PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jr Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wu
vs
Harry

174 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jr Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fat Harry!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harry shoots for a takedown but Wu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wu as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Harry.
Harry wants to clinch.
Harry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wu as he jumps to the side.
Jr Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fat Harry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wu gets a takedown into half guard.
Wu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu winds up and cracks Harry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harry is trying to stand back up but Wu is controlling him
Wu trying to mount his opponent but Harry defends it.
Wu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harry wants to get back to his feet.
Harry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Wu is working for a kimura but Harry is defending it quite comfortably.
Harry is looking to control Wu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harry avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harry wants to get back to full guard.
Wu is keen to just control but Harry is a slippery customer.
Harry trying to control here.
Wu working the head and body with strikes.
Harry trying to control from the bottom.
Wu could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wu grinds an elbow into Harry's temple.
Harry wants to control but Wu postures up.
Wu cracks Harry with a big right hand but Harry just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Harry prevents Wu from moving into mount.
Wu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harry is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harry looks gassed!
Harry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wu scoring with some ground and pound.
Harry has momentary wrist control but Wu slips an elbow through the middle.

Harry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wu cracks Harry with a solid left hand.
Wu landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wu passes Harry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harry is trying to get back to full guard.
Wu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wu is nestled in close to Harry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Wu connects with a nice short shot to Harry's temple.
Harry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wu prevents Harry from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Harry throws a solid leg kick but Wu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harry.
Harry shoots and misses

so Wu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wu works over Harry with some ground and pound from guard.
Wu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wu wants to control from the top but Harry keeps moving.
Harry trying to keep a closed guard but Wu is proving a slippery customer.
Wu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harry's head.
Harry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wu with a nice head shot there.
Wu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harry wants to sweep but no luck.
Wu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wu working some strikes from top position.
Wu forces his way into half guard.
Wu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry is trying to maintain the position but Wu is very close to passing his half guard.
Wu lands strikes from half guard.
Wu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu winds up and cracks Harry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harry wants to control but Wu is keeping busy.
Wu wants to control but Harry is keeping him busy.
Harry is looking to control Wu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harry avoid being mounted?
Wu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jr Wu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wu lands with a punch from half guard.
Harry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wu distracts Harry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wu throws and elbow that misses. Harry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wu's guard. Nice move by Harry!
Wu is pulling down on Harry's head. It's preventing any offense from Harry, at least for the moment.
Wu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu wants to sweep here but Harry controlling him for the moment.
Harry advances position into side control!
Wu is trying to escape the position but Harry is controlling the position.
Wu holds on to Harry's head and controls the position momentarily.
Wu can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jr Wu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Harry misses with a head kick.
Harry clinches but Wu breaks the clinch

and Wu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harry!
Harry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wu looking to finish Harry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harry!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wu working Harry over with strikes here.
Wu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry tries to hold on but Wu pushes him away.
Wu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harry is looking to improve his position but Wu isn't that keen on the idea.
Harry tries to hold on but Wu pushes him away.
Wu working the ground and pound effectively.
Harry tries to hold on but Wu postures up.
Wu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wu with shots to the head and body - Harry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wu with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu with a couple of short strikes.
Harry tries to hold on but Wu postures up.
Wu landing shots from mount.
Wu working the ground and pound effectively.
Harry wants to control but Wu is having none of it.
Wu looking to control but Harry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Wu.
Harry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wu looking to finish Harry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harry!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harry is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wu raining down shots from the mount!
Harry is looking to improve his position but Wu isn't that keen on the idea.
Harry is in a horrible position here. Wu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wu with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wu throws some wild stikes that Harry manages to avoid easily.
Harry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harry is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harry's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harry wants to hold on but Wu pushes him away.
Wu with good strikes from the mount here!
Wu prevents Harry from getting the reversal.
Wu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wu working Harry over with strikes here.
Fat Harry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jr Wu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harry throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jr Wu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wu 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jr Wu!