PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ray
vs
Wahl

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Ray!
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, David Wahl!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Wahl takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Ray.
Wahl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ray drops Wahl with a left and a right! Oh, Wahl is hurt - Ray dives into side control looking to finish!

Wahl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wahl tries to bench press Ray off him but Ray keeps the position.
Wahl is still in real trouble! Can Ray finish him?
Ray advances nicely into full mount.
Wahl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wahl seems to have recovered his senses.

Ray is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Horrible takedown by Ray or perhaps it was just good defense by Wahl which made him look bad.
Wahl tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ray or perhaps it was just good defense by Wahl which made him look bad.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wahl circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darryl Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Wahl tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Wahl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Wahl throws a sloppy head kick and Ray moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray misses with a double jab.
Wahl throws a head kick but Ray moves out of range.
Good shot there by Ray.
Wahl lands with a nice body punch.

Wahl drives through and clinches with Ray against the cage.
Wahl trying to land knees to the body.
Wahl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.

Ray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David Wahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wahl moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Wahl just misses with a punch to the body.

Wahl forces Ray back against the cage and clinches.
Wahl lands an elbow inside.
Wahl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Wahl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Ray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wahl missing with knees to the body.
Wahl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Wahl misses with a knee to the head.
Wahl misses with an elbow over the top.
Wahl landing knees to the body.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Wahl.
Wahl tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wahl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Wahl.
Wahl connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ray's face.
Ray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ray tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wahl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wahl tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Ray is looking to break free of the clinch but Wahl has double underhooks.

Ray breaks the clinch.
Ray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wahl should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Wahl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ray, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray cracks Wahl with a big right hand and Wahl goes down!
Ray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wahl's guard.
Wahl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wahl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wahl is tightening it up a little... Ray has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ray reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ray taps out! nice BJJ there by Wahl!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Wahl!