PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Telford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Telford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wazowski
vs
Telford

169 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Wazowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filip Telford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telford misses with a head kick.
Wazowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Telford.
Telford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wazowski blocks the leg kick.
Wazowski avoids the head kick by Telford.
Telford throws a head kick that misses.
Telford jabs Wazowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Telford throws a sloppy head kick and Wazowski moves out of range easily.
Telford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Telford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filip Telford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wazowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wazowski.
Filip Telford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wazowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Telford was well out of range. Poor timing from Wazowski.
Telford defending well as Wazowski loads up on a big left hand.
Wazowski blocks a head kick by Telford.
Telford misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Telford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski throws a head kick that misses.
Telford looks to land a body kick but Wazowski moved away.
Wazowski lands a nice hook to Telford's body. Telford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Telford scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Telford 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 Wazowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wazowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Telford throws a head kick that misses.
Wazowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Telford throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Telford blocks a head kick by Wazowski.
Wazowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wazowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Telford misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Telford lands but Wazowski takes it in his stride.
Telford tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Telford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wazowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wazowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Telford's head.
A head kick misses from Telford.
Telford thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Wazowski misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Telford dominated that round.
That's time! Wazowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Telford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Telford slips under a jab.
Telford lands with a kick to the temple. Wazowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Telford throws a head kick that misses.
Telford throws out a leg kick but Wazowski moves out of range and Telford only half commits.
Telford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wazowski connects with a body shot.
Wazowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wazowski.
Wazowski cracks Telford with an open hand slap.
Telford throws the kick towards the body but Wazowski avoids it.
Telford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wazowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Telford.
Telford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wazowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Telford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filip Telford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Telford needs to keep his hands up - Wazowski had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Telford.
Telford misses with a head kick.
Telford misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Telford.
Telford pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Telford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Telford throws a sloppy head kick and Wazowski moves out of range easily.
Wazowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wazowski misses with a few strikes there.
Telford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wazowski.
Telford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wazowski throws a head kick but Telford moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Telford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wazowski tries to land a front kick but Telford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Telford throws a head kick but Wazowski moves out of range.
Wazowski misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wazowski to score with a decent uppercut.
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 Mike Wazowski will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wazowski clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wazowski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wazowski.
Wazowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Telford controls his hands.
Telford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wazowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Telford misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wazowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Telford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wazowski is defending well for now.
Telford tries to stall but Wazowski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wazowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wazowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Telford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Telford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telford delivers a nice body kick.
Telford throws a sloppy head kick and Wazowski moves out of range easily.
Telford tries a head kick but it misses.
Wazowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Telford circles away quickly and effectively.
Telford fakes the leg kick and cracks Wazowski in the body.
Telford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wazowski avoids the head kick by Telford.
Telford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Telford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Telford blocks a jab.
Wazowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Telford is fending him off so far but Wazowski persists. Nope, Telford circles away and we're back to standing.
Telford misses with a body shot.
Telford scores with a head kick.
Wazowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wazowski's calf.
Telford throws a head kick but Wazowski moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Wazowski.
Telford throws a head kick that misses.
Wazowski lands a right hook to the body.

Wazowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Telford, pushing him back against the cage.

Wazowski breaks the clinch.
Telford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telford is looking to land body kicks.
Telford throws a head kick but Wazowski moves out of range.
Telford throws a low kick but Wazowski avoids it.
Telford misses with a head kick.
Telford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Telford throws a body kick that misses.
Wazowski checks a low kick from Telford.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Filip Telford.
I think Telford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Filip Telford!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Filip Telford!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Filip Telford!

Filip Telford wins by unanimous decision!