PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Shazzlefraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shazzlefraz comes to the cage accompanied by Welcom Home (Sanitarium). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shazzlefraz
vs
Wren

173 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 Helsinki, Sven Shazzlefraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Wren!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shazzlefraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alan Wren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wren tries to close the distance and clinch but Shazzlefraz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Shazzlefraz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shazzlefraz scoring with some ground and pound.
Wren trying to control the position.
Wren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wren keeping full guard, as Shazzlefraz tries to pass.
Shazzlefraz wanted to stand there but Wren had control of the position.
Shazzlefraz chips away with some ground and pound.
Shazzlefraz postures up in Wren's guard and throws a big left but Wren blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wren looks to land a combination but Shazzlefraz avoids it well.
Wren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shazzlefraz's head backwards.

It looks like Sven Shazzlefraz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren tries to clinch there but Shazzlefraz circles away.
Wren tries to clinch there but Shazzlefraz circles away.
Wren misses with a few strikes there.
Wren works over Shazzlefraz's head and body with a nice combination.

Shazzlefraz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Shazzlefraz has hold of one of Wren's legs. Wren is fighting the takedown attempt but Shazzlefraz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shazzlefraz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wren's guard.
Shazzlefraz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wren!
Wren working to try and regain half guard.
Shazzlefraz raining down shots from the mount!
Shazzlefraz controlling his opponent.
Shazzlefraz scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz lands a big elbow.
Wren taking shots to the head.
Shazzlefraz looking to control but Wren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shazzlefraz dominating with strikes here.
Shazzlefraz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wren's face.
Shazzlefraz looking to control but Wren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shazzlefraz punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shazzlefraz landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shazzlefraz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shazzlefraz is breathing heavily.
Shazzlefraz controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wren looks a forlorn figure.
Shazzlefraz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wren is looking to escape.
Shazzlefraz working the ground and pound effectively.
Shazzlefraz controlling from the full mount.

Shazzlefraz working for a submission but Wren is keeping him at bay.
Shazzlefraz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shazzlefraz with good strikes from the mount here!
Shazzlefraz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wren looks a forlorn figure.
Shazzlefraz is landing with some decent strikes but Wren is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wren can't escape the position.
Wren throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shazzlefraz. What's that going to do exactly?
Shazzlefraz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shazzlefraz tries to control but Wren wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shazzlefraz working Wren over with strikes here.
Shazzlefraz thowing shots but they're missing.
Shazzlefraz dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Shazzlefraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Shazzlefraz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wren throws a right and a left that Shazzlefraz avoids nicely.

Shazzlefraz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shazzlefraz postures up in Wren's guard and throws a big left but Wren blocks it.
Shazzlefraz won't allow Wren to sweep him here.
Shazzlefraz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shazzlefraz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shazzlefraz wants to pass the guard but Wren is keeping the position.
Shazzlefraz wants to control from the top but Wren keeps moving.
Shazzlefraz pushes down on Wren's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Wren actively working from the bottom here.
Wren is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz trying to control from half guard but Wren is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shazzlefraz decides to stand and escape the position.
Wren tries to clinch but Shazzlefraz moves away

and Shazzlefraz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shazzlefraz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shazzlefraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shazzlefraz throws and elbow that misses. Wren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shazzlefraz's guard. Nice move by Wren!
Shazzlefraz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shazzlefraz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren is bucking up trying to escape but Shazzlefraz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Wren is rocked!
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!
Shazzlefraz avoids the attempt from Wren to control.
Wren is still in real trouble! Can Shazzlefraz finish him?
The referee warns Wren that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shazzlefraz cracks Wren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shazzlefraz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wren looks a forlorn figure.
Wren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shazzlefraz working Wren over with strikes here.
Shazzlefraz raining down shots from the mount!
Shazzlefraz landing shots from mount.

Shazzlefraz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wren can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz landing strikes from the mount and Wren is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shazzlefraz raining down shots from the mount!
Wren is bucking up trying to escape but Shazzlefraz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shazzlefraz lands a big shot there that rocks Wren but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shazzlefraz with the ground and pound from mount.
Shazzlefraz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shazzlefraz lands a nice shot to the head.
Wren tries to lock up and control but Shazzlefraz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shazzlefraz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shazzlefraz is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shazzlefraz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wren has worked his arm free - good work by Wren!
Wren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shazzlefraz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Shazzlefraz connects with a nice short shot to Wren's temple.

Shazzlefraz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Shazzlefraz stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shazzlefraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wren circles away.

Shazzlefraz moves into range and clinches up with Wren.

Shazzlefraz has hold of one of Wren's legs. Wren is fighting the takedown attempt but Shazzlefraz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Shazzlefraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Shazzlefraz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wren seems to have recovered his senses.
Shazzlefraz is working for takedown but Wren is calmly controlling the position for now.

Shazzlefraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shazzlefraz closes the distance and clinches.
Wren stops a takedown attempt from Shazzlefraz.
Wren wants to break the clinch but can't.

Shazzlefraz breaks the clinch.

Shazzlefraz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shazzlefraz wants to free his trapped foot but Wren is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shazzlefraz throwing shots but Wren is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wren.
Shazzlefraz scoring with some ground and pound.
Shazzlefraz lands a couple of elbows.
Shazzlefraz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shazzlefraz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wren some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shazzlefraz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wren is trying to work for a sweep but Shazzlefraz has mounted him!
Wren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shazzlefraz controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shazzlefraz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz looking to finish Wren with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wren!
Wren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shazzlefraz landing strikes from the mount and Wren is in trouble!
Shazzlefraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wren can do to turn this around?
Shazzlefraz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shazzlefraz wants to control but Wren has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Shazzlefraz trying to control the action but Wren is working from the bottom.
Wren won't allow Shazzlefraz to pass to mount.
Wren is staying active underneath Shazzlefraz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shazzlefraz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shazzlefraz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wren keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

Shazzlefraz closes the distance and clinches.
Shazzlefraz misses with some punches.

Shazzlefraz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wren regains guard immediately.
Shazzlefraz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shazzlefraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shazzlefraz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alan Wren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shazzlefraz is pushing down on Wren's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wren is fighting to maintain full guard but Shazzlefraz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shazzlefraz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shazzlefraz lands a big elbow.
Wren is squirming around, avoiding Shazzlefraz's attempts to control the action.
Shazzlefraz controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Shazzlefraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shazzlefraz, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Shazzlefraz!