PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsene Wenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wenger
vs
Polo

177 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arsene Wenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polo has closed the distance and engaged Wenger in a clinch.
Wenger tries to pull guard but Polo won't allow it.
Polo has Wenger pushed against the cage.
Wenger tries to score a body lock takedown but Polo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Polo looking to stall.
Wenger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsene Wenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wenger has Polo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wenger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Polo tumbling to the mat - Wenger dives into Polo's guard.
Polo has momentary wrist control but Wenger slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wenger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wenger is one step ahead there.
Polo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wenger is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polo get's back to his feet.

Wenger instigates a clinch.
Wenger avoiding damage as Polo throws knees to the body.
Polo is looking to control Wenger's arms but Wenger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Polo has his back to the cage.
Wenger has Polo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wenger jumps guard but Polo stands there with Wenger around his waist. Wenger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Polo tries to land knees in the clinch but Wenger avoids the damage to the body.
Polo looking to throw knees to the head but Wenger is blocking nicely.
Wenger is working for takedown but Polo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Polo misses with an elbow strike.
Wenger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wenger is breathing heavily.
Polo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wenger blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Polo.
Polo is looking to break free of the clinch but Wenger has double underhooks.
Polo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wenger's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenger wants a takedown but no success here.
Polo tries to stall but Wenger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Polo stops a takedown attempt from Wenger.

Wenger gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Polo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Polo has his foot on Wenger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wenger works his way back into a safe position though.
Wenger looking to pass the guard.
Polo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wenger stands and steps away. Polo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Polo throws a head kick but Wenger moves out of range.
Wenger tries to clinch up.
Polo tries a head kick but it misses.
Polo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Wenger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Polo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo wants to hold on but Wenger pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wenger is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wenger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wenger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wenger wants to clinch up but Polo keeps it at a distance.

Polo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Polo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wenger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polo is keeping the position for now.
Polo working a defensive guard here.

Wenger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wenger stacks Polo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wenger!
Wenger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Polo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Polo trying to remain calm as Wenger controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo struggling a bit here.
Polo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polo is trying to control Wenger's posture but Wenger avoids it.
Wenger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Polo is not content to let Wenger control the position.
Polo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arsene Wenger 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.

Wenger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wenger is stalling here. Polo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wenger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Polo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wenger tries to buck Polo off but Polo is having none of it.
Wenger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Polo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Polo is looking to chop away at Wenger's legs.
Polo tries to clinch but Wenger moves away

so Wenger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wenger wants to pass the guard but Polo is keeping the position.
Wenger stops Polo from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wenger stands and steps away. Polo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wenger.
Polo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wenger.
Wenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Polo throws a sloppy head kick and Wenger moves out of range easily.
Wenger scores with a punch to the head.
Arsene Wenger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wenger finds it's way round the side to connect with Polo's head.

Polo gets caught flat footed, as Wenger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wenger cracks Polo with a solid left hand.

Polo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Polo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wenger manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wenger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wenger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Polo's guard.
Wenger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polo's head.
Polo trying to keep a closed guard but Wenger is proving a slippery customer.

Polo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wenger stands and throws Polo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Polo sneaks back into half guard.
Polo is in trouble now - Wenger has advanced to mount!
Polo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polo is looking to escape.
Polo is looking to improve his position but Wenger isn't that keen on the idea.

Wenger goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Polo is on top in guard.
Wenger looking for a sweep. Not yet Wenger, not yet.
Polo wanted to stand there but Wenger had control of the position.
Wenger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wenger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Polo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wenger working the ground and pound effectively.
Wenger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Polo looks a forlorn figure.
Polo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wenger looking to control but Polo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wenger punching from mount but Polo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wenger 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.
Polo is trying to escape the mount.
Polo is squirming around, avoiding Wenger's attempts to control the action.
Wenger prevents Polo from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Wenger.
Polo tries to reverse the position but Wenger maintains control.

Wenger is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Polo closes the distance and clinches.
Polo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wenger.
Polo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polo.
Wenger managing to block the knees to the body from Polo.
Wenger keeps control of Polo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polo working aggressively here.
Wenger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polo pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wenger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wenger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Polo trying to control from the bottom.
Polo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wenger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wenger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wenger.

Wenger gets to his feet. Polo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Wenger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wenger tries to clinch up
and Polo counters with a solid body kick.
Wenger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polo but Polo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Polo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wenger counters with a single leg into guard. Polo didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo is trying to control the position but Wenger postures up.

Wenger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Polo pushes Wenger off and gets back to his feet.

Wenger scores a takedown into full mount!

Wenger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Wenger goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Polo turns into him and now he's in Wenger's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Polo gets to his feet. Wenger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marco Polo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wenger tries a low kick but Polo avoids it.
Wenger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wenger throws a combination that misses

and Polo counters by moving into the clinch.
Polo digs a right hand into Wenger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wenger's gas tank.
Wenger goes for a takedown attempt but Polo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsene Wenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polo wants to clinch up but Wenger keeps it at a distance.

Wenger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wenger trying to control the action but Polo is working from the bottom.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo tries to escape but Wenger is in control.

Wenger stands up and beckons Polo to his feet.
Polo throws a head kick but Wenger moves out of range.
Polo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wenger throws a sloppy head kick and Polo moves out of range easily.
Wenger wants to clinch up but Polo keeps it at a distance.
Polo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Wenger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arsene Wenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wenger, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsene Wenger!