PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Wyrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyrm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Tread by Damn Yankees kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Muszyna
vs
Wyrm

168 cm
31
143 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

170 cm
30
156 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Winston Wyrm!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyrm tries to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyrm tries to clinch there but Muszyna circles away.
Wyrm avoids the body shot from Muszyna.
Muszyna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muszyna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muszyna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wyrm thinking.
Wyrm takes one to the chin there.
Wyrm is looking to clinch but Muszyna is avoiding it.
Muszyna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wyrm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyrm throws a low kick, looking for Muszyna's leg but Muszyna calmly moves out of range.
Wyrm fails with a takedown attempt.
Wyrm needs to keep his hands up - Muszyna had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Wyrm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna lands a right hook to the body.
Wyrm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muszyna.
Wyrm tries to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a low kick, right behind Wyrm 's knee.
Muszyna throws out a loose jab but Wyrm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Wyrm as he checks the leg kick.
Muszyna throws a lazy right hand but Wyrm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Wyrm gets the takedown into side control.
Muszyna tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wyrm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wyrm working the strikes but Muszyna uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Wyrm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muszyna sees it coming and defends easily.
Muszyna works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Muszyna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wyrm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna keeping moving, preventing Wyrm from controlling successfully.
Muszyna seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wyrm tries to free his leg and advance position but Muszyna is retaining full guard.
Wyrm advances to half guard.

Wyrm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Muszyna is just riding it out for now. Wyrm eventually gives up the hold.
Wyrm throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Muszyna to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wyrm trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
Wyrm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wyrm throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wyrm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm postures up in Muszyna's guard and throws a big left but Muszyna blocks it.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyrm postures up in Muszyna's guard and throws a big left but Muszyna blocks it.
Wyrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muszyna looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyrm throwing strikes from guard but Muszyna blocks nicely.
Wyrm advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrm wants to control but Muszyna is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cechini Muszyna will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wyrm tries to clinch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Wyrm wants to clinch but Muszyna slips to the side
and Muszyna counters with a left to the body.
Wyrm moves to clinch but Muszyna breaks away
and Muszyna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wyrm wants to clinch but Muszyna slips to the side
and Muszyna counters with a right hand to the body.
Wyrm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wyrm looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wyrm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muszyna throws out a leg kick but Wyrm moves out of range and Muszyna only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Wyrm.
Muszyna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Muszyna misses the target.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Wyrm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
Winston Wyrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyrm avoids the body shot from Muszyna.
Muszyna works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Wyrm blocks the leg kick.
Wyrm is looking to clinch but Muszyna is avoiding it.
Wyrm dives in and grabs Muszyna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muszyna pushes down on Wyrm's head and hops out.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muszyna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Muszyna.

Wyrm is rocked!
Muszyna lands a slapping body shot.
Wyrm is still on wobbly legs! Can Muszyna finish him?
Wyrm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muszyna misses with a body shot.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muszyna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cechini Muszyna is winning the standup battle so far.
Wyrm shoots in looking for a takedown. Muszyna tries to sprawl out of it but Wyrm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muszyna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
Muszyna swings for the body but Wyrm moves out of range.
Wyrm seems to have recovered his senses.

Wyrm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Muszyna!
Wyrm grinds an elbow into Muszyna's temple.
Wyrm misses with the ground and pound.

Wyrm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wyrm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wyrm is trying to ground and pound but Muszyna uses the momentary lack of control by Wyrm to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyrm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wyrm trying to control from Muszyna's half guard. Muszyna has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Wyrm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wyrm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wyrm with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna keeping full guard, as Wyrm tries to pass.
Wyrm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyrm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muszyna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muszyna has momentary wrist control but Wyrm slips an elbow through the middle.
Wyrm wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyrm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Winston Wyrm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Muszyna stuffs the takedown.
Wyrm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muszyna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wyrm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muszyna.
Wyrm takes one on the button.
Wyrm has a takedown stuffed.
Wyrm tries to clinch but Muszyna is having none of it.
Wyrm shoots for a takedown but Muszyna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cechini Muszyna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Wyrm.
Muszyna keeps the fight on the outside.
Wyrm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands the left hand.
Muszyna misses with a hook.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyrm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wyrm throws a series of punches but Muszyna avoids them all with ease.
Muszyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyrm moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyrm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muszyna swings for the body but Wyrm moves out of range.
Wyrm looks to clinch
and Muszyna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
Cechini Muszyna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wyrm checks a leg kick.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
Muszyna swinging wildly here.
Muszyna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wyrm wants to clinch
and Muszyna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muszyna lands a nice hook to Wyrm's body. Wyrm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna lands a lovely overhand right.
Muszyna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wyrm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyrm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wyrm tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyrm defending well as Muszyