PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Hector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hector
vs
Wonka

175 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Hector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hector as he checks the leg kick.
Wonka just misses with a punch to the body.
Wonka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wonka throws a right hand that Hector ducks under and follows up with a left that Hector also avoids with ease.
A big right from Wonka misses.
Hector closes the distance and clinches up with Wonka, looking for a takedown. Hector pushes Wonka against the cage but Wonka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hector ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.
Wonka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wonka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hector takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Dexter Hector has been cut.
Wonka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hector.
Hector takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hector misses with a takedown attempt - Wonka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hector ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hector dodges the punch combination from Wonka.

Hector feints and as Wonka raises his hands in defense, Hector changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hector throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonka has momentary wrist control but Hector slips an elbow through the middle.
Hector wants to pass the guard but Wonka is keeping the position.
Hector is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonka has wrist control.
Wonka wants to stand up but Hector is controlling him.
Hector has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hector.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hector accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hector trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hector is breathing heavily.
Wonka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hector postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hector accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wonka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hector. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hector postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Hector wants to control from the top but Wonka keeps moving.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hector trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hector postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hector prevents Wonka from getting back to his feet.
Hector trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.
Hector trying to control but Wonka is working from the bottom.
Hector wants to pass the guard but Wonka is keeping the position.
Wonka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hector trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Wonka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Hector's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hector is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wonka.
Wonka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka clobbers Hector with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dexter Hector is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonka looks to land a right hand but Hector moved out of range.
Wonka looks to throw the jab but Hector is out of range.
Hector slips a jab from Wonka.
Wonka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Hector closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wonka is trying to get back to his feet.
Hector throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ground and pound from Hector seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector throws an elbow but Wonka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wonka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wonka parries the strikes from Hector easily there. Hector is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wonka to escape.
Hector working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wonka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hector trying to control the action but Wonka is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
The strikes coming from Hector are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wonka is not content to let Hector control the position.
Wonka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka defending against the ground and pound.
Hector throws a strike aimed at the side of Wonka's head but Wonka avoids it well.
Hector prevents Wonka from escaping the position.
Hector tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hector throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wonka works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hector thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wonka's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wonka pushes Hector off looking to stand but Hector dives back in and keeps control.
Wonka is staying active underneath Hector, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dexter Hector will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Hector's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big right from Wonka misses.
Wonka throws an overhand right that lands on Hector's shoulder, as Hector tries to avoid the shot.
Wonka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hector.
Hector changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wonka tries to avoid it but Hector manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wonka to the ground. Wonka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Wonka.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wonka enables Hector to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wonka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hector throws and elbow that misses. Wonka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hector's guard. Nice move by Wonka!
Hector on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hector tries to get out of the position.

Wonka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Wonka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wonka tries to score with a low kick but Hector moves his leg out of the way.
Wonka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonka looks to land a left hand but Hector moved out of range nicely.
Wonka lands a jab-cross combination.
Willy Wonka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hector moves away.
Wonka throws a jab but it's blocked by Hector.
Wonka lands with an overhand left.
Hector takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hector blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hector staying out of range there.
Wonka misses with a series of wild punches.
Hector shoots for a takedown but Wonka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hector bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hector blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Wonka misses.

Hector shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wonka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hector working the strikes but Wonka uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wonka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hector throwing shots but Wonka is blocking nicely.
Hector not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hector throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hector sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wonka defending well though.
Hector stalling away here and it's allowed Wonka to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wonka keeping full guard, as Hector tries to pass.

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.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hector throws a big right hand that misses.
Hector postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Hector postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Willy Wonka.
I think Wonka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!