PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's entrance music is Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. A fine choice. Wilson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ave Maria. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Charles
vs
Wilson

190 cm
26
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

187 cm
26
219 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Charles cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Charles takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Charles's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson misses with a body shot

and Charles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Charles digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Charles.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Wilson prevents Charles from breaking the clinch.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles scores with a hook to the body.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charles is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Charles into the cage.
Charles prevents a body shot from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Charles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Charles does it's job there.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Charles misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson sizes up Charles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charles, as that shot connected.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Charles.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Wilson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charles momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charles throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Charles throws an off balance right hand
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charles but Charles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Charles, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Charles against the cage but Charles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.
Charles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Jab from Charles.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Charles misses.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charles misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charles looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Charles swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ray Charles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Charles is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wilson.
Charles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Charles ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles'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. 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.

Wilson misses with a hook.
Charles misses with a body shot
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
A cross from Charles lands.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Charles's head.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson is looking to slow Charles down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Charles throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Charles moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Wilson is looking to chop away at Charles's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson shoots and misses
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.

Charles moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Charles as the two fighters clinch.
Charles tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles presses Wilson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Charles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charles lands a body punch.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Charles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Charles.
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
Charles prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!