PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Westgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wizard comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hate. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wizard
vs
Westgate

179 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Wizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfe Westgate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westgate with a hook.
Westgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wizard moves away.
Westgate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Westgate swats away the attempt to clinch by Wizard.
Westgate lands with a hook. Wizard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Westgate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Wizard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Westgate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wizard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westgate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Westgate keeping moving, preventing Wizard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wizard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wizard 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.
Wizard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wizard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Westgate wants to stand and escape but Wizard is having none of it.
Westgate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wizard.
Wizard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wizard is looking to work some ground and pound but Westgate has wrist control.
Wizard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westgate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wizard is controlling him.
Wizard pushing down on Westgate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

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.
Wizard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wizard throwing shots but Westgate is blocking nicely.
Wizard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Westgate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wizard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Westgate is trying to get back to full guard.
Westgate tries to kick Wizard off but Wizard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wizard works his way into full mount!
Westgate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wizard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wizard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Westgate because Wizard loaded up on that one.
Wizard unloading with bombs!

It looks like Wolfe Westgate has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Wizard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wizard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wizard unloads with some shots from mount but Westgate bucks and avoids them well.
Wizard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The referee warns Westgate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That has opened up Wolfe Westgate's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westgate is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wizard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westgate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wizard is trying to control. Westgate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Westgate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wizard thows a huge punch but Westgate dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wizard lands a nice short elbow.
Wizard stops Westgate from getting back to his feet.
Westgate looks gassed!
Wizard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wizard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wizard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wizard is looking to stall here but Westgate recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Wizard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfe Westgate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Westgate loads up on a big right hand but Wizard slips the punch.

Wizard drops Westgate with a left right combo! Wizard follows him down to the ground into side control.

The cut above Wolfe Westgate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wizard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Westgate down.

Westgate is rocked!

Wolfe Westgate's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wolfe Westgate's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Wizard!