PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mr black will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Westside
vs
black

174 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Cyber Fighter Clothing

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Westside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black blocks a jab.
Westside moves out of range of the leg kick from black.

black shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
black trying to control the action but Westside is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
black is thwarting Westside's attempts to control the position.
Westside punching from the bottom.
Westside might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
black trying to control from half guard but Westside is working away.
Westside is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westside slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Westside's guard.
Westside lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for black!

That's one minute gone in the round.
black is desperately trying to improve his position but Westside has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black tries to hold on but Westside postures up.
black is working to get back to half guard.
Westside throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Westside working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Westside trying to control but he's not successful this time.
black is working to get back to half guard.
Westside throwing strikes here but black is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
black avoids a series of strikes thrown by Westside.
black is looking to improve his position but Westside isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Westside connects with a massive shot to the dome!
black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Westside tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Westside there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
black is wriggling around trying to escape.

Westside looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
black is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
black is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Westside is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
black working to try and regain half guard.
black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Westside tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
black holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Westside tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
black is squirming around, avoiding Westside's attempts to control the action.
black manages to regain half guard. Good work.
black is looking to control Westside's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can black avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
black wants to get back to full guard.
black gets back to full guard.
black trying to keep a closed guard but Westside is proving a slippery customer.
Westside with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Westside.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Westside decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on black, up you get!
Westside fails with the takedown

and black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Westside!
Westside is breathing heavily.
black trying to control but Westside is having none of it.
Westside is looking to improve his position but black isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

black looks for a takedown but Westside sprawls well.
A punch combination from Westside misses.

black gets the takedown into side control.
black remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Westside gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
black wants to control but Westside is keeping him busy.
black is thwarting Westside's attempts to control the position.
Westside manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Westside is trying to control the position but black postures up.
Westside keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.
black is looking to work some ground and pound but Westside has wrist control.
Westside wants to sweep here but black controlling him for the moment.
Westside is working hard here to advance position.
black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Westside swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Westside has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Westside pulls black in close to his closed guard and prevents black from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
black throws a low kick but Westside avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Westside tries to clinch but fails miserably

and black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Westside's guard now.
black looking to pass the guard.

Westside is working an open guard so black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - black lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
black won't allow Westside to sweep him here.
black wants to pass the guard but Westside is keeping the position.
black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Westside is working an open guard so black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside misses with a double jab

and black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Westside's guard.
Westside is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Westside looking for submissions from the bottom but instead black passes into half guard.
Westside trying to control but black postures up.
black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Westside defending well though.
black trying to mount his opponent but Westside defends it.
Westside is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

black stands up from half guard.
black looks to score with a jab to the body but Westside is just out of range.
Wayne Westside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westside connects with the punch.
Westside slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
black shoots for a takedown but Westside saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
black scores with a leg kick.
Westside looks for a takedown but black sprawls well.
Westside has his takedown stuffed
and black counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

black closes the distance and clinches.
Westside drops down looking for an ankle pick but black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Westside throws a nice looking combination but black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by black.

black closes the distance and clinches.

black manages to break the clinch.
Westside throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and black counters by moving into the clinch.

black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
black throws a head kick but Westside moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westside fails to land with a series of punches.
black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Westside circles away.

black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Westside's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black stands up over Westside, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Westside trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
black controlling from the top position.
black wants to control from the top but Westside keeps moving.
black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Westside is keeping the position for now.
Westside manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. black manages to get himself to full guard.
black controlling Westside's posture.
black has momentary wrist control but Westside slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
black keeping moving, preventing Westside from controlling successfully.
Westside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Westside manages to get himself to full guard.
black postures up.
black wants to control from the top but Westside keeps moving.
Westside wants to sweep here but black controlling him for the moment.
black trying to control but Westside is working from the bottom.
black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Westside is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Westside drops back looking for a leg! black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and black manages to kick Westside off! Westside jumps back into black's guard.
black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Westside is controlling him.
black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Westside keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of black's head.
black controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Westside slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
black is trying to control Westside's posture but Westside avoids it.
black sneaks back into half guard.
black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne Westside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westside wants to take a breather but black is having none of it.
black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Westside.
black is trying to stand back up but Westside is controlling him
Westside not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Westside working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
black wants to get back to full guard.
Westside thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed black's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got black 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr black!