PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wednesday
vs
Fury

192 cm
34
162 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

185 cm
27
162 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

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 27 - 16 - 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wednesday was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wednesday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wednesday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wednesday connects with the punch.

It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Fury jabs at Wednesday's body.
Fury digs a good hook to Wednesday's body.
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.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury throws a series of punches but Wednesday avoids them all with ease.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wednesday darts in and clinches Fury up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wednesday breaks the clinch.
Wednesday lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wednesday tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fury counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Wednesday tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Fury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wednesday counters with a left to the body.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fury checks it well.
Wednesday thuds his right hand into Fury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wednesday rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Wednesday throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Wednesday looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Fury keeps it at a distance.
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wednesday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fury leaves Wednesday with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fury swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wednesday lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 cut man is working on Bryan Fury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wednesday avoids the head kick by Fury.
Wednesday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bryan Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wednesday counters with a right hand to the body.
Fury with a hook.
Wednesday jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fury misses with a head kick.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Wednesday.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury misses with a left hand
letting Wednesday counter with a right hand.
Fury looks to land a combination but Wednesday avoids it well.
Wednesday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Wednesday throws a head kick that misses.
Fury misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Fury takes a swing at Wednesday's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday works the jab nicely.

Fury gets tackled into the cage by Wednesday. Wednesday maintains the clinch.
Wednesday working aggressively here.

Wednesday manages to break the clinch.
Fury scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
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 swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Wednesday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wednesday.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday connects with a single shot there.

Wednesday rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Fury wants to get back to striking at distance but Wednesday won't allow it.
Wednesday is pushing Fury up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fury's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fury up against the cage.
Wednesday scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury wants to break free but Wednesday has control.
Wednesday gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpo Wednesday dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Fury's cut.
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.

Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Fury slips a jab from Wednesday.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wednesday.
Fury cracks Wednesday with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wednesday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury throws a head kick that misses
and Wednesday counters with a three punch combo that has Fury backing up. Fury nods at Wednesday to acknowledge the strikes.
Wednesday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
A shot to the body from Wednesday misses
enabling Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wednesday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Wednesday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury cracks Wednesday with a right hand to the side of the head.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury slaps away a takedown attempt from Wednesday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab lands there for Fury.
Wednesday misses with a hook
and Fury counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury misses with an uppercut
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wednesday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wednesday misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury walks into a stiff left hand from Wednesday.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wednesday swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
A jab from Fury does it's job there.
Wednesday missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wednesday counters with a left to the body.
Wednesday cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wednesday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Wednesday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Wednesday instigates a clinch.

Wednesday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wednesday lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alpo Wednesday.
Well Wednesday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!