PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicke Wandor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandor has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Deathbed Doctrine as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shanks
vs
Wandor

179 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Shanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicke Wandor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandor is looking to clinch.
Shanks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Shanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wandor misses with a two punch combination.
Wandor shoots for a takedown but Shanks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandor.
Wandor tries to clinch but Shanks is having none of it.

Wandor gets caught flat footed, as Shanks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wandor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wandor has control of Shanks's left arm, preventing Shanks from doing any damage.
Wandor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shanks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wandor wants to sweep here but Shanks controlling him for the moment.
Shanks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Shanks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wandor to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Shanks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wandor pulls down on the head and he's put Shanks to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nicke Wandor!