PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wurds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wurds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is K`naan - Wavin` Flag. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wurds
vs
East

171 cm
26
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Golden Supplements
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Wurds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay East!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East fails in his attempt to clinch.
East fails with a takedown attempt.
Wurds throws a hook but East blocks it.

Wurds moves into the clinch.
Wurds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wurds is trying to break the clinch but East has him pressed against the cage.
East wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wurds.
Wurds working aggressively here.
A short left from Wurds.
Wurds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East goes for a takedown attempt but Wurds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alex Wurds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay East.
East misses with a body kick.

Wurds scores with a takedown into East's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wurds landing with the ground and pound.
Wurds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
East wants to stand up but Wurds is controlling him.
Wurds landing with the ground and pound.
Wurds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wurds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wurds stopping the sweep attempt from East.
Wurds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wurds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wurds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of East's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now East is on top in guard.
East looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wurds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wurds controlling East's posture.
East preventing the sweep.
Wurds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wurds tries to get out of the position.
Wurds managing to control the position.
Wurds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Wurds wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
East fails with the takedown
and Wurds counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
East misses with a few strikes there.

Wurds gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wurds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wurds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wurds working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Wurds.
East on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wurds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wurds wants to take a breather but East is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wurds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
East on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
East wants to control but Wurds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Wurds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
East on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wurds lands strikes from half guard.
Wurds wants to pass the guard but East is defending well.
Wurds working over East with some ground and pound. East looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wurds lands with a punch from half guard.
East has hold of Wurds's hands but Wurds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wurds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

East is rocked!
East taking some punishment here, with Wurds in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Wurds dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

East has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from East there as he acknowledges the shot.
East is still on wobbly legs! Can Wurds finish him?
No joy there for Wurds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
East seems to have recovered his senses.
East dodges the punch combination from Wurds.
East fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - East looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wurds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wurds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wurds works to advance to full mount. East defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wurds landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wurds postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt East bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Wurds and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Wurds!
Alex Wurds took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.