PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Wen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dana o brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wen comes into the arena with Lick it up blaring out of the sound system. dana o brian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wen
vs
o brian

155 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
131 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DJ Wen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, dana o brian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wen tries to clinch up.
o brian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

o brian rushes Wen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
o brian is working for takedown but Wen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wen tries to work over o brian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

o brian is trying to trip Wen. He has hold of a leg but Wen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. o brian persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wen wants to stand and escape but o brian is having none of it.
o brian wants to stand but Wen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
o brian is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wen keeping moving, preventing o brian from controlling successfully.
Wen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wen 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.

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

o brian forces Wen back against the ropes and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

o brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from o brian.
o brian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
DJ Wen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dana o brian.
Wen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but o brian avoids it really well and circles away.
Wen closes the distance looking to clinch

and o brian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
o brian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

o brian breaks the clinch.
o brian throws a sloppy head kick and Wen moves out of range easily.
Wen is looking to slow o brian down with leg kicks.
o brian looks gassed!
Wen tries to clinch

and o brian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Wen drags the fight down to the ground.
Wen keeping moving, preventing o brian from controlling successfully.
o brian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst o brian is controlling him.
o brian trying to control but Wen is working from the bottom.
o brian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wen wants to get back to his feet but o brian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wen working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

o brian feints and as Wen raises his hands in defense, o brian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
o brian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
o brian wants to control from the top but Wen keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

o brian drops back looking for a leg! Wen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wen manages to kick o brian off! o brian jumps back into Wen's guard.
Wen working a defensive guard here.
o brian throwing strikes but missing.
o brian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
o brian is looking to stand up but Wen won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dana o brian dominated that 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.

Wen closes the distance looking to clinch

so o brian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wen keeping moving, preventing o brian from controlling successfully.
o brian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wen is proving hard to escape from.
o brian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
o brian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
o brian wants to control from the top but Wen keeps moving.
Wen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
o brian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wen is keeping the position for now.
Wen looking for a sweep. Not yet Wen, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Wen scores a takedown into full mount!

Wen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… o brian is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by o brian and Wen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
o brian is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
o brian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wen's best efforts.

Wen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
o brian tries to get to full guard but Wen has control of the leg.
Wen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

o brian has one foot on Wen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wen is looking to slow o brian down with leg kicks.
Wen fails with an attempt to clinch.
o brian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Wen. No joy for o brian on that attempt.
Wen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wen clinches but o brian breaks the clinch

and o brian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wen won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on o brian's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

o brian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

o brian is trying to get an arm triangle but Wen is defending well.
o brian working the head with strikes.
o brian working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
dana o brian has got the better of the ground game so far.
o brian prevents Wen from escaping the position.

o brian stands up and beckons Wen to his feet.
o brian fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dana o brian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wen closes the distance but o brian moves to the side

and o brian counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by o brian.
Wen lands a shot to the body.
Wen wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wen as o brian tries to tie him up.
o brian is trying to drag Wen to the mat but Wen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wen stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wen tries to stall but o brian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

o brian breaks from the clinch.

Wen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows o brian to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wen wants to stand up but o brian is controlling him.
o brian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst o brian is controlling him.
o brian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
o brian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wen's guard.
Wen is trying to control the position but o brian postures up.
o brian's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
o brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Wen is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
o brian with a poor takedown
and Wen counters with a good low kick that o brian was not able to check.

o brian moves into the clinch.

o brian has hold of one of Wen's legs. Wen is fighting the takedown attempt but o brian gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
o brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Wen is retaining full guard.
Wen is trying to control the position but o brian postures up.
o brian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
o brian trying to control but Wen is working from the bottom.
o brian is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

o brian stands and steps away. Wen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

o brian drives through and clinches with Wen against the ropes.
Wen taking a breather.
o brian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
DJ Wen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dana o brian.
o brian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
o brian tries for a takedown but Wen manages to get underhooks.
o brian tries to pull guard but Wen won't allow it.
Wen tries to pull guard but o brian won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
o brian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wen pulls him back up using the underhooks.

o brian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wen keeps the fight on the outside.
Wen closes the distance but o brian moves to the side

and o brian counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

o brian gets control of Wen's arms and successfully pulls guard. o brian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
o brian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
o brian is pulling down on Wen's head to control his posture.
o brian trying to keep a closed guard but Wen is proving a slippery customer.
Wen wants to control from the top but o brian keeps moving.
DJ Wen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dana o brian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
o brian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
dana o brian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got o brian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dana o brian!