PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wideman
vs
Dayne

195 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wideman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wideman shoots in but no luck this time.
Wideman fails with a takedown attempt.
Dayne fails with the takedown

and Wideman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dayne's guard.
Wideman is fighting to break Dayne's control of his arms but Dayne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Wideman drops back looking for a leg! Dayne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dayne manages to kick Wideman off! Wideman jumps back into Dayne's guard.
Dayne is trying to keep Wideman in close.
Wideman is fighting to break Dayne's control of his arms but Dayne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wideman won't allow Dayne to sweep him here.
Dayne is pulling down on Wideman's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideman looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Dayne was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Wideman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dayne wants to control but Wideman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dayne is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wideman is staying active.
Dayne controlling the position well.
Wideman wants to take a breather but Dayne is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wideman closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dayne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wideman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dayne postures up and lands a big shot to Wideman's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayne works over Wideman with some ground and pound from guard.
Dayne won't allow Wideman to get back to his feet.
Wideman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dayne looking to pass the guard.
Wideman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wideman keeping moving, preventing Dayne from controlling successfully.
Dayne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wideman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dayne pushing down on Wideman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dayne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dayne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dayne looks to land a strike but Wideman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wideman keeping full guard, as Dayne tries to pass.
Dayne connects with a couple of short punches.
Wideman is breathing heavily.
Dayne throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne passes Wideman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dayne content to control rather than advance.
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!
Dayne passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dayne with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wideman taking shots to the head.
Dayne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dayne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dayne shoots in but Wideman avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Wideman is rocked!
Wideman doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Oh Wideman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Dayne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wideman to the mat! Wideman manages to get full guard.
Wideman seems to have got his legs back now.
Wideman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dayne trying to control but Wideman is working from the bottom.
Dayne throws a strike but Wideman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dayne has his hands on Wideman's head, controlling the position.
Dayne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wideman is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne pulls Wideman in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dayne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arthur Dayne has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wideman stands up from Dayne's guard - Wideman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chris Wideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dayne counters with a shoot takedown. Wideman fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dayne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayne trying to control but Wideman is working from the bottom.
Wideman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wideman's head.
Wideman trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dayne postures up and lands a big shot to Wideman's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wideman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dayne is one step ahead there.

Wideman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dayne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dayne lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne connects with a couple of short punches.
Dayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dayne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Wideman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayne lands a couple of elbows.
Dayne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wideman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wideman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne chips away with some ground and pound.
Dayne connects with a couple of short punches.
Wideman has momentary wrist control but Dayne slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dayne looking to pass the guard.
Dayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dayne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wideman's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dayne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dayne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wideman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wideman tries to get out of the position.
Dayne throwing strikes from guard but Wideman blocks nicely.
Dayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Dayne 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. This is the final round!

Dayne shoots in and bounces Wideman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dayne trying to move into half guard but instead Wideman has managed to sweep!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wideman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dayne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wideman is trying to stand up.
Dayne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wideman's face.
Dayne landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Wideman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Wideman badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Dayne around the waist but Dayne pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Dayne is the winner by TKO! Dayne jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Dayne!