PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Hamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac - Me Against The World. Wadenah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Hamz
vs
Jay Wadenah

186 cm
28
178 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Hamz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wadenah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wadenah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamz wants to clinch up but Wadenah keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Hamz misses.
Wadenah darts in trying to clinch

and Hamz counters by clinching up.
Hamz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Wadenah.
Hamz blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
Hamz misses with a body punch.
Hamz struggles to land a body shot inside as Wadenah controls his hands.
Hamz cracks Wadenah with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hamz looking to slow down the pace here.
Wadenah blocks a body shot from Hamz.
A head punch on the inside from Wadenah fails to land.
Hamz misses with a punch to the body.
Hamz tries a body shot but Wadenah blocks it.
Wadenah misses with a body punch.
Hamz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamz can't find room to land a body shot as Wadenah controls the action.
Wadenah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wadenah's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Wadenah as the two fighters clinch.
Hamz prevents a body shot from Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamz or not.
Wadenah lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamz backwards.
Hamz tries to stall but Wadenah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Wadenah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamz.
Wadenah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice defenses there by Wadenah.
Wadenah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamz moves away.
Wadenah connects with an inside leg kick.
Hamz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wadenah throws out the jab.
Wadenah misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamz looks to clinch
and Wadenah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wadenah keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamz is looking to clinch but Wadenah is avoiding it.
Hamz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wadenah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamz wants to clinch but Wadenah slips to the side
and Wadenah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hamz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wadenah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wadenah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wadenah tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wadenah circles away.
Wadenah throws a body punch but Hamz moves out of range.

Hamz forces Wadenah back against the cage and clinches.
Wadenah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wadenah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamz misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Hamz.
Hamz stalling in the clinch but Wadenah improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hamz is stalling here.
Wadenah misses with a body punch.
Wadenah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wadenah tries to work over Hamz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wadenah can't find room to land a body shot as Hamz controls the action.

Wadenah breaks the clinch.
Wadenah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wadenah cracks Hamz with a good jab.
Hamz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hamz is looking to clinch.
Hamz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamz fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Wadenah misses.
Wadenah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Wadenah lands.
Hamz is looking to clinch but Wadenah is avoiding it.
Wadenah throws a front kick aimed at Hamz's knee but Hamz avoids it well.

Hamz has closed the distance and engaged Wadenah in a clinch.

Wadenah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wadenah.
Wadenah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamz tries to clinch there but Wadenah circles away.
Hamz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hamz instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
That's time! Hamz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hamz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Wadenah misses its intended target.
Wadenah pushes Hamz away with a front kick.

Hamz gets a clinch.
Wadenah lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wadenah.
Hamz blocks an uppercut.
Hamz tries to throw a body punch but Wadenah avoids it by throwing Hamz back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wadenah.
Hamz blocking some punches.
Hamz tries a body shot but Wadenah blocks it.
Hamz blocks an uppercut.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wadenah presses Hamz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wadenah lands a right hand.
Hamz misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wadenah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wadenah.
Wadenah misses with a body kick.
Hamz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah lands with a straight right. Hamz didn't see that one coming.
Wadenah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wadenah.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wadenah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamz misses with a double jab.
Hamz scores with a one two! Wadenah had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hamz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wadenah looks to land a right hand but Hamz moved out of range.
Hamz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wadenah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wadenah scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamz should have avoided that one.
Wadenah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wadenah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hamz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wadenah. That one must have hurt.
Fresh Hamz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamz tries to clinch but Wadenah is having none of it.
Wadenah throws a body punch but Hamz moves out of range.
Hamz wants to clinch up but Wadenah keeps it at a distance.
Hamz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wadenah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamz counters with a two punch combo.
Wadenah tries to clinch but Hamz moves out of range.
Wadenah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamz.
Hamz is looking to clinch but Wadenah is avoiding it.
Hamz looks to land a combination but Wadenah avoids it well.
Wadenah misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamz counters with a thumping low kick.
Hamz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wadenah.
No joy there for Hamz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wadenah throws a head kick but Hamz moves out of range.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz ducks under a wild hook from Wadenah.
Wadenah throws a head kick but Hamz moves out of range.
Hamz is looking to clinch but Wadenah is avoiding it.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wadenah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wadenah.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wadenah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wadenah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wadenah.
Hamz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wadenah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamz.
Wadenah lands a jab to Hamz's midsection.
Wadenah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hamz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wadenah tries to work over Hamz's front leg with a kick but Hamz checks it.
Hamz tries to clinch up but Wadenah circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hamz does no damage.
Hamz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamz tries to clinch there but Wadenah circles away.
Wadenah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wadenah gets a clinch.
Wadenah prevents a body shot from Hamz.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamz digs a right hand into Wadenah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wadenah's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wadenah misses with some punches.
Hamz misses with a body punch.
Hamz blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamz blocks a body shot from Wadenah.

Wadenah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamz is looking to clinch.
Wadenah misses the body punch

and Hamz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hamz blocking some punches.
Hamz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wadenah's elbow.
Wadenah swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamz uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wadenah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wadenah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wadenah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wadenah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wadenah keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamz darts in trying to clinch
and Wadenah counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamz throws a nice looking combination but Wadenah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Hamz.
Wadenah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamz moves in looking to clinch but Wadenah pushes him off.
Hamz tries to clinch up.
Hamz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wadenah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wadenah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz wants to clinch.
Wadenah fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamz in the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wadenah!
Wadenah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wadenah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamz stalks Wadenah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wadenah's face. Wadenah staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamz tries to close the distance and clinch but Wadenah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hamz moves into the clinch.
Wadenah can't find room to land a body shot as Hamz controls the action.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wadenah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wadenah has a couple of punches blocked by Hamz.
A left hand lands to the body for Wadenah.
Hamz lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hamz prevents a body shot from Wadenah.
Wadenah throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamz.
Toby Jay Wadenah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah misses with a punch to the body.
Hamz tries to throw a body punch but Wadenah avoids it by throwing Hamz back against the cage.
Hamz digs a right hand underneath Wadenah's ribcage. Wadenah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wadenah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wadenah pushes Hamz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamz misses with a body punch.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hamz pushes Wadenah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hamz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz digs a right hand into Wadenah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wadenah's gas tank.
Hamz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wadenahs head.
A head punch on the inside from Wadenah fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamz.
Wadenah throws a head punch that misses.
Hamz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wadenah's elbow.
Hamz pushes Wadenah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wadenah.
Hamz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wadenah tries a body shot but Hamz blocks it.
Hamz tries a body shot but Wadenah blocks it.
Hamz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wadenahs head.
Hamz tries to stall but Wadenah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hamz blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
Hamz tries to work over Wadenah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Hamz.
Hamz scores with a hook to the body.
Fresh Hamz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamz misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fresh Hamz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wadenah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Jay Wadenah!