PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bean pole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wiet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mia - Paper Planes. Mike Wiet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wiet
vs
pole

172 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

225 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bean pole!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet wants to clinch up but pole keeps it at a distance.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but pole pushes him off.
Wiet wants to clinch up but pole keeps it at a distance.
pole tries a head kick but it misses.
pole throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet tries to clinch up but pole circles away and keeps his distance.
pole swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
pole connects with a high kick.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but pole pushes him off.
Wiet is looking to clinch but pole is avoiding it.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but pole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wiet has pole up against the cage in a clinch.
pole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but pole blocks with his arms.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pole missing with knees to the body.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pole has Wiet pressed against the cage, preventing Wiet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pole tries to land a knee to the head but Wiet blocks with his arms.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but pole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

pole breaks from the clinch.
Wiet wants to clinch.
pole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
pole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiet is fending him off so far but pole persists. Nope, Wiet circles away and we're back to standing.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet is looking to clinch but pole is avoiding it.
Wiet wants to clinch up but pole keeps it at a distance.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - pole circles away.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
pole is looking to score with low kicks.

pole forces Wiet back against the cage and clinches.

pole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wiet uses from the top position.

Wiet stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and pole counters with a big head kick but Wiet shrugs it off.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
pole looks for the body kick but Wiet saw that one coming.
Wiet clinches but pole breaks the clinch

and pole moves into the clinch.

pole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wiet uses from the top position.

Wiet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on pole, up you get!
pole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wiet.
Wiet looks to clinch
and pole counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet clinches but pole breaks the clinch

and pole counters by clinching up.
Wiet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. pole is defending well for now.
pole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wiet keeps control of pole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiet tries to land knees in the clinch but pole avoids the damage to the body.
pole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
pole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.
pole fails to pull the fight into his guard.

pole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wiet uses from the top position.

Wiet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wiet tries to clinch
and pole counters with a nice body kick.
Wiet is breathing heavily.

pole has managed to clinch.
Wiet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
pole looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
pole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Wiet.
Wiet has had enough of the clinch but pole keeps him there for the moment.
pole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. pole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mike Wiet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bean pole.
Wiet wants to clinch but pole slips to the side
and pole counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with pole, pushing him back against the cage.

pole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wiet got a little sloppy there for a moment and pole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wiet has managed to get both his arms back between pole's legs - danger averted.

pole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wiet gets to his feet - pole follows without any prompting.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick

and pole counters by moving into the clinch.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but pole blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet lands a knee to the body.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
pole wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bean pole 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.

pole tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and pole counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably

and pole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
pole tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiet avoids the damage to the body.
Wiet dodges an elbow strike from pole.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet wants to clinch
and pole counters with a head kick.

pole darts in and clinches Wiet up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from pole in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
pole is trying to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling him.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Wiet takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but pole blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
pole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. pole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pole tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and pole makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mike Wiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
pole tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet swats away the attempt to clinch by pole.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and pole counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
pole lands a high kick!
Wiet tries to clinch but pole moves away

and pole counters with a head kick that drops Wiet to the mat! Wiet scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Wiet is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from pole and Wiet falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by pole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bean pole!