PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo has chosen Earth's Rightful Ruler as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wright
vs
Pablo

195 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Augustus Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright stuns Pablo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pablo.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Wright throws a leg kick but Pablo checks it.
Pablo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pablo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pablo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pablo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Aaron Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Pablo ducks down to avoid it.
Pablo misses the shot to the body.
Pablo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pablo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Pablo is just out of range.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pablo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
A telegraphed right hand from Pablo misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Pablo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Pablo slips under a jab.

Pablo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pablo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pablo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright throws a hook but Pablo avoids it easily.
Wright scores with the left hand. Pablo knows he should have avoided that one.
Pablo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pablo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Pablo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pablo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Pablo misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pablo drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Pablo goes for a takedown attempt but Wright pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aaron Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustus Pablo.
Wright throws the left hand but Pablo avoids the punch easily.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Pablo misses its intended target.
Pablo slips under a jab from Wright.
Pablo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright swinging wilding here.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pablo walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Pablo misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pablo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wright was covering up waiting for the punch and Pablo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pablo throws a big right hand that misses.
Pablo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright controls Pablo momentarily but Pablo frees himself.

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.
Pablo postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Wright keeping full guard, as Pablo tries to pass.
Pablo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pablo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Pablo.
Wright is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wright moves out of range as Pablo strikes.
Pablo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Pablo moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Pablo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pablo misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pablo slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Pablo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pablo.
Wright works over Pablo's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pablo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pablo looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Pablo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pablo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Pablo avoids the body shot from Wright.

Pablo moves into the clinch.
Pablo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Pablo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo slips a straight right by Wright.
Pablo ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Pablo looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Pablo's head but Pablo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pablo takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Aaron Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Pablo's defenses.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pablo lands a with a good body shot.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Pablo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pablo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Pablo slips the punch.
Pablo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright avoids the body shot from Pablo.
Donk. Wright catches Pablo right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright defending well as Pablo loads up on a big left hand.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Pablo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright throws a hook but Pablo avoids it easily.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses

and Pablo moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pablo.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Pablo won't allow it.
Pablo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Pablo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pablo lands strikes from half guard.
Pablo throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Pablo wants to take a breather but Wright is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wright kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pablo stalling away here and it's allowed Wright to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Pablo is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pablo tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pablo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pablo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pablo avoids the body shot from Wright.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Pablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aaron Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustus Pablo.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Pablo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Pablo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pablo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.

Pablo gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Pablo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Pablo misses.
Aaron Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Pablo's defenses.
Pablo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Pablo.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pablo at a distance.
Pablo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Pablo.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Pablo pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Pablo slips a jab from Wright.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pablo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Pablo throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Pablo saw that one coming.
Wright misses with a hook.

Pablo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pablo cracks Wright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pablo unloads with some shots from mount but Wright bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Pablo.
Pablo looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pablo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Pablo's attempts to control the action.
Pablo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pablo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pablo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pablo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pablo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pablo lands with some strikes.
Pablo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wright's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pablo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wright because Pablo loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Pablo.
Pablo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wright blocking the ground and pound.
Wright is looking to improve his position but Pablo isn't that keen on the idea.
Pablo dominating with strikes here.
Wright is looking to improve his position but Pablo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright taking shots to the head.
Pablo looking to finish with strikes here!
Pablo working Wright over with strikes here.
Pablo with a couple of short strikes.
Pablo with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pablo lands a big shot there that rocks Wright but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pablo looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Pablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aaron Wright!