PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Adrenaline- 12 Stones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andrew Wu had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wu
vs
Striker

198 cm
21
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Striker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Wu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Striker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wu fails to land with a series of punches.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves out of range.
Striker tries to clinch up.
Striker misses with a double jab
and Wu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wu counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker wants to clinch but Wu slips to the side
and Wu counters with a head kick.
Striker clinches but Wu breaks the clinch
and Wu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wu lands a high kick!
Striker closes the distance but Wu moves to the side

and Wu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Striker tries to clinch up.
Striker wants to clinch
and Wu counters with a three punch combo that has Striker backing up. Striker nods at Wu to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wu stuffs the takedown.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wu wants it to stay on the feet.
Striker shoots and misses
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrew Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Striker.
Striker looks gassed!
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Striker has his takedown stuffed
and Wu counters with a head kick. That will keep Striker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Danga de danga de dang - Wu scores with a four punch combination!
Wu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a big head kick but Striker shrugs it off.
Wu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Striker throws a sloppy head kick
and Wu counters with a series of strikes. Striker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Striker takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a head kick that Striker semi-blocks.
Wu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wu.
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!
A nice combination there by Wu.
Wu throws a leg kick which misses Striker's front leg but catches the back leg as Striker tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Wu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wu scores with a spinning back kick!
Andrew Wu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Striker closes the distance but Wu moves to the side
letting Wu counter with a right hand.
Wu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Striker tries to clinch
and Wu counters with a good, hard body kick but Striker shrugs it off.

Wu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Wu drops back looking for a leg! Striker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Striker manages to kick Wu off! Wu jumps back into Striker's guard.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Striker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu postures up and lands a big shot to Striker's brow.
Wu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wu tries to stand but Striker is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Striker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Striker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.

Wu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Wu is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Striker looking for a sweep. Not yet Striker, not yet.
Wu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Striker's guard.
Wu postures up.

Wu gets to his feet. Striker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Striker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but Wu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker clinches but Wu breaks the clinch
and Wu counters with a big head kick but Striker shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves away
and Wu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Striker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Striker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wu's head.
Striker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Striker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wu.
Wu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wu jumps into guard, dragging Striker to the mat.
Wu looking for a sweep. Not yet Wu, not yet.
Striker sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Striker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Striker has Wu in his guard.
Striker keeping full guard, as Wu tries to pass.
Wu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Striker wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Wu dominated that second round.
That's time! Wu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Striker looks to clinch
and Wu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Striker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wu's waist but Wu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Striker off to one side.
Striker shoots in and drives through. Wu sprawls well.
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Wu pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andrew Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Striker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wu clobbers Striker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Striker wants to clinch
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
Wu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Wu forces Striker back against the cage and clinches.

Wu breaks from the clinch.
Striker with a poor takedown

and Wu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wu.

Wu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wu counters with a good low kick that Striker was not able to check.
Striker looks to clinch
and Wu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrew Wu is winning the standup battle so far.
Wu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wu throws a head kick that misses.
Wu is looking to wear down Striker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Striker tries to clinch
enabling Wu to counter with a crisp jab.
Wu lands a head kick!
Striker misses with a combination
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a combination. Striker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wu counters with a nice body kick.
Striker darts in trying to clinch
and Wu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Wu - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Striker misses with a combination
and Wu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Striker's waist but Striker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wu off to one side.
Striker tries to clinch but Wu moves away

and Wu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Striker's guard now.
Wu stands up over Striker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Wu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wu.

Wu clinches.
Striker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Striker prevents Wu from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

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