PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Lime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lime
vs
Wyatt

188 cm
26
197 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
193 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Lime!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lime checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lime misses with a low kick.
Wyatt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wyatt throws a leg kick
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wyatt, right into the meat.
Lime looks to land a combination. Wyatt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lime connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lime has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wyatt throws a body punch but Lime moves out of range.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lime's calf.
Wyatt lands a high kick!
Lime throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lime moves away.
Wyatt misses with a kick to the body.
Lime looks to throw the jab but Wyatt is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lime duly obliges.
Jarrod Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyatt throws a solid leg kick but Lime takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a leg kick which misses Lime's front leg but catches the back leg as Lime tries to avoid it.
Wyatt thuds a left hand into Lime's body.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
Wyatt moves out of range as Lime strikes.
Wyatt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lime misses with a looping left.
Wyatt wants to land a leg kick but Lime is out of range.
Wyatt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lime counters with a left and a right that stings Wyatt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lime cracks the inside of Wyatt's front leg.
Lime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jarrod Wyatt has been cut.
Wyatt wants to clinch.

Lime closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wyatt quickly recovers to half guard.
Wyatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wyatt's head.
Lime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lime misses with a head shot. Wyatt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wyatt keeping moving, preventing Lime from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lime tries to free his leg and advance position but Wyatt is retaining full guard.
Lime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lime connects with a couple of short punches.
Wyatt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lime is trying to get back to full guard.
Wyatt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lime is not content to let Wyatt control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarrod Wyatt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lime is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wyatt.
Wyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lime manages to avoid it.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Wyatt misses
and Lime counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Lime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wyatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wyatt defending well as Lime loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Lime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarrod Wyatt'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.

Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lime drops his hands momentarily and Wyatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wyatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wyatt leaves Lime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wyatt throws a sloppy head kick and Lime moves out of range easily.
Lime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wyatt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lime.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Lime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lime keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wyatt lands a leg kick that knocks Lime off balance momentarily.
Wyatt misses with a head kick.
Wyatt looks for the body kick but Lime saw that one coming.
Wyatt throws a low kick but Lime moves out of range easily.
A jab from Lime misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt lands a leg kick that knocks Lime off balance momentarily.
Wyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lime throws out the jab.
Wyatt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lime misses with an uppercut. Wyatt saw that one coming.
Lime with a hook.
Wyatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lime with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wyatt.
Jarrod Wyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wyatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lime throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wyatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lime is looking to slow Wyatt down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt motions for Lime to come forward. Wyatt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lime throws out a loose jab but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to clinch up but Lime circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lime manages to avoid it.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Lime.

Lime shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wyatt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lime is trying to ground and pound but Wyatt uses the momentary lack of control by Lime to regain half guard.
Lime lands strikes from half guard.
Lime is trying to control the action in half guard but Wyatt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wyatt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wyatt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lime 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wyatt defending well though.
Wyatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lime.
Lime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wyatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lime.
Lime looks to land a strike but Wyatt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wyatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lime wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt pulls Lime in to control the position.
Wyatt keeping moving, preventing Lime from controlling successfully.
Lime throwing strikes but missing.
Wyatt has his hands on Lime's head, controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mr Lime.
Wyatt slips under a jab from Lime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyatt looks to land a body kick but Lime moved away.
Lime shoots in for a takedown but Wyatt shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Lime will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarrod Wyatt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wyatt lands a head kick. Lime smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lime scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lime with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyatt misses the target.
Lime throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
Wyatt tries to land a leg kick but Lime saw it coming and moves away.
Lime throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyatt.
That kick from Wyatt tenderised Lime's leg. Lime is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lime.
Wyatt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lime rather than just go for the knockout.
Lime stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wyatt.
A good leg kick by Wyatt.
Lime swats away the attempt to clinch by Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Wyatt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wyatt can pounce on him.
Lime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Lime shoots in for a takedown but Wyatt shows good takedown defense.
Lime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wyatt tries to land a leg kick but Lime saw it coming and moves away.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lime.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Lime checks it.
A punch combination from Lime misses.
Lime fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wyatt scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wyatt - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Lime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lime shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lime is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wyatt reverses the position - he's now on top in Lime's guard.
Lime trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lime trying to keep a closed guard but Wyatt is proving a slippery customer.
Lime is controlling Wyatt's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to control from the top but Lime keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lime lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lime blocks the leg kick.

