PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Strong
vs
Jay Wadenah

185 cm
24
192 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah throws a looping overhand right but Strong ducks down to avoid it.
Wadenah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wadenah but Wadenah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wadenah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wadenah misses with an uppercut

and Strong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wadenah controlling the position.
Strong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong postures up in Wadenah's guard and throws a big left but Wadenah blocks it.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
Wadenah keeping full guard, as Strong tries to pass.
Strong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wadenah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strong is one step ahead there.
Strong wants to get up but he can't break Wadenah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.
Strong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wadenah trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Wadenah stops Strong from standing up.
Wadenah forces his way into half guard.
Strong is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is controlling Wadenah's trapped leg to prevent Wadenah from advancing to side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Strong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strong tries to get out of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Strong just wasn't active enough.
Wadenah slaps away a takedown attempt from Strong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strong tries to clinch up
and Wadenah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong looks to clinch
and Wadenah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wadenah leaves Strong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strong shoots in looking for a takedown. Wadenah tries to sprawl out of it but Strong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wadenah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wadenah leaves Strong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wadenah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strong.
Wadenah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Strong.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Wadenah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strong under the eye.

Strong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Strong lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wadenah down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah regains half guard.
Strong lands with a punch from half guard.
Wadenah tries to get to full guard but Strong has control of the leg.
Wadenah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strong is working away from the top position though.
Strong 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.
Strong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wadenah's head.
Wadenah is trying to control but can't.
Strong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wadenah regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Strong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wadenah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Jack Strong will probably get the nod.
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.

Strong tries for a takedown but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Strong shoots in looking for a takedown but Wadenah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wadenah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strong tries for a takedown but Wadenah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Strong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wadenah pinned against the cage. Wadenah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wadenah works the jab nicely.
Wadenah scores with a nice head shot.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wadenah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong with a poor takedown
and Wadenah counters with a low kick, right behind Strong 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Wadenah as Strong shoots in.
Wadenah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wadenah throws a shot to the body.
Wadenah scores with a hook to the body. Strong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wadenah lands with a nice body punch.
Strong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donk. Wadenah catches Strong right on the button with a cross.
Wadenah jabs Strong right on the nose. Strong blinks but takes it well.
Wadenah connects with a leg kick. Strong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wadenah lands a jab to Strong's midsection.
Wadenah punishes Strong's body with a nice straight punch.
Wadenah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wadenah throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wadenah - the referee stops the clock and Strong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wadenah. Strong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wadenah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Wadenah throws out a powerful jab.
Wadenah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong wants to clinch
and Wadenah counters with a nice body kick.
Wadenah stuns Strong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wadenah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wadenah.
Strong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wadenah lands a head kick!
A shot to the liver by Wadenah. Beautiful body shot.
Jack Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Wadenah.
Strong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wadenah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wadenah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wadenah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strong's head backwards.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Wadenah scores with a shot to the body.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wadenah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wadenah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wadenah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wadenah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wadenah cracks Strong with an open hand slap.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wadenah scores with a leg kick.
Wadenah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wadenah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wadenah connects with a single shot there.
Wadenah lands a glancing blow to the side of Strong's head.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Nice shot lands for Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a nice hook to Strong's body. Strong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wadenah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strong rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wadenah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wadenah throws a one two combo.
Strong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Strong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Wadenah tries to sprawl but Strong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wadenah keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wadenah is looking to control Strong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wadenah avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong prevents Wadenah from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wadenah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Strong distracts Wadenah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wadenah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong looking to sit in guard and control but Wadenah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strong being controlled here, momentarily.
Strong looking to control.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Wadenah from controlling successfully.

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.
Strong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Strong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Strong just wasn't active enough.
Strong wants to clinch but Wadenah slips to the side
and Wadenah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wadenah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wadenah counters with a low kick, right behind Strong 's knee.
Wadenah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strong.

Strong takes the fight into the clinch.
Wadenah can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wadenah is trying to break the clinch but Strong has him pressed against the cage.
Strong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wadenah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strong prevents Wadenah from breaking the clinch.
Wadenah is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.

Wadenah breaks the clinch.
Strong shoots in and drives through. Wadenah sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wadenah catches Strong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Strong.
Wadenah is trying to control Strong's posture but Strong avoids it.
Strong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah is trying to get back to half guard.
Wadenah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Strong staying calm.
Strong trying to control the position but Wadenah is working away.
Strong landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!