PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le's choice of entrance music: Ave Maria. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wednesday
vs
Le

192 cm
33
162 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

188 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Le defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Wednesday lands.
A big right from Le misses.
Jab from Le.
Le throws out a leg kick but Wednesday moves out of range and Le only half commits.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Wednesday.
Le comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Le.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a leg kick.
Le circles away from the clinch attempt
and Le counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday works the jab nicely.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le throws a leg kick but Wednesday checks it.
Le misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the body
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wednesday. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday moves out of range of the body kick from Le.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday avoids a kick to the body.
Wednesday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wednesday throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wednesday connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Le was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wednesday throws a lazy uppercut
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wednesday lands an overhand right.
Wednesday misses with a right hand
and Le counters with a body kick that stops Wednesday in his tracks momentarily.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wednesday.
Wednesday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le misses with a low kick as Wednesday jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Wednesday. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Wednesday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wednesday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le throws a front kick that sends Wednesday stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
Wednesday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le.
Le misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.

Wednesday has Le up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Le fails to land.
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 Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le misses with a head kick.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Wednesday finds it's way through Le's defenses.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
Wednesday tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.

Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Le is avoiding it.
Wednesday scores with a hook to the body. Le takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Le circles away.
Wednesday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alpo Wednesday is winning the standup battle so far.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Wednesday, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le avoids the body shot from Wednesday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
Le slips a jab from Wednesday.
Le misses with a few strikes there.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a wild combination.
Wednesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le to score with a decent uppercut.

Wednesday darts in and clinches Le up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.
Le digs a right hand into Wednesday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wednesday's gas tank.
Wednesday gets through Le's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Le.
Wednesday misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Le pushes Wednesday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wednesday.
Wednesday is trying to push Le away but Le has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Le.
Le lands with a short shot to the head.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wednesday leaning against his opponent.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le digs a right hand into Wednesday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wednesday's gas tank.
Wednesday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wednesday backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Le lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wednesday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
A jab from Le misses.
Le thows a body shot but no joy.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Wednesday throws a series of strikes that have Le backpedaling.
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!
Wednesday stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Wednesday scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Le paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Le.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le connects with a leg kick. Wednesday looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Wednesday. Beautiful body shot.
Le scores with a nice head shot.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday moves out of range as Le strikes.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday blocks a jab.
Wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wednesday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le throws a wild body kick that Wednesday sees coming a mile off.
Wednesday throws a poor cross that misses
and Wednesday takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wednesday with a jab.
Wednesday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Victor Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alpo Wednesday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wednesday, as that shot connected.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Wednesday throws a one two combo.
Le dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday lands a nice shot to the body.
Wednesday lands with a nice body punch.
Wednesday scores with the left hand. Le knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wednesday.
Le wants to land a leg kick but Wednesday is out of range.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Le lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wednesday tries to clinch up
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le connects with an inside leg kick.
Wednesday takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Le tries to score with a low kick but Wednesday moves his leg out of the way.
Wednesday connects with a body shot.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Wednesday cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Le.
I think Wednesday 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.