Wyatt has closed the distance and engaged Lime in a clinch.
Lime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lime tries to pull guard but Wyatt holds him up against the cage and eventually Lime drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Lime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wyatt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Lime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lime throws a punch but it's blocked by Wyatt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lime blocks a body shot from Wyatt.
Lime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wyatt smiles and moves away.
Lime tries for a takedown but Wyatt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lime cracks Wyatt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lime lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wyatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wyatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Lime there.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Wyatt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jarrod Wyatt just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jarrod Wyatt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wyatt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lime checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wyatt.
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wyatt throws a leg kick which misses Lime's front leg but catches the back leg as Lime tries to avoid it.
Wyatt digs a good hook to Lime's body.
Lime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lime checks the leg kick nicely there.

Lime gets the takedown into side control.
Lime throwing strikes but Wyatt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Wyatt.
Lime is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime is working hard here to advance position.
Lime is letting Wyatt control him for a moment.
Lime sneaks back into half guard.
Wyatt trying to control from half guard but Lime is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime tries to get to full guard but Wyatt has control of the leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wyatt is looking to take a break and control but Lime is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jarrod Wyatt has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lime checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wyatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Lime blocks the low kick.
Lime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lime.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wyatt throws a low kick but Lime moves out of range easily.
Lime walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wyatt.
Wyatt is looking to slow Lime down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lime's calf.
Lime checks a leg kick.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Lime sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wyatt throws a front kick aimed at Lime's knee but Lime avoids it well.
Wyatt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wyatt scores with a head kick. Lime tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lime.

Lime drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mr Lime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lime is looking to work some ground and pound but Wyatt has wrist control.
Wyatt trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wyatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lime throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jarrod Wyatt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wyatt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lime lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wyatt throws a low kick, looking for Lime's leg but Lime calmly moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Lime.
Lime shoots in looking for a takedown but Wyatt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lime's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lime throws a chopping leg kick but Wyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jarrod Wyatt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jarrod Wyatt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Lime looks to land a right hand but Wyatt moved out of range.
Lime throws a looping overhand right but Wyatt ducks down to avoid it.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lime misses with a hook. Wyatt ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wyatt. That's going to slow Lime down.
Lime tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wyatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lime somewhat.
Lime misses with a straight left.

Lime shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wyatt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lime postures up in Wyatt's guard and throws a big left but Wyatt blocks it.
Lime trying to move into half guard but instead Wyatt has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt wants to stand but Lime has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lime looking for a sweep. Not yet Lime, not yet.
Lime keeping moving, preventing Wyatt from controlling successfully.

Lime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wyatt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wyatt advances to half guard.
Wyatt trying to control the action but Lime is working from the bottom.
Lime is looking for a sweep. Wyatt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wyatt is working away from the top position though.
Wyatt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lime keeps working.
Lime is trying to control but Wyatt manages to pass to mount!
Lime is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wyatt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lime is looking to escape.
Lime regains half guard.
Lime trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime is pressing down on Wyatt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Lime throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wyatt escapes and throws Lime's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wyatt tries to move to mount but Lime blocks the move with his legs.
Lime is trying to improve his position.
Wyatt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lime keeps working.
Lime struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lime manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lime is not content to let Wyatt control the position.
Lime is looking for a sweep. Wyatt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lime is trying to control but can't.

Lime looking for submissions off his back.
Wyatt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wyatt wants to stand but Lime has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Lime showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lime 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mr Lime!
Mr Lime retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Lime made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.