PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

wonderful
vs
Need

186 cm
26
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
208 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Need has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters with a stiff right hand.
Need looks to clinch

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.

wonderful clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need keeps control of wonderful as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
wonderful lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
wonderful misses with some punches.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Need wants a takedown.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
wonderful cracks Need with a nice body shot.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Need leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Need avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
Need can't get the takedown.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Need can't break the clinch.
wonderful lands with a right to the head.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
Need wants to break free but wonderful has control.
Need wants a takedown.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Need's efforts to push away.
wonderful has had enough of the clinch but Need keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Need.
wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on wonderful's face as he tries to break the clinch.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Need avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
Need dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful lands a body shot.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
wonderful misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Need.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Need blocks an elbow strike.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. wonderful just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short uppercut from wonderful.
Need jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as wonderful walks away with a smile on his face. Need gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need looks to clinch

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Need darts in trying to clinch

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.

Need breaks the clinch.

wonderful has taken the fight to the clinch.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
wonderful softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Need tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. wonderful just stands there and leans against the cage.
wonderful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Need is defending well for now.
wonderful lands with a light punch inside.
Need tries for a takedown but wonderful manages to get underhooks.
wonderful working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Need blocks the elbow strike.
wonderful is trying to break the clinch but Need is controlling him.
wonderful struggles to land a body shot inside as Need controls his hands.
wonderful misses with a body punch.
wonderful lands an elbow that stopped Need in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Need is working for takedown but wonderful is calmly controlling the position for now.
wonderful lands an elbow inside.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Need blocks a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful misses with some punches.
wonderful throws a head punch that misses.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Need blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
wonderful looking to throw knees to the head but Need is blocking nicely.
Need pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
Need blocking some punches.
Need blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
Need blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr wonderful dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Need tries to clinch up

and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wonderful misses with a body punch.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Need's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but wonderful won't allow it.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
Need blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Need blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Need breaks from the clinch.
mr wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Need looks to clinch
and wonderful counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Need is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Need wants to clinch

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
Need blocks an elbow strike from wonderful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Need fails to pull guard.
Need jumps guard but wonderful stands there with Need around his waist. Need gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Need stalling in the clinch.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wonderful looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
Need wants to break the clinch but can't.

Need breaks from the clinch.
Need tries to clinch up
and wonderful counters with a thumping low kick.
Need wants to clinch

and wonderful holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Need is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Need blocks an elbow strike from wonderful.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Need has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. wonderful avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wonderful tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Need paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and wonderful counters with a three punch combo that has Need backing up. Need nods at wonderful to acknowledge the strikes.
Need closes the distance but wonderful moves to the side

and wonderful moves into the clinch.
wonderful has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
With the fighters up against the cage, wonderful throws an elbow but misses.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
Need blocks the elbow strike.

wonderful escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Need darts in trying to clinch

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wonderful.
Need tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Need avoiding damage as wonderful throws knees to the body.
wonderful working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
Need dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
Need blocks an elbow strike.
wonderful with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.

Need pulls guard successfully.

Need uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Need looks to clinch

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
wonderful misses with a knee to the head.

wonderful's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Need tries to clinch
and wonderful counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
wonderful moves in looking to clinch but Need pushes him off.
Need tries to clinch

and wonderful moves into the clinch.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Need fails to pull guard.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
wonderful tries to throw a body punch but Need avoids it by throwing wonderful back against the cage.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Need tries to score a body lock takedown but wonderful shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Need prevents a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
wonderful throws a knee to the head but misses.

Need pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Need looks to clinch

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
Need blocks an uppercut.

Need ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Need no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Need wants to get back to his feet but wonderful is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
wonderful wants to control from the top but Need keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr wonderful dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

wonderful rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Need moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need tries to clinch but wonderful moves away
and wonderful counters with a two punch combo.
wonderful tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Need manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - wonderful looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Need wants to clinch but wonderful slips to the side

and wonderful counters by moving into the clinch.
Need is looking for a takedown up against the cage. wonderful gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
Need takes a shot to the head.

Need manages to pull guard.
wonderful stops Need from standing up.
wonderful seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
wonderful trying to control but Need is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Need wants to stand and escape but wonderful is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Need keeping moving, preventing wonderful from controlling successfully.
Need is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. mr wonderful wasn't doing enough on the ground.
wonderful circles away from the clinch attempt

and wonderful moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wonderful lands a hook to the side of the head.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
wonderful lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Need backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, wonderful creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from wonderful.
wonderful works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
wonderful trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Need's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Need tries to pull guard but wonderful holds him up against the cage and eventually Need drops back down to his feet.
wonderful throws an elbow but it misses.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

wonderful breaks from the clinch.
Need tries to clinch

and wonderful counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Need leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
Need looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Need controls the action.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
wonderful gets through Need's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Need avoids the elbow strike from wonderful, against the cage.
Need is trying to force a seperation but wonderful has the dominant position.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Need managing to block the knees to the body from wonderful.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Need uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Need.
wonderful missing with knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Need blocks a body shot from wonderful.
wonderful wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

wonderful pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
wonderful is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

wonderful closes the distance and pushes Need back into the cage.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Need.
wonderful struggles to land a body shot inside as Need controls his hands.
mr wonderful is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
wonderful prevents the takedown attempt.
mr wonderful has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
Need blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Need is trying to break free.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from wonderful.
wonderful misses with some punches.
Need drops down looking for an ankle pick but wonderful pulls his leg out and moves away.
Need wants to clinch

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
wonderful tries to throw a body punch but Need avoids it by throwing wonderful back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr wonderful showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for wonderful, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr wonderful!