PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sham Wowner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immortal Technique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wowner comes to the cage accompanied by Empire. Immortal Technique has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wowner
vs
Technique

188 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sham Wowner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Immortal Technique!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Technique wants to clinch up but Wowner keeps it at a distance.
Wowner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Technique is looking to clinch.
Wowner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Technique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wowner somewhat.
Technique wants to clinch.
Technique fails with an attempt to clinch.
Technique moves in looking to clinch but Wowner pushes him off.
Technique fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowner looks for a takedown but Technique sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sham Wowner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Technique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Technique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Immortal Technique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wowner swats away the attempt to clinch by Technique.
Technique tries to clinch there but Wowner circles away.
Technique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wowner.
Technique tries to clinch there but Wowner circles away.
Wowner keeps the fight on the outside.
Technique tries to clinch there but Wowner circles away.
Technique takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wowner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Technique tries to clinch there but Wowner circles away.
Technique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Technique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Technique tries to clinch but Wowner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Technique tries to clinch but Wowner moves out of range.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Wowner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Wowner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Immortal Technique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Technique tries to clinch there but Wowner circles away.
Wowner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wowner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Technique tries to clinch up.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch but Wowner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Technique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wowner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Technique has closed the distance and engaged Wowner in a clinch.
Wowner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Technique pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wowner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Technique with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Technique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wowner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wowner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Technique is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Technique misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Technique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Technique tries to land knees in the clinch but Wowner avoids the damage to the body.
Wowner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Technique misses with a knee strike.
Technique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wowner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Technique looks gassed!
Technique gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wowner.
Technique tries to land a knee to the head but Wowner blocks with his arms.
Technique tries to land a knee to the head but Wowner blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Technique.
Technique throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wowner blocks it with crossed arms.
Technique trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Technique obliges.
Technique misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wowner.
Wowner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Technique looking to throw knees to the head but Wowner is blocking nicely.
Wowner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Technique using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wowner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wowner pulls Technique into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Technique pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wowner is keeping the position for now.

Wowner looking for a triangle here. Technique is fighting it but it looks tight! Wowner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Technique is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sham Wowner!