PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Willy Cody has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cody
vs
Wayne

200 cm
26
223 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
25
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cody lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Wayne rushes Cody and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cody scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Cody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bruce Wayne has been cut.
Cody lands a damaging elbow.
Cody tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wayne jumps guard but Cody stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cody lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Cody.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cody misses with an elbow strike.
Cody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Bruce Wayne's cut even more.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne tries to score a body lock takedown but Cody shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cody landing knees to the head.
Wayne looks gassed!
Wayne tries to pull guard but Cody won't allow it.
Willy Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Cody wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Cody.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cody.
Cody lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Cody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cody looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Cody lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cody with a knee to the head.
Wayne jumps guard but Cody stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cody landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike.

Wayne wants the takedown. Cody is fighting it off but Wayne persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cody's guard against the cage.
Cody is looking to stand up but Wayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Wayne tries to stand but Cody is controlling from the bottom.
Cody is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wayne tries to stand but Cody is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cody has a closed guard, preventing Wayne from standing up.
Wayne throws and elbow that misses. Cody uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wayne's guard. Nice move by Cody!

Wayne looking for a guillotine here but Cody defends easily.
Cody would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cody decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cody scores with a head kick. Wayne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cody tries to clinch but Wayne moves away
and Wayne counters with a three punch combo that has Cody backing up. Cody nods at Wayne to acknowledge the strikes.
Cody lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cody misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cody scores with a head kick. Wayne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Willy Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Cody avoids them all with ease.
Cody closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Wayne counters with a three punch combo that has Cody backing up. Cody nods at Wayne to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cody throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cody.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cody moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cody.
Cody tries to clinch

and Wayne counters with a crisp one two that drops Cody! Wayne thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cody to his feet! Cody is in big trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Cody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cody has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Cody misses with a knee to the head.
Cody lands an elbow inside.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Cody.
Knees to the body from Cody.
Wayne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cody just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cody misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Cody tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cody has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wayne pulls guard successfully.

Wayne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cody doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cody manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cody won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
Wayne trying to keep a closed guard but Cody is proving a slippery customer.
Cody is looking to stand up but Wayne won't let him.

Wayne is looking for a triangle but Cody pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wayne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wayne is proving hard to escape from.
Cody trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wayne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cody engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cody tries to stand but Wayne is controlling from the bottom.

Cody stands and steps away. Wayne gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two 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.
Wayne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cody keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cody.

Cody has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Cody.

Wayne pulls guard effortlessly.
Wayne wants to sweep but no luck.

Wayne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cody can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cody prevents Wayne from getting back to his feet.
Wayne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cody wants to stand but Wayne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cody is aware though and is defending well.

Cody gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wayne tries to clinch but Cody moves out of range.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Cody saw that one coming.
Cody throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cody lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Cody misses
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cody instigates a clinch.
Cody scores with a knee to the head.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Cody won't allow it.
Wayne jumps guard but Cody stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Willy Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.
Wayne wants a takedown.
Cody lands an elbow inside.
Cody has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cody.
Wayne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cody keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wayne's efforts to push away.
Cody lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cody tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wayne tries to circle away but Cody has him pinned against the cage.

Wayne manages to pull guard.

Wayne working for a triangle but Cody defends it easily.

Cody stands up and waves to Wayne to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Cody dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Wayne's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Wayne is looking to clinch.
Cody misses with a low kick.
Cody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.

Cody gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cody throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Cody holds him up against the cage and eventually Wayne drops back down to his feet.
Cody throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Willy Cody has been cut.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Cody.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Cody misses with a low kick.

Cody has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Cody tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Cody lands a good knee to the midsection. Wayne won't want to take too many of those.
Wayne jumps guard but Cody stands there with Wayne around his waist. Wayne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cody throws an elbow but misses.
Wayne tries for a takedown but Cody manages to get underhooks.
Willy Cody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Wayne.

Wayne breaks the clinch.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Cody circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cody throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Cody connects with a high kick.
Cody lands a head kick!
Cody wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Cody wants to clinch.
Cody keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody lands with a slapping head kick.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cody is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody misses with a head kick.
Willy Cody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cody throws a shot to the body.
Cody scores with a shot to the body.
Cody lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Cody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Cody tenderised Wayne's leg. Wayne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cody scores with a head kick. Wayne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cody throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Cody avoids it well.
Wayne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cody throws a head kick that misses.

Wayne clinches.

Wayne gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cody regains guard.

Cody pushes Wayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cody lands a head kick!
Cody cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Cody moves to clinch but Wayne breaks away
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Willy Cody.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cody, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Willy Cody!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Willy Cody!

Willy Cody wins by unanimous decision!