PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Tablita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tablita
vs
Wray

173 cm
26
134 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
31
161 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Tablita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tablita.
Tablita takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tablita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tablita.
Wray is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tablita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tablita misses with a looping left.
Tablita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tablita if he has to take too many more of those.
Wray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tablita is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray looks for the body kick but Tablita saw that one coming.
Tablita looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
Tablita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tablita moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Gabriel Tablita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Wray.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tablita's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Wray throws a sloppy head kick and Tablita moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decent striking displayed by Wray there.
Wray cracks the inside of Tablita's front leg.
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!
Tablita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wray closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tablita! Wray dives in looking to finish! Tablita is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stuart Wray!
Stuart Wray really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Rōnin logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.