PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zedong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is March Of The Volunteers . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Zedong
vs
De Wilde

193 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mao Zedong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong misses with a looping right.
Zedong blocks a leg kick.
De Wilde closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Wilde.
Zedong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Wilde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zedong.
De Wilde misses with an uppercut.
Mao Zedong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Wilde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by De Wilde.
De Wilde lands the left hand.
Zedong avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Wilde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Wilde tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zedong ducks under a wild hook from De Wilde.
De Wilde dives in and grabs Zedong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zedong pushes down on De Wilde's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by De Wilde or perhaps it was just good defense by Zedong which made him look bad.
Zedong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Wilde's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Wilde. That did some damage!
De Wilde takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for De Wilde.
De Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch but Zedong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mao Zedong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zedong 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 De Wilde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Wilde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zedong throws a shot from downtown. De Wilde moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Zedong.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Wilde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zedong throws a looping overhand right but De Wilde ducks down to avoid it.
De Wilde wants to slow Zedong down by chopping away at his legs.
Zedong with a hook.
De Wilde blocks a leg kick.
De Wilde throws a wild body kick that Zedong sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Zedong misses.
Zedong tries to land a front kick but De Wilde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice shot lands for Zedong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zedong thuds his shin into the meat of De Wilde's side.
Zedong throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.
De Wilde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Wilde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Wilde takes one to the chin there.
Zedong tries to land a leg kick but De Wilde saw it coming and moves away.
De Wilde avoids the body shot from Zedong.
Zedong lands a nice hook to De Wilde's body. De Wilde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
Mao Zedong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan De Wilde.
De Wilde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zedong throws a lazy right hand but De Wilde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Wilde. Zedong does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde fails with a takedown attempt.
Crunch! Zedong slams his shin into De Wilde's torso.
De Wilde finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - De Wilde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Wilde moves out of range as Zedong strikes.
Zedong misses with a body shot.
Zedong with a body punch. A glancing blow.

De Wilde closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zedong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Wilde off and has taken his back!
Zedong controls the position.
De Wilde trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy De Wilde right now.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zedong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zedong slips a jab from De Wilde.
Zedong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zedong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Wilde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zedong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Wilde looks to land a combination but Zedong avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Zedong.
A left lands for Zedong.
De Wilde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Wilde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zedong is fending him off so far but De Wilde persists. Nope, Zedong circles away and we're back to standing.
Zedong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zedong connects with the punch.
De Wilde slips a straight right by Zedong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zedong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away.
Zedong cracks De Wilde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zedong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Wilde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mao Zedong is winning the standup battle so far.
Zedong looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
Zedong tries a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zedong moves out of range of the body kick from De Wilde.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
Zedong throws a sloppy head kick and De Wilde moves out of range easily.
Zedong throws a combination that misses
and De Wilde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zedong misses with an uppercut.
Zedong looks to throw the jab but De Wilde is out of range.
Zedong tries to work over De Wilde's front leg with a kick but De Wilde checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zedong lands a glancing blow to the side of De Wilde's head.
Zedong lands a glancing blow to the side of De Wilde's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zedong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Wilde checks a low kick from Zedong.
De Wilde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zedong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot by De Wilde.
De Wilde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zedong moves away.
Zedong throws a body punch but De Wilde moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zedong.
De Wilde sizes up Zedong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Wilde moves away from the strike by Zedong.
Nice sprawl there from Zedong as De Wilde shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zedong.
De Wilde scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by De Wilde there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Zedong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zedong. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.

De Wilde takes the fight into the clinch.
Zedong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Wilde.

De Wilde gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zedong regains guard.
De Wilde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Wilde throws a big elbow that misses.
Zedong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Wilde is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Wilde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong is controlling De Wilde's posture.
De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Zedong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by De Wilde.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Wilde doesn't manage to clinch there - Zedong circles away.
Zedong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zedong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zedong.
De Wilde steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zedong. That one must have hurt.
De Wilde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from De Wilde does it's job there.

De Wilde is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zedong's half guard.
Zedong trying to hold on to De Wilde's head to control him but De Wilde postures up.
De Wilde thows a huge punch but Zedong dodges it nicely.
De Wilde scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Wilde throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zedong to regain full guard.
De Wilde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zedong lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Wilde!
De Wilde bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde is looking to work some ground and pound but Zedong has wrist control.
Zedong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Wilde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
De Wilde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zedong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Wilde postures up in Zedong's guard and throws a big left but Zedong blocks it.
De Wilde postures up and lands a big shot to Zedong's brow.
Zedong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Wilde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zedong is keeping the position for now.
De Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jordan De Wilde has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde throws a strike but Zedong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zedong stopping the sweep attempt from De Wilde.

