class) and Gotan Wasselach (ranked 36 p4p, 42 weight class). Weismuller comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. Wasselach has chosen Time Is On My Side by Maze as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Weismuller
vs
Wasselach

188 cm
27
205
12 - 3 - 0

194 cm
38
215
16 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
The Pharmacy Phuket

NARCOS
Hoarse Pills

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasselach throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasselach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wasselach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wasselach lands a nice looking body shot.
Weismuller scores with the left hand. Wasselach knows he should have avoided that one.
Wasselach attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Weismuller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Weismuller lands with a straight right. Wasselach didn't see that one coming.
Wasselach slips under a jab.
Weismuller misses the shot to the body.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Weismuller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller misses with a looping left.
Weismuller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Weismuller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wasselach moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wasselach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a body punch but Weismuller moves out of range.
Wasselach moves forwards but Weismuller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wasselach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Weismuller avoids the head kick by Wasselach.
Wasselach avoids the body shot from Weismuller.
A little jabbing left from Wasselach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wasselach misses with the body kick
and Weismuller counters with a nice body kick.
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weismuller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasselach lands with a cross.
Wasselach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weismuller moves away.
Weismuller throws a sloppy body shot
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wasselach gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a body kick that misses.
Wasselach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Wasselach misses with a right hand
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
Wasselach has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasselach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weismuller is looking to clinch but Wasselach is avoiding it.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Wasselach misses with a body kick.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wasselach. That did some damage!
Weismuller throws out a loose jab but Wasselach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wasselach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Weismuller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weismuller.
Weismuller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wasselach.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the head.
Wasselach misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Weismuller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wasselach walks into a left hand.
Wasselach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Wasselach misses.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wasselach moves away.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
Wasselach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wasselach. That did some damage!
Weismuller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Weismuller.
Wasselach misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
Weismuller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Weismuller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wasselach moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Wasselach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Weismuller is looking to clinch.
Wasselach replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Weismuller blocks it well.
Wasselach avoids the body shot from Weismuller.
A bone on bone clash there as Wasselach blocks the leg kick.
Weismuller misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wasselach counter with a right hand.
Weismuller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wasselach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weismuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weismuller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wasselach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller thows a leg kick but Wasselach checks it
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weismuller feints and then cracks Wasselach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasselach down.
Weismuller dodges the punch combination from Wasselach.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Weismuller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Weismuller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
Weismuller misses with a straight left.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wasselach cracks a nice hook into Weismuller's ribs.
Weismuller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wasselach looks to score with a jab to the body but Weismuller is just out of range.
Wasselach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Weismuller ducks down to avoid it.
Weismuller tries to land a leg kick but Wasselach saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller slips under a jab from Wasselach.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Weismuller misses with an uppercut
and Wasselach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weismuller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller digs a good hook to Wasselach's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller loads up on a big right hand but Wasselach slips the punch.
Weismuller scores with a push kick.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wasselach moves away.
Wasselach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Wasselach fails to land with a series of punches.
Weismuller swings for the body but Wasselach moves out of range.
Weismuller lands with a nice body punch.
Weismuller throws a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Weismuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasselach slips under a jab from Weismuller.
Wasselach misses with a straight left.
Weismuller lands a head shot.
Wasselach misses with a body kick.
Wasselach catches Weismuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weismuller.
Weismuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wasselach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wasselach might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Weismuller has got the better of the exchanges.
Weismuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Wasselach feints a counter leg kick.
Wasselach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wasselach works the jab nicely.
Wasselach moves out of range as Weismuller strikes.
Weismuller throws a lazy right hand but Wasselach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Weismuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
Weismuller tries a low kick but Wasselach avoids it.
Wasselach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weismuller misses with a straight right.
Weismuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weismuller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasselach scores with a head kick. Weismuller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Weismuller misses with a body punch
and Wasselach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wasselach to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller throws a leg kick
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Weismuller works Wasselach's body with a nice hook.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller lands a jab to Wasselach's midsection.
Weismuller misses the shot to the body.
Wasselach misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller misses the jab.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Weismuller throws a low kick, looking for Wasselach's leg but Wasselach calmly moves out of range.
Wasselach was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Weismuller just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weismuller misses with a leg kick
enabling Wasselach to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller connects with the punch.
Wasselach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller misses with a leg kick
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weismuller throws a lazy head kick
and Wasselach counters with a nice uppercut.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Weismuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weismuller dips to his left and cracks Wasselach with an uppercut!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wasselach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Wasselach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wasselach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weismuller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasselach.
Wasselach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weismuller under the eye.
Weismuller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wasselach on the side of the head.
Wasselach tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Weismuller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Weismuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gotan Wasselach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Weismuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice straight punches there by Weismuller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weismuller.
Weismuller misses with a low kick.
Wasselach looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Weismuller scores with a decent looking hook.
Weismuller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wasselach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wasselach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wasselach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wasselach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weismuller throws a big shot that misses.
Wasselach thuds his right hand into Weismuller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weismuller eats them both and turns towards Wasselach to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Weismuller misses.
It seemed like Wasselach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Weismuller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasselach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasselach throws a poor cross that misses
and Weismuller counters with a low kick, right behind Wasselach 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasselach. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wasselach defending well as Weismuller loads up on a big left hand.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Weismuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wasselach misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good work by Wasselach as he checks the leg kick.
Weismuller scoring well with a low kick there.
Weismuller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Weismuller ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Weismuller thows a body kick. Wasselach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Weismuller lands but Wasselach takes it in his stride.
Wasselach tries to clinch up.
Weismuller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weismuller was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Wasselach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weismuller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Weismuller throws a big shot that misses.
Wasselach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller scores with a hook to the body. Wasselach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasselach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weismuller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wasselach scrambles back to his feet.
Weismuller scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Wasselach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weismuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasselach can do to turn this around?
Jab by Weismuller.
Wasselach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weismuller wants to clinch up but Wasselach keeps it at a distance.
Wasselach throws a shot from downtown. Weismuller moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wasselach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weismuller swings for the body but Wasselach moves out of range.
Wasselach throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Weismuller lands a lovely overhand right.
Weismuller connects with a leg kick.
Wasselach wants to land a leg kick but Weismuller is out of range.
Wasselach throws a sloppy head kick and Weismuller moves out of range easily.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut
and Weismuller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Weismuller misses with a straight right.
Wasselach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wasselach throws a leg kick but Weismuller sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Weismuller misses the target.
A nice leg kick from Weismuller, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands a lovely overhand right.
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weismuller scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasselach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller misses with a body shot
and Wasselach counters with a nice body kick.
Weismuller lands a leg kick that knocks Wasselach off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weismuller.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Weismuller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wasselach just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasselach blocks a head kick by Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Weismuller misses.
Wasselach shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wasselach misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Weismuller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weismuller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
Tommy Weismuller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.