PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mia - Paper Planes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rolls Royce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Royce
vs
Wiet

175 cm
23
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Royce.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royce throws a nice looking combination but Wiet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Royce's head.
A head kick from Wiet lands but Royce takes it in his stride.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Royce circles away.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Royce takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mike Wiet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet throws a nice head kick!
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Royce circles away.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Royce keeps it at a distance.
Royce misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Royce circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Royce circles away.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Royce circles away.
Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Wiet wants to clinch.
Royce throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Royce drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Royce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wiet trying to remain calm as Royce controls from the top position.
Royce trying to control the position but Wiet is working away.
Royce prevents Wiet from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet is not content to let Royce control the position.
Royce cracks Wiet with a big right hand but Wiet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wiet parries the strikes from Royce easily there. Royce is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wiet to escape.
Royce taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Royce are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wiet is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Royce has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiet is not content to let Royce control the position.
Wiet is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wiet is trying to escape the position but Royce is controlling the position.
Royce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Royce throws a strike aimed at the side of Wiet's head but Wiet avoids it well.
Wiet is trying to get back to his feet.
Royce tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Royce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Royce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Royce circles away.
Royce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiet avoids it really well and circles away.
Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Royce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wiet throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch but Royce is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Royce pushes him off.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wiet as he jumps to the side.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Royce circles away.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
Royce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiet.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Royce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wiet napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Royce tries to advance to mount but Wiet denies him.
Royce trying to control the action but Wiet is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Royce is trying to get an arm triangle but Wiet is defending well.
Royce just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiet pushes Royce away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Royce gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce is looking to take a break and control but Wiet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Royce is controlling him well.
Royce is looking to take a break and control but Wiet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Royce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Royce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Royce misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Royce throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royce thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wiet rushes Royce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but Royce is having none of it.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Royce is avoiding it.
Wiet tries to clinch but Royce moves out of range.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Royce circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Royce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolls Royce dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolls Royce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Royce pushes him off.
Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
A punch combination from Royce misses.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Royce keeps it at a distance.
Royce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Royce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Royce.
Royce misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Royce circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Royce fails to land the takedown.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Royce keeps the fight on the outside.
Royce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Royce keeps it at a distance.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Royce is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Royce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Royce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiet avoids it really well and circles away.

Wiet pushes Royce up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet throws a head punch that misses.
Wiet lands a right hand.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Royce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet missing with knees to the body.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands an uppercut.
Royce tries for a takedown but Wiet manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolls Royce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Royce gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wiet regains guard.
Wiet being controlled here, momentarily.
Royce seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wiet for as long as he can get away with.
Rolls Royce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Royce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wiet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Royce controls the pace.
Wiet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Wiet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mike Wiet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Royce pushes him off.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet tries a head kick but it misses.
Royce avoids the head kick by Wiet.
Royce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiet is fending him off so far but Royce persists. Nope, Wiet circles away and we're back to standing.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Wiet as he checks the leg kick.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Royce is avoiding it.
Wiet tries to clinch but Royce is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Royce pushes him off.
Wiet throws a head kick but Royce moves out of range.
Royce swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Royce keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Wiet.
I think Royce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolls Royce!