PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pro Ject has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wooney
vs
Ject

176 cm
25
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wooney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooney tries to clinch there but Ject circles away.
Ject misses with the combination.
Ject throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Ject swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ject slaps away a takedown attempt from Wooney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ject tests Wooney's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Wooney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ject.
Wooney tries to clinch there but Ject circles away.
Wooney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooney is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wooney is looking to clinch but Ject is avoiding it.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooney fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject looks to land a right hand but Wooney moved out of range.
Ject showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooney.
Ject throws an overhand right that lands on Wooney's shoulder, as Wooney tries to avoid the shot.

Wooney has Ject up against the cage in a clinch.
Ject is looking to break free of the clinch but Wooney has double underhooks.
Ject gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wooney.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Wooney has the dominant position.
Wooney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ject gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ject counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooney misses with a hook. Ject ducked under it nicely.
Wooney tries for a takedown but Ject sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ject connects with a right hand. Wooney shakes it off.
Ject tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Ject.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wooney has managed to clinch.
Wooney fails to pull guard.

Wooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooney shoots in and drives through. Ject sprawls well.
Ject connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wooney momentarily.
Pro Ject is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ject waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooney.
Wooney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ject.
Ject lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Wooney or perhaps it was just good defense by Ject which made him look bad.
Wooney shoots in but Ject avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ject throws a jab when Wooney was well out of range.
A combination from Ject does no damage.
Ject keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ject throws a big shot that misses.
Ject scores with a shot to the body.
Wooney blocks a jab.
Wooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ject swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ject swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wooney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Rayne Wooney's cut is getting worse.

Wooney scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ject is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wooney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ject wants to get back to his feet.
Wooney looking to ground and pound but Ject is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wooney thowing shots but they're missing.
Wooney throws some wild stikes that Ject manages to avoid easily.
Wooney tries to control but Ject wriggling away.
Ject is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wooney thowing shots but they're missing.
Ject is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Wooney is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooney takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wooney ducks under a wild hook from Ject.
Wooney shoots in and drives through. Ject sprawls well.
Pro Ject seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ject throws out a loose jab but Wooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ject thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooney throws a combination that misses
and Ject counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ject circles away.
Wooney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooney takes one on the button.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ject sprawls well. Ject wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wooney gets slowly back to his feet.
Ject stalks Wooney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wooney's face. Wooney staggers backwards, shaken.

Wooney is rocked!
Ject dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooney tries to clinch up but Ject circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney tries to clinch up but Ject circles away and keeps his distance.

Wooney closes the distance and clinches.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Wooney has him pressed against the cage.
Wooney goes for a takedown attempt but Ject pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooney lands a glancing blow to the side of Ject's head.
Wooney tries to clinch but Ject moves away
and Ject counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rayne Wooney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ject throws the left hand but Wooney avoids the punch easily.
Wooney moves out of range of the strikes.
Ject misses with an uppercut. Wooney saw that one coming.
Wooney slips a jab and a cross from Ject.
Wooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooney moves forwards but Ject connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ject swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wooney clinches up with Ject and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney wants a takedown.

Wooney breaks the clinch.
Wooney tries to clinch up.

Wooney gets a clinch.
Wooney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ject's efforts to push away.
Wooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ject.
Ject on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooney throws a knee to the head but misses.

Wooney breaks from the clinch.
Ject misses with a combination

and Wooney counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ject kicks Wooney off and gets to his feet.
Wooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ject connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ject throws a nice looking combination but Wooney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ject connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wooney's hands.

Jeez, Rayne Wooney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ject knocks Wooney out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pro Ject!