PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabilondo Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Wazher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wazher has chosen Jesus is my Friend as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Soler
vs
Wazher

170 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
171 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabilondo Soler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Wazher!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazher misses with a kick to the body.
Wazher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soler takes a swing at Wazher's ribcage but misses.
Wazher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wazher throws a body kick that misses.
Wazher tries to score with a low kick but Soler moves his leg out of the way.

Wazher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wazher is controlling him.
Wazher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wazher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazheris looking to pass into half guard but Soler pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Soler is in guard.
Soler wants to stand but Wazher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wazher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wazher's guard.
Soler trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wazher controls Soler momentarily but Soler frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wazher doesn't seem bothered though.
Wazher misses with a body kick.
Wazher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soler throws a series of punches but Wazher avoids them all with ease.
Wazher throws a solid leg kick but Soler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wazher.
Wazher scores with a head kick.
Wazher misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazher throws a push kick but Soler slaps the foot to one side.
Wazher motions for Soler to come forward. Wazher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wazher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wazher tries a low kick but Soler avoids it.
Soler throws a hook but Wazher avoids it easily.
Soler misses with a body shot
and Wazher counters with a nice leg kick.
Soler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wazher throws a sloppy body shot
and Soler counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gabilondo Soler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wazher tries to clinch but Soler is having none of it.
Wazher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soler is looking to wear down Wazher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Wazher.
Soler moves out of range of the body kick from Wazher.
Wazher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jesus Wazher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wazher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wazher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soler.
Soler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Wazher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wazher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soler misses with a wild body shot.
Wazher scores with a shot to the body.
Wazher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wazher can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wazher. Soler shrugs it off though.
Wazher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soler is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wazher.
Wazher scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wazher lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler moves out of range of the body kick.
Wazher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soler.
Soler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wazher. Wazher obviously looking to wear him down.
Wazher connects with a solid leg kick.
Wazher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wazher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wazher tries to land a front kick but Soler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wazher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wazher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wazher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soler tries a head kick but it misses.
Wazher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wazher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wazher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soler misses with a body punch
and Wazher counters with a body kick that stops Soler in his tracks momentarily.
Wazher throws a right and a left that Soler avoids nicely.
Soler blocks the body kick.
Soler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wazher. Wazher obviously looking to wear him down.
Soler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wazher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazher scores with a kick to the body.
Wazher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wazher throws a body kick that misses.
Wazher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wazher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wazher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soler's calf.
Soler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wazher tries to bum rush Soler with a series of wild strikes but Soler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wazher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soler blocks a head kick by Wazher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wazher.
Wazher thumps Soler with a low kick.
Wazher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wazher thumps Soler with a low kick.
Wazher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wazher.
Wazher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wazher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Wazher slams his shin into Soler's torso.
Soler walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Wazher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wazher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wazher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wazher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gabilondo Soler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wazher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wazher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wazher looks to score with a jab to the body but Soler is just out of range.
Soler misses with a hook to the body
and Wazher counters with a nice leg kick.
Wazher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wazher scores with a push kick.
Soler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wazher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wazher is looking to slow Soler down with leg kicks.
Wazher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wazher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wazher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick there by Wazher.
Wazher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wazher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wazher misses the body punch
and Soler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabilondo Soler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wazher scoring well with a low kick there.
Soler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wazher can pounce on him.
Wazher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soler will feel that in the morning.
Wazher looks for a takedown but Soler sprawls well.
Soler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wazher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wazher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wazher was well out of range. Poor timing from Soler.
Soler takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wazher lands a head kick!
Wazher is looking to slow Soler down with leg kicks.
Jesus Wazher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wazher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wazher throws a leg kick which misses Soler's front leg but catches the back leg as Soler tries to avoid it.
Wazher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wazher throws a solid leg kick but Soler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wazher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wazher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wazher - the referee stops the clock and Soler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wazher. Soler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wazher shoots for a double leg takedown but Soler sprawls well. He's pushed Wazher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gabilondo Soler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Wazher.
Wazher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soler tries to move into range but Wazher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wazher can pounce on him.
Wazher just misses with a punch to the body.
Soler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wazher tries to clinch there but Soler circles away.
Soler avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Wazher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wazher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Wazher!