PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Ayala Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sic Wit It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ayala Ayala
vs
Wit It

158 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Ayala Ayala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sic Wit It!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wit It tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ayala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wit It somewhat.
Wit It has a takedown stuffed.
Ayala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wit It.
Paulo Ayala Ayala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sic Wit It.
Ayala is looking to clinch.
Wit It blocks a head kick by Ayala.

Wit It shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wit It was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ayala could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ayala tries to lock up and control but Wit It gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ayala throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wit It throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ayala is looking to improve his position but Wit It isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wit It thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ayala is trying to escape the mount.
Ayala wants to hold on but Wit It pushes him away.
Wit It looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ayala tries to reverse the position but Wit It maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wit It wants to finish this one by submission but Ayala is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wit It.
Ayala in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wit It lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Wit It moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ayala has worked his arm free - good work by Ayala!
Wit It creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ayala sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ayala is not content to let Wit It control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Ayala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ayala is not content to let Wit It control the position.
Ayala is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wit It has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ayala sneaks back into half guard.
Wit It prevents Ayala from improving his position.
Wit It is stalling here. Ayala is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wit It seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ayala has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wit It struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ayala has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wit It.
Ayala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wit It defends it nicely.

Wit It shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ayala is trying to defend but Wit It finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wit It is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ayala defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sic Wit It dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wit It is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Wit It.
Wit It misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Wit It pushes Ayala up against the cage in a clinch.

Ayala manages to pull guard.
Wit It landing some decent shots from guard.
Wit It would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wit It trying to control but Ayala is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala has a closed guard, preventing Wit It from standing up.
Ayala keeping moving, preventing Wit It from controlling successfully.
Ayala looking to control.
Wit It wants to control from the top but Ayala keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sic Wit It hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ayala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wit It pinned against the cage. Wit It gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Wit It shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wit It showed some decent athleticism there.
Ayala throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wit It blocks the strikes from Ayala.

Wit It stands up from half guard.
Ayala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wit It counters with a nice leg kick.
Ayala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wit It is fending him off so far but Ayala persists. Nope, Wit It circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Wit It.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wit It.
Wit It is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ayala forces Wit It back against the cage and clinches.
Ayala manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wit It tries to stall but Ayala uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ayala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wit It smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Ayala Ayala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Ayala misses.
Wit It tries a low kick but Ayala avoids it.
Wit It tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ayala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wit It moves into the clinch.

Ayala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ayala closes the distance and clinches.
Ayala wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayala wants a takedown.

Wit It breaks from the clinch.

Wit It closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Wit It looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wit It landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ayala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sic Wit It showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Wit It throws a leg kick

and Ayala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ayala.
Wit It missing with knees to the body.
Ayala blocks an elbow strike from Wit It.
Ayala changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wit It fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ayala.
Wit It stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Ayala Ayala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wit It fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ayala avoids it really well and circles away.
Wit It throws a series of punches but Ayala avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wit It's waist but Wit It gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ayala off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wit It uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayala.
Wit It fails to land the takedown.
Ayala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wit It avoids it really well and circles away.
Ayala tries to move into range but Wit It moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wit It tries to clinch up but Ayala circles away and keeps his distance.
Ayala doesn't manage to clinch there - Wit It circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ayala or perhaps it was just good defense by Wit It which made him look bad.

Wit It shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wit It is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ayala can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wit It landing strikes from the mount and Ayala is in trouble!
Wit It with a couple of short strikes.
Wit It looking to finish Ayala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ayala!
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!
Ayala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ayala is in a horrible position here. Wit It smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wit It looking to finish Ayala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ayala!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wit It landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ayala is working to get back to half guard.
Ayala taking shots to the head.
Wit It takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wit It with good strikes from the mount here!
Wit It fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wit It wants to control the pace but Ayala is squirming around nicely.
Ayala tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayala is squirming around, avoiding Wit It's attempts to control the action.
Wit It avoids the attempt from Ayala to control.
Ayala is trying desperately to improve position.
Wit It controlling from mount.
Ayala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ayala wants to control but Wit It is having none of it.
Paulo Ayala Ayala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wit It looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sic Wit It comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wit It winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Sic Wit It!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Sic Wit It!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Sic Wit It!

Sic Wit It wins by unanimous decision!