PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Charles
vs
Worrell

190 cm
32
215 lbs
29 - 16 - 0

187 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles wants to clinch up but Worrell keeps it at a distance.
Worrell misses with a looping left.
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Worrell at a distance.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Worrell's head but Worrell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses.
Worrell wants to clinch.
Worrell with a nice cross.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Worrell.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worrell takes one on the button.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Worrell coming out on top.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Both fighters circling a little - Worrell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrell throws a leg kick which misses Charles's front leg but catches the back leg as Charles tries to avoid it.
Worrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Charles paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Worrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charles's sensitive parts.
Worrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Worrell pushes Charles away with a front kick.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Worrell shows good takedown defense.
Peter Worrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrell is just out of range.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.
Charles throws a hook but Worrell blocks it.
Worrell throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Worrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Worrell fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Charles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Worrell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Worrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Worrell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Worrell misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Worrell.
A right hook to the body lands for Worrell.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Worrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
A hook to the body from Worrell.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Charles wants to take the fight to the mat but Worrell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Worrell trying to land knees to the body.
Charles can't find room to land a body shot as Worrell controls the action.
Charles avoids a wild elbow strike from Worrell.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles blocking some punches.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Worrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worrell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Worrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Worrell controls his hands.
Worrell working aggressively here.
Worrell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.

It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charles blocking some punches.
Worrell lands a damaging elbow.
Charles blocking some punches.

Charles is trying to trip Worrell. He has hold of a leg but Worrell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Charles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Charles postures up in Worrell's guard and throws a big left but Worrell blocks it.
Charles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worrell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles throws an elbow that misses. Worrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charles's guard. Nice move by Worrell!
Charles wants to sweep here but Worrell controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Worrell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Worrell cracks the inside of Charles's front leg.
Worrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Worrell.
Worrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Charles checks the leg kick.
Worrell misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Charles cracks Worrell with a good jab.
Charles lands with a nice body punch.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worrell throws a leg kick but Charles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Worrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Worrell moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Worrell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charles.
Worrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles misses with the combination.
Worrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Worrell looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.
Charles fails with the takedown.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worrell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Worrell.
Worrell throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles drops his hands momentarily and Worrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell is looking to clinch.
Worrell lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Charles blocks the leg kick.
Charles moves out of range as Worrell throws a body kick.
Charles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Worrell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Worrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worrell tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Worrell tests Charles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Worrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Charles has time to react.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Worrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Worrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles checks a low kick from Worrell.
Charles avoids a kick to the body.
Worrell misses with a hook
and Worrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Worrell slips the punch.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Worrell moved out of range nicely.
Charles throws a body punch but Worrell moves out of range.
Charles swings for the body but Worrell moves out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Worrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Worrell looks to land a body kick but Charles moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles cracks Worrell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Worrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Worrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Worrell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles misses with a body shot.
Worrell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Charles will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worrell lands a really nice looking cross but Charles seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Worrell is just out of range.
Charles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Charles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Worrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Worrell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Worrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Worrell is looking to land body kicks.
Worrell tries to clinch up
and Charles counters with a three punch combo that has Worrell backing up. Worrell nods at Charles to acknowledge the strikes.
Charles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Peter Worrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Worrell.
Charles throws a hook but Worrell blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worrell.
Worrell misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Charles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Worrell defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tests Worrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worrell connects with the punch.
Worrell tried to score with a low kick but Charles checks it.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Worrell throws out the jab.
Worrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charles throws a body punch but Worrell moves out of range.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Worrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worrell counters with a low kick, right behind Charles 's knee.
Ray Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Charles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Charles walks into a left hand.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Worrell as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Worrell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Worrell.
Charles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worrell lands an overhand right.
Worrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worrell.
Worrell feints and then cracks Charles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charles down.
Worrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Worrell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Worrell throws a nice inside leg kick.

Worrell clinches with his opponent.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles is trying to push Worrell away but Worrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Worrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Worrell controlling the action here for a moment.
Worrell misses with a punch to the body.
Charles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrell is struggling to control the position.
Worrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Worrell tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peter Worrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Worrell has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles throws a jab when Worrell was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Worrell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peter Worrell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Worrell throws the kick towards the body but Charles avoids it.
Charles throws a lazy uppercut
and Worrell counters with a good low kick that Charles was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Worrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Worrell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Worrell!
After winning the bout, Peter Worrell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.