PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Grizzly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Grizzly
vs
Wylde

187 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Grizzly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wylde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grizzly tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Grizzly throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wylde misses with a low kick as Grizzly jumps back.
Grizzly throws a head kick that misses.
Grizzly looks to land a combination but Wylde avoids it well.
Wylde throws a big shot that misses.
Grizzly throws a head kick that misses
and Wylde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wylde is looking to slow Grizzly down with leg kicks.
Grizzly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Grizzly.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grizzly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grizzly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grizzly lands a high kick!

Wylde moves into the clinch.
Wylde tries to land knees in the clinch but Grizzly avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grizzly is trying to push Wylde away but Wylde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grizzly blocking some punches.
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde keeps control of Grizzly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Grizzly tries to break free but Wylde pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
Wylde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grizzly is defending well for now.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Grizzly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly blocking some punches.
Wylde tries to land knees in the clinch but Grizzly avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Grizzly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wylde tries a body shot but Grizzly blocks it.
Wylde throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Grizzly.
Grizzly blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Grizzly uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly avoiding damage as Wylde throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde lands a body shot.
Wylde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grizzly or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grizzly.
Grizzly is trying to break the clinch but Wylde has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde tries a body shot but Grizzly blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wylde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Wylde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wylde is looking to land body kicks.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Grizzly.
Grizzly misses with the combination.
Grizzly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Joe Grizzly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grizzly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe Grizzly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grizzly tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde misses with a low kick.
Grizzly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grizzly.
Grizzly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wylde backs up against the cage.
Grizzly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grizzly misses with a double jab.
Wylde throws a jab but it's blocked by Grizzly.
Jab from Grizzly.
Grizzly throws a lazy head kick
and Wylde counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Grizzly. Those never looked like landing.
Joe Grizzly is winning the standup battle so far.

Wylde moves into range and clinches up with Grizzly.
Wylde lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Joe Grizzly has been cut.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde tries to work over Grizzly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grizzly is defending well for now.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grizzly blocking some punches.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Grizzly.
Grizzly can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly is trying to break the clinch but Wylde has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Grizzly blocking some punches.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grizzly avoids the elbow strike from Wylde, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Grizzly blocks an uppercut.
Grizzly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde misses with an elbow over the top.
Wylde misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grizzly.
Grizzly is trying to break the clinch but Wylde is controlling him.
Grizzly tries to break the clinch but Wylde is controlling the position.
Wylde tries to work over Grizzly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grizzly managing to block the knees to the body from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde has Grizzly pressed against the cage, preventing Grizzly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wylde misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grizzly's elbow.
Wylde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grizzly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wylde has him pressed against the cage.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as Grizzly controls his hands.
Grizzly blocks an uppercut.
Grizzly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde tries a knee to the head but Grizzly blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darrell Wylde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Grizzly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grizzly blocks a leg kick.
Wylde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grizzly moves away.
Grizzly misses with a head kick.
Grizzly misses with a head kick.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
Grizzly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wylde.
Grizzly connects with a single shot there.
Grizzly lands with a slapping head kick.
Grizzly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wylde shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grizzly sprawls well. Grizzly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wylde gets slowly back to his feet.
Wylde slips a jab and a cross from Grizzly.

Wylde takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grizzly's elbow.
Wylde gets through Grizzly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grizzly tries to circle away but Wylde has him pinned against the cage.
Grizzly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grizzly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Grizzly is trying to break the clinch but Wylde is controlling him.
Grizzly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands an uppercut.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Grizzly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wylde working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a knee strike.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
A short left from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Grizzly tries to break free but Wylde pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Grizzly.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde tries to work over Grizzly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grizzly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Grizzly.
Joe Grizzly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wylde missing with knees to the body.
Wylde trying to land knees to the body.
Grizzly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grizzly.
Wylde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grizzly avoids it.
Wylde has Grizzly pressed against the cage, preventing Grizzly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Wylde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wylde 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Wylde!