PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Wennstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grappler Striking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Striking
vs
Wennstrom

174 cm
20
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Canadian Fighter Clothing

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Wennstrom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Striking shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Striking was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Striking.
Striking wants to control the pace but Wennstrom is squirming around nicely.
Striking with shots to the head and body - Wennstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Striking thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Striking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Striking cracks Wennstrom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking dominating with strikes here.
Striking with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striking lands a nice shot to the head.
Striking with a couple of short strikes.
Wennstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Striking has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Striking lands a heavy elbow.
Striking landing strikes, looking to finish!

Striking moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wennstrom has worked his arm free - good work by Wennstrom!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striking is chipping away with strikes.
Striking scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wennstrom to see if he's OK.
Striking throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Striking scoring with punches from side control.
Striking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wennstrom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Striking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Striking looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Striking thows a huge punch but Wennstrom dodges it nicely.
Striking misses with a head shot. Wennstrom uses the momentum to regain guard.
Striking postures up in Wennstrom's guard and throws a big left but Wennstrom blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striking landing some decent shots from guard.
Striking throws a strike but Wennstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Striking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grappler Striking dominated that round.
That's time! Striking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Striking avoids the head kick by Wennstrom.
Wennstrom lands a nice shot to the body.

Striking closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wennstrom did well to prevent Striking getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striking lands a nice short elbow.
Striking wants to pass to mount but Wennstrom is defending the position.
Striking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Striking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striking lands a nice short elbow.
Striking seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wennstrom is trying to stand up here but Striking is controlling him well.
Striking wants to advance to full mount but Wennstrom doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Striking stands up over Wennstrom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Striking drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wennstrom dives on top into guard.
Striking is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Striking is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wennstrom defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Striking is looking for a triangle here but Wennstrom uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennstrom gets to mount! Striking was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Striking is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wennstrom manages to capitalize on a mistake by Striking to take his back!
Wennstrom is hanging on to Striking's back as he tries to escape.
Striking tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Striking regains half guard.
Striking gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grappler Striking dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Striking misses with a body shot.
Wennstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hugo Wennstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Striking scores with a takedown into Wennstrom's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striking throws a big right hand that misses.
Striking keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wennstrom's head.

Wennstrom has his foot on Striking's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Striking works his way back into a safe position though.
Striking is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Striking slips nicely into half guard.
Grappler Striking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Striking passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking landing strikes from the mount and Wennstrom is in trouble!
The referee warns Wennstrom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Striking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Striking postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wennstrom looks a forlorn figure.
Striking landing strikes from the mount and Wennstrom is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Striking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wennstrom is in a horrible position here. Striking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wennstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Striking dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking tries to control but Wennstrom wriggling away.

Striking goes for an armbar but Wennstrom turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wennstrom.
Striking wants to sweep here but Wennstrom controlling him for the moment.

Striking isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wennstrom stacks Striking on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wennstrom!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Striking manages to get back to half guard.
Hugo Wennstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striking tries to roll over but Wennstrom keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Striking manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grappler Striking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Striking, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappler Striking!