PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Battle-Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle-Born has chosen DJ Shadow / Six Days as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wooney
vs
Battle-Born

176 cm
30
196 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

180 cm
23
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Crippler's Corner

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Battle-Born!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney is looking to clinch but Battle-Born is avoiding it.
Wooney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle-Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Wooney.
Wooney takes a swing at Battle-Born's ribcage but misses.
Battle-Born lands a slapping body shot.
Wooney throws a nice looking combination but Battle-Born bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Battle-Born trying to land knees to the body.
Battle-Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battle-Born is working Wooney over against the ropes.
Wooney can't break the clinch.
Wooney tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle-Born avoids the damage to the body.
Wooney blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Battle-Born throws an elbow but misses.
Battle-Born working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battle-Born working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Wooney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Battle-Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle-Born.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born misses with an elbow strike.

Wooney manages to break the clinch.
Wooney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Battle-Born avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooney throws a low kick but Battle-Born moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born wants to clinch.
Wooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Wooney both land. Nice combination.
Wooney checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Wooney.
Wooney loads up on a big right hand but Battle-Born slips the punch.

Battle-Born clinches up with Wooney and pushes him back against the ropes.
Battle-Born misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle-Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Wooney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battle-Born tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooney avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wooney.
Wooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Battle-Born lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Wooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooney tries a low kick but Battle-Born avoids it.
Battle-Born blocks a head kick by Wooney.
Battle-Born looks to throw the jab but Wooney is out of range.
Wooney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Battle-Born misses with a looping left.
Battle-Born uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooney.
Wooney fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle-Born tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wooney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battle-Born circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Battle-Born sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wooney somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battle-Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wooney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Battle-Born looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Battle-Born parries the strikes from Wooney easily there. Wooney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Battle-Born to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born is looking to reverse the position.
Wooney wants to stand but Battle-Born is controlling his arm.

Wooney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooney blocks the body kick.
Battle-Born checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Battle-Born fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooney staying out of range there.
Wooney has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle-Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle-Born checks it well.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Battle-Born looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooney shoots in for a double leg but Battle-Born sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick which misses Wooney's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooney tries to avoid it.
Wooney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
Rayne Wooney is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Battle-Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooney misses with a jab, cross combination.

Wooney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wooney prevents Battle-Born from improving his position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Battle-Born makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born misses with a straight right.
Wooney shoots in and drives through. Battle-Born sprawls well.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Battle-Born but Battle-Born pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooney tries for a takedown but Battle-Born sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Battle-Born closes the distance and clinches.
Battle-Born misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooney avoids a wild elbow strike from Battle-Born.

Wooney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Battle-Born uses from the top position.
Battle-Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battle-Born with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Wooney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Battle-Born accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Battle-Born postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Battle-Born trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Battle-Born working some strikes from top position.
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!
Battle-Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooney is trying to control the position but Battle-Born postures up.
Battle-Born wants to control from the top but Wooney keeps moving.
Battle-Born forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born winds up and cracks Wooney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooney gets back to full guard.
Battle-Born wants to control from the top but Wooney keeps moving.
Wooney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Wooney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooney is looking to sweep but instead, Battle-Born has passed into half guard.
Wooney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Battle-Born scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gabriel Battle-Born has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney is staying active underneath Battle-Born, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battle-Born drops an elbow to the side of Wooney's head.
Battle-Born has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Battle-Born thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wooney's head.

Wooney actively working from the bottom here.
Wooney tries to roll over but Battle-Born keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooney taking some punishment here, with Battle-Born in his half guard.
Battle-Born prevents Wooney from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle-Born trying to control from half guard but Wooney is working away.
Battle-Born missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Battle-Born is trying to control the action in half guard but Wooney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Battle-Born showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Wooney throws a big shot that misses.
Wooney is looking to clinch but Battle-Born is avoiding it.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Battle-Born lands with a right hand.

Wooney rushes Battle-Born and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooney is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooney.
Battle-Born pushes Wooney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle-Born goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle-Born digs a right hand underneath Wooney's ribcage. Wooney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooney tries to pull guard but Battle-Born holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wooney drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battle-Born misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooney avoids the damage to the body.
Wooney goes for a takedown attempt but Battle-Born pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooney misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooney shoots in looking for a takedown. Battle-Born tries to sprawl out of it but Wooney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Battle-Born manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rayne Wooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooney fails with the takedown.
Gabriel Battle-Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battle-Born scoring well with a low kick there.
Battle-Born attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Battle-Born sizes up Wooney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Battle-Born lands.
Battle-Born lands a head shot.
Wooney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wooney. Battle-Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Battle-Born closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooney managing to block the knees to the body from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born misses with a punch to the body.
Battle-Born lands an elbow that stopped Wooney in his tracks for a moment.
Wooney is trying to drag Battle-Born to the mat but Battle-Born just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney takes a shot to the head.
Gabriel Battle-Born seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battle-Born lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battle-Born obliges.
Battle-Born keeps control of Wooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Battle-Born to keep the fight standing.
Battle-Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.

Wooney is trying to trip Battle-Born. He has hold of a leg but Battle-Born is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wooney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Battle-Born working a defensive guard here.
Wooney is working Battle-Born over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Battle-Born is on top in guard.

Wooney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Battle-Born defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wooney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Battle-Born distracts Wooney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooney can't keep his opponent in guard - Battle-Born advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooney moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Battle-Born is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Battle-Born comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battle-Born has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Battle-Born!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gabriel Battle-Born made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.