PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Wachooski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mbeki Mbrowne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wachooski
vs
Mbrowne

210 cm
19
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Infliction Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Wachooski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mbeki Mbrowne!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbrowne throws a series of punches but Wachooski avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Mbrowne.
Wachooski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mbrowne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No joy there for Mbrowne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wachooski fails with the takedown.
Mbeki Mbrowne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wachooski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.
Wachooski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wachooski blocks the strikes from Mbrowne.
Still in half guard, Wachooski seems content to control.
Mbrowne tries to roll over but Wachooski keeps him under control.
Mbrowne is refusing to be controlled, as Wachooski sits in half guard.

Mbrowne actively working from the bottom here.
Wachooski not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wachooski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wachooski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wachooski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wachooski lands a heavy elbow.
Wachooski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wachooski controlling from mount.
Wachooski wants to control the pace but Mbrowne is squirming around nicely.
Wachooski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mbrowne on the ground.
Wachooski prevents Mbrowne from getting the reversal.
Wachooski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mbrowne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbrowne is trying desperately to improve position.
Wachooski looking to control but Mbrowne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mbrowne tries to hold on but Wachooski pushes him away.
Wachooski controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wachooski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wachooski trying to control but Mbrowne is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mbrowne can't escape the position.
Wachooski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Wachooski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Wachooski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mbrowne tries to roll over but Wachooski keeps him under control.
Wachooski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wachooski is keen to just control but Mbrowne is a slippery customer.
Wachooski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.
Wachooski wants to free his trapped foot but Mbrowne is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mbrowne tries to clinch but Wachooski moves out of range.
Wachooski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wachooski is breathing heavily.
Mbrowne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mbrowne misses with a wild combination.
Wachooski shoots in for a takedown but Mbrowne shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Wachooski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mbrowne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Mbrowne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Wachooski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.
Check out the look on Wachooski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wachooski takes a little break here. Mbrowne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wachooski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mbrowne keeps working.
Mbrowne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wachooski takes a little break here. Mbrowne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mbrowne prevents Wachooski from moving into mount.

Wachooski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Larry Wachooski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mbrowne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wachooski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Wachooski feints and as Mbrowne raises his hands in defense, Wachooski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Wachooski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mbrowne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mbeki Mbrowne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mbrowne lands a nice hook to Wachooski's body. Wachooski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Mbrowne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wachooski has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Wachooski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mbrowne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Mbrowne scores with a four punch combination!
Oooh a lovely combination from Mbrowne sends Wachooski down but not out. Mbrowne dives into side control looking to finish.

Wachooski is rocked!
Wachooski is trying to control Mbrowne's posture but Mbrowne avoids it.
Wachooski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mbrowne is breathing heavily.
Wachooski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wachooski slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wachooski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mbrowne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wachooski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.
Wachooski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wachooski drops an elbow to the side of Mbrowne's head.
Wachooski controlling the action here.
Wachooski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mbrowne is refusing to be controlled, as Wachooski sits in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Wachooski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wachooski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mbrowne pinned against the cage. Mbrowne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Wachooski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wachooski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wachooski controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski lands a nice shot to the head.
Mbrowne taking shots to the head.
Wachooski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mbrowne is looking to escape.
Wachooski avoids the attempt from Mbrowne to control.
Wachooski cracks Mbrowne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mbrowne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wachooski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mbrowne is looking to escape.
Wachooski content just to control the position here.
Wachooski looking to control but Mbrowne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wachooski.
Mbrowne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wachooski lands a big shot there that rocks Mbrowne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mbrowne tries to reverse the position but Wachooski maintains control.
Wachooski tries to control but Mbrowne wriggling away.
Wachooski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Wachooski.
Mbrowne tries to hold on but Wachooski pushes him away.
Wachooski controlling from mount.

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.
Wachooski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mbrowne hang on?
Wachooski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wachooski raining down shots from the mount!
Mbrowne is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mbrowne taking shots to the head.
Wachooski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mbrowne tries to reverse the position but Wachooski maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Wachooski.
Wachooski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mbrowne regains half guard.
Mbrowne tries to get to full guard but Wachooski has control of the leg.
Mbrowne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mbeki Mbrowne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wachooski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mbrowne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.
Mbrowne is trying to get back to half guard.
Wachooski working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Mbrowne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wachooski trying to control the position but Mbrowne is working away.
Mbrowne struggling a bit here.
Wachooski working the head with strikes.
Wachooski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mbrowne keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wachooski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wachooski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mbrowne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wachooski working over Mbrowne with some ground and pound. Mbrowne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbrowne is trying to get back to full guard.
Wachooski is looking to advance position but Mbrowne won't allow it.
Mbrowne is trying to get back to full guard.
Mbrowne is trying to maintain the position but Wachooski is very close to passing his half guard.
Wachooski trying to control from half guard but Mbrowne is working away.
Wachooski scoring with strikes to the body and head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wachooski.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mbrowne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mbrowne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mbrowne duly obliges.
Mbrowne throws a right hand that Wachooski ducks under and follows up with a left that Wachooski also avoids with ease.

Wachooski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mbrowne is looking to escape.
Wachooski working over Mbrowne with some ground and pound. Mbrowne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mbrowne moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mbrowne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mbrowne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wachooski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wachooski trying to control but Mbrowne is working from the bottom.
Mbrowne looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mbrowne is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mbrowne won't allow Wachooski to sweep him here.
Wachooski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wachooski is trying to control the position but Mbrowne postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wachooski holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachooski trying to keep a closed guard but Mbrowne is proving a slippery customer.
Mbrowne stopping the sweep attempt from Wachooski.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mbrowne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Wachooski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wachooski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wachooski trying to control from half guard but Mbrowne is working away.
Mbrowne trying to hold on to Wachooski's head to control him but Wachooski postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wachooski connects with a nice short shot to Mbrowne's temple.
Wachooski lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbrowne wants to control but Wachooski is keeping busy.
Wachooski is taking a breather. Mbrowne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mbrowne trying to control from the bottom.
Mbrowne is not content to let Wachooski control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Wachooski gets a takedown into half guard.
Wachooski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Larry Wachooski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wachooski stalling away here and it's allowed Mbrowne to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wachooski content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wachooskiis looking to pass into half guard but Mbrowne pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mbrowne is in guard.
Wachooski has a closed guard, preventing Mbrowne from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Wachooski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wachooski 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!