PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Worner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Worner
vs
Wahl

170 cm
26
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Wahl !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wahl clinches with his opponent.

Wahl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wahl swivels and escapes.
Wahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Worner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wahl is fending him off so far but Worner persists. Nope, Wahl circles away and we're back to standing.
Wahl throws a sloppy head kick and Worner moves out of range easily.
Worner throws a series of punches but Wahl avoids them all with ease.
Wahl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wahl slaps away a takedown attempt from Worner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wahl rushes Worner and presses him up against the cage.
Worner tries to circle away but Wahl has him pinned against the cage.
Wahl misses with an elbow over the top.
Worner tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wahl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahl lands a body shot.
Worner is trying to break free.
Worner trying to land knees to the body.
Wahl is pushing Worner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Worner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wahl misses with a few strikes there.

Wahl looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wahl stopping the sweep attempt from Worner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl wants to control from the top but Worner keeps moving.
Worner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wahl controls from within his opponent's guard.
Worner trying to control the position.
Wahl controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George Wahl has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Worner throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wahl has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Worner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Wahl seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Worner's chin but Worner turns very nicely into Wahl 's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Worner.
Wahl trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Worner trying to control but Wahl is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wahl wants to sweep here but Worner controlling him for the moment.
Worner wants to control from the top but Wahl keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Austin Worner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Worner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Wahl drives through and clinches with Worner against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wahl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Wahl tries a head kick but it misses.

Wahl shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Worner is trying to defend but Wahl finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wahl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wahl is trying to control. Worner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wahl throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Worner won't allow Wahl to pass to mount.
Worner wants to improve his position but Wahl is controlling well.
Wahl wants to pass to mount but Worner is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wahl wants to pass the guard but Worner is keeping the position.
Wahl slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Worner pulls Wahl in close to prevent any damage.
Worner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wahl 's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wahl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wahl wants to get back to his feet but Worner passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worner.
Worner is looking to take a break and control but Wahl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wahl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Worner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worner slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wahl tries to get to full guard but Worner has control of the leg.

Worner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahl is trying to stand.

Wahl looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Worner pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wahl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wahl is squirming around, avoiding Worner's attempts to control the action.
Worner lands a heavy elbow.
Wahl is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wahl gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner is trying to control. Wahl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Worner works his way into side control.
Wahl is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Wahl 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Worner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wahl 's legs.
George Wahl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Worner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wahl keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Worner advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Worner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wahl throws a series of punches but Worner moves out of range.
Wahl throws a sloppy head kick and Worner moves out of range easily.
Worner tries to clinch up but Wahl circles away and keeps his distance.
Worner is looking to clinch but Wahl is avoiding it.
Wahl misses with a low kick.
Worner shoots in looking for a takedown. Wahl tries to sprawl out of it but Worner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wahl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Worner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wahl to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wahl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worner is looking to stand up but Wahl isn't so interested in that idea.
Wahl loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Worner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wahl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wahl manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wahl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Worner's guard.
Wahl is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wahl wants to stand and escape but instead Worner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahl keeping moving, preventing Worner from controlling successfully.
Worner won't allow Wahl to get back to his feet.
Worner wants to get up but he can't break Wahl 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Worner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wahl 's guard.
Worner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wahl is trying to stand.
Worner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wahl keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worner trying to mount his opponent but Wahl defends it.
Worner prevents Wahl from standing back up.
Worner is looking to take a break and control but Wahl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Austin Worner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Wahl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wahl breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Worner misses.
Worner shoots in and drives through. Wahl sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wahl counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Worner!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wahl working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Worner's thigh. Worner counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Worner wants to sweep here but Wahl controlling him for the moment.
Worner tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wahl controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wahl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worner is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Wahl .
Well Wahl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Wahl !