PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doran Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connell comes to the ring accompanied by Rob Kelly - Rockstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Connell
vs
De Wilde

184 cm
32
185 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doran Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connell blocks a head kick by De Wilde.
Connell tries a head kick but it misses.
Connell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connell tries to clinch there but De Wilde circles away.
Connell walks into a straight right hand from De Wilde.
Connell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from De Wilde lands.
Connell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from De Wilde tenderised Connell's leg. Connell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Connell misses with a head kick.
Connell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connell moves in looking to clinch but De Wilde pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connell doesn't manage to clinch there - De Wilde circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Wilde.
Connell tries to clinch but De Wilde moves out of range.
De Wilde throws a push kick but Connell slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Wilde delivers a nice body kick.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Connell blocks a low kick nicely.
De Wilde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Wilde throws a front kick that sends Connell stumbling back into the ropes.
Connell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Wilde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connell doesn't seem bothered though.
Connell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Wilde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Wilde lands the left hand.
De Wilde scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Wilde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connell closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling De Wilde to counter with a crisp jab.
Connell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Wilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde keeps the fight on the outside.
De Wilde lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Wilde.
Connell wants to clinch.
De Wilde scores with a body shot.
De Wilde looks to land a body kick but Connell moved away.
No luck for Connell with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Connell.
De Wilde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Connell. Connell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Wilde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Wilde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connell on the side of the head.
De Wilde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connell.
Connell tries to clinch but De Wilde is having none of it.
Connell closes the distance but De Wilde moves to the side

and De Wilde counters with a nice double leg into side control. Connell won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Connell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
De Wilde grinds an elbow into Connell's temple.
De Wilde connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Connell some visible discomfort.
De Wilde cracks Connell with a big right hand but Connell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Wilde is looking to take a break and control but Connell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Wilde.
De Wilde throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Connell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Wilde thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connell's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde thows a huge punch but Connell dodges it nicely.
Connell wants to control but De Wilde is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Wilde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Wilde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Wilde is nestled in close to Connell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Connell trying to control but De Wilde postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Connell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan De Wilde dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Connell has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Wilde.
Connell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Wilde blocks it with crossed arms.
Connell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Wilde stops a takedown attempt from Connell.
De Wilde scores with a shot to the side of Connell's head.
Connell misses with a knee to the head.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Wilde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Connell is keeping busy.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Connell.
De Wilde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Connell throws an elbow but misses.
De Wilde lands a right hand.
De Wilde lands with a right to the head.
De Wilde avoids a wild elbow strike from Connell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connell.
De Wilde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connell blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde lands a right hand.
Connell is looking to control De Wilde's arms but De Wilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Connell has his back to the ropes.
Connell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Wilde.
De Wilde lands a hook to the side of the head.

Connell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Wilde scores with a nice strike.
Connell tries to clinch
and De Wilde counters with a nice uppercut.
Doran Connell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Connell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connell pushes off an throws an elbow but De Wilde leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Connell wants to stall.
De Wilde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from De Wilde.
Connell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Wilde.
Connell is looking to control De Wilde's arms but De Wilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Connell has his back to the ropes.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Wilde taking a breather.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connells head.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
De Wilde lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Wilde misses with the head strike.
Connell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Connell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Wilde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Wilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Wilde lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Connell just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Wilde's brow.

Connell manages to break the clinch.
Connell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan De Wilde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connell doesn't manage to clinch there - De Wilde circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Wilde. That's going to slow Connell down.
Connell throws a right hand that De Wilde ducks under and follows up with a left that De Wilde also avoids with ease.
De Wilde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Wilde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Connell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connell tries to clinch but De Wilde moves out of range.

Connell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Connell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Wilde's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
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!
Connell wants to take a breather but De Wilde is having none of it.
De Wilde trying to control but Connell postures up.
De Wilde moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Connell throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connell postures up in De Wilde's guard and throws a big left but De Wilde blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan De Wilde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from De Wilde.
De Wilde circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Wilde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Connell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connell moves in looking to clinch but De Wilde pushes him off.
Doran Connell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connell closes the distance looking to clinch

and De Wilde counters with a takedown into side control.
De Wilde lands an elbow.
Check out the look on De Wilde's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Wilde trying to control the action but Connell is working from the bottom.
Connell is trying to escape the position but De Wilde is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Connell down.
De Wilde is chipping away with strikes.
De Wilde happy to just control the position for now.
De Wilde looks up at the clock and then as Connell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Wilde smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Wilde lands a decent elbow from side control.
De Wilde controlling the position.
De Wilde working the head and body with strikes.
Doran Connell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Connell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde wants to get back to full guard.
Jordan De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Wilde is trying is best to control the position here.
De Wilde regains full guard. Nicely done.
Connell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Wilde is keeping the position for now.
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.
De Wilde not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Wilde not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Connell postures up in De Wilde's guard and throws a big left but De Wilde blocks it.
De Wilde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Connell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connell with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Wilde wants to hit a switch here but Connell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for De Wilde there!
De Wilde wants to hold on but Connell pushes him away.
De Wilde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connell working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde regains half guard.
Connell throws a strike but De Wilde avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Connell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Wilde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Wilde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Connell.
De Wilde is trying to control the position but Connell postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Connell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan De Wilde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Wilde 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan De Wilde!
A relieved looking Jordan De Wilde thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.