PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Wordsworth Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Ballad Of Serenity as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wordsworth Ward
vs
Reynolds

179 cm
29
218 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
21
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wordsworth Ward misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Wordsworth Ward keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Wordsworth Ward.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Wordsworth Ward shoots in.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wordsworth Ward.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.
Wordsworth Ward trying to control the action but Reynolds is working from the bottom.

Wordsworth Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reynolds tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wordsworth Ward wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Wordsworth Ward thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Wordsworth Ward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wordsworth Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reynolds keeps working.

Wordsworth Ward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reynolds has escaped the position, nice work there.

Wordsworth Ward has hold of Reynolds's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Reynolds tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Wordsworth Ward cranks the arm and Reynolds screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Reynolds, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frederick Wordsworth Ward!
Frederick Wordsworth Ward seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.