Mao Zedong has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Wilde.
Zedong throws a head kick but De Wilde moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zedong. That snapped De Wilde's head back.
Nice cross by Zedong.
Zedong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Wilde's hands.
Zedong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zedong blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Zedong misses.
Zedong thows a body shot but no joy.
De Wilde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zedong looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away.
De Wilde looks to throw the jab but Zedong is out of range.
Zedong checks the leg kick.
Zedong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Zedong.
Zedong throws a hook to the side of De Wilde's head but De Wilde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zedong just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan De Wilde really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zedong lands a head kick. De Wilde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zedong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zedong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zedong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zedong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zedong works the jab nicely.
De Wilde throws a hook to the side of Zedong's head but Zedong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Wilde throws a nice looking combination but Zedong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zedong looks to score with a jab to the body but De Wilde is just out of range.
De Wilde throws a lazy uppercut
and Zedong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Wilde thinking.
De Wilde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zedong is able to avoid easily.
Zedong looks for the body kick but De Wilde saw that one coming.
Zedong throws a low kick but De Wilde avoids it.
De Wilde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zedong lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Wilde takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zedong swings for the body but De Wilde moves out of range.
Zedong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Wilde was well out of range. Poor timing from Zedong.
A slow jab from Zedong misses its intended target.
De Wilde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Wilde throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Zedong.
De Wilde dives in and grabs Zedong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zedong pushes down on De Wilde's head and hops out.
De Wilde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zedong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zedong. That's going to slow De Wilde down.
De Wilde ducks right into an uppercut from Zedong.
De Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Zedong.
Zedong lands a leg kick that knocks De Wilde off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zedong to score with a decent uppercut.
Zedong misses with a head kick.
De Wilde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zedong slaps away a takedown attempt from De Wilde, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zedong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zedong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zedong throws a jab when De Wilde was well out of range.

De Wilde shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Wilde showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Wilde trying to control from Zedong's half guard. Zedong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Wilde is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing De Wilde from controlling successfully.
Zedong manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zedong prevents De Wilde from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zedong wants to take his opponent's back but De Wilde doesn't allow it.
De Wilde is looking to get to half guard.
Zedong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mao Zedong had his way with Jordan De Wilde in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

De Wilde connects with a leg kick. Zedong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Zedong misses.
A left lands for De Wilde.
De Wilde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zedong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Wilde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zedong scores with a head kick. De Wilde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Wilde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zedong's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Wilde.
Zedong throws a leg kick which misses De Wilde's front leg but catches the back leg as De Wilde tries to avoid it.
De Wilde moves in looking to clinch but Zedong pushes him off.
De Wilde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zedong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick lands from Zedong.
De Wilde jabs at Zedong's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedong misses with a hook. De Wilde ducked under it nicely.
Zedong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zedong misses with a hook. De Wilde ducked under it nicely.
Zedong loads up on a big right hand but De Wilde slips the punch.

Zedong tries to keep at a distance but De Wilde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zedong looking to throw knees to the head but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
Zedong blocks an uppercut.
Zedong misses with a knee strike.
De Wilde tries a body shot but Zedong blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Zedong.
Zedong is looking to control De Wilde's arms but De Wilde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zedong has his back to the cage.
De Wilde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zedong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zedong crunches a lovely knee into De Wilde's ribcage.
Jordan De Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Wilde swings wildly with an uppercut but Zedong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Zedong.
Zedong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde is trying to stall.
De Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zedong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde tries to work over Zedong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from De Wilde.
Zedong blocks a body shot from De Wilde.
Zedong lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards.
De Wilde tries to score a body lock takedown but Zedong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong takes a shot to the head.

Zedong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zedong misses with a body kick.

De Wilde shoots in and bounces Zedong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Wilde is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
De Wilde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Wilde wants to control from the top but Zedong keeps moving.
De Wilde throws an elbow that misses. Zedong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Wilde's guard. Nice move by Zedong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong stays in close to De Wilde's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mao Zedong.
Zedong throws out a powerful jab.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zedong walks into a jab.
Zedong lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Wilde's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde looks to score with a jab to the body but Zedong is just out of range.
Zedong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Wilde. De Wilde obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jordan De Wilde.
I think Zedong 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
Mao Zedong retains his welterweight title!
Mao Zedong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.