PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Straw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Straw
vs
Wilson

180 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Montreal, Eli Straw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a combination. Straw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Straw throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Straw misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eli Straw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straw fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Straw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Straw persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Straw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Straw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Straw misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Straw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilson - the referee stops the clock and Straw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilson. Straw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Straw throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Straw is breathing heavily.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Straw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Wilson.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Straw misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Wilson.
Straw thows a leg kick but Wilson checks it
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Straw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Straw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Straw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Straw throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Straw in his tracks.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straw avoids a punch combination nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson stalks Straw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Straw's face. Straw staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Wilson.
Straw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Wilson swinging wilding here.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Straw backpedaling.
Straw fails with a takedown attempt.
Straw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson stalks Straw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Straw's face. Straw staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson lands the left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Wilson lunges at Straw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Straw's hand.
Straw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Straw didn't see that one coming.
Wilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Straw misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Straw misses
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Straw doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Straw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Straw in the body.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson stalks Straw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Straw's face. Straw staggers backwards, shaken.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Straw on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Straw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Straw misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Straw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Straw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Straw off to one side.
Straw throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Straw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a solid body kick.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Straw. Straw gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Straw sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Straw shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Straw throws a leg kick
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Straw backing up. Straw nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Straw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Straw. Straw gets slowly back to his feet.
Straw fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson 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.

Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Straw backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Straw shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Straw doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Straw. Straw gets slowly back to his feet.
Straw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Straw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson connects with the punch.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Straw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Straw misses with a double jab
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Straw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Straw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Straw misses with a hook
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Straw backpedaling.
Straw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Straw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Straw's head back.
Straw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Straw on that attempt.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Straw doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Straw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Straw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Straw misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a body kick that stops Straw in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straw dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Straw fails to land the takedown.
Straw misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Straw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Straw. Straw gets slowly back to his feet.
Straw drops Wilson with a right and a left! Straw comes rushing in but Wilson regains his composure and manages to keep Straw in guard.

It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Straw is controlling him.
Straw slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson pushes Straw off and gets back to his feet.
Straw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Straw looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Straw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Straw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Straw off to one side.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Straw's calf.
Straw closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Straw pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Straw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Straw persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Straw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Straw persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Straw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Straw throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Straw lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Wilson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eli Straw!