PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by In the Garage. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wagner
vs
Apollo

176 cm
35
163 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

169 cm
29
165 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wagner misses with a kick to the body.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick and Apollo moves out of range easily.

Wagner gets a clinch.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Apollo up against the cage.
Wagner stalling in the clinch but Apollo improves position.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Apollo's efforts to push away.
Apollo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo digs a right hand into Wagner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Wagner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.

Apollo is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Wagner fails to land.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Wagner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Apollo seems to have recovered his senses.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Wagner.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
Apollo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Apollo.

It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wagner avoids it.
Apollo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Apollo.
Apollo tries a body shot but Wagner blocks it.
Nice body punch from Apollo - that landed with a thud.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Apollo's head.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner.
Wagner throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo blocking some punches.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
Wagner slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Apollo blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo trying to land knees to the body.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.

Apollo jumps into guard, dragging Wagner to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wagner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Apollo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kurt Wagner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Apollo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Apollo.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Apollo throws a big shot that misses.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Kurt Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apollo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Apollo scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Apollo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner looks for the body kick but Apollo saw that one coming.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Apollo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner throws a head kick but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wagner's calf.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Wagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wagner takes one to the chin there.
Wagner moves out of range as Apollo throws a body kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Wagner checks a leg kick.
Wagner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wagner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Apollo checks it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Apollo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kurt Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Apollo.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wagner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is trying to break free.
A short right from Wagner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Wagner.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Apollo - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Wagner lands with a nice body punch.
Apollo tries to clinch up.
Wagner takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wagner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wagner moves into range and connects with a jab.

Wagner closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
Wagner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Wagner working aggressively here.
Apollo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wagner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wagner avoiding damage as Apollo throws knees to the body.
Apollo misses with an elbow strike.
Wagner managing to block the knees to the body from Apollo.
Apollo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Apollo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apollo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wagner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands a shot to the body.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
A short left from Wagner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Wagner's ribcage. Wagner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Wagner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apollo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Wagner won't allow it.
Apollo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wagner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Wagner tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Wagner.
Apollo tries to circle away but Wagner has him pinned against the cage.
Apollo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Apollo pulls guard successfully.
Apollo is trying to keep Wagner in close.
Apollo is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Apollo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Wagner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wagner misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Wagner misses.
Wagner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Apollo misses its intended target.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
Wagner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo avoids a kick to the body.
Apollo misses with a head kick.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Apollo shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagner tries to sprawl out of it but Apollo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wagner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurt Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner connects with a leg kick. Apollo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wagner cracks Apollo with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses the jab.
Apollo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wagner counters with a body kick that stops Apollo in his tracks momentarily.
Apollo is breathing heavily.
Apollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wagner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Apollo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Apollo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wagner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Wagner moves into the clinch.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Apollo working aggressively here.
A short right from Wagner on the inside.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo fails to pull guard.
Wagner lands with a light punch inside.
Wagner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Apollo misses with a punch to the body.
Apollo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagner.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Wagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apollo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Kurt Wagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Apollo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wagner has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Wagner misses with some punches.
Wagner throws a big uppercut that drops Apollo! More strikes from Wagner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Apollo lies dazed against the cage as Wagner celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Wagner!
Kurt Wagner retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Kurt Wagner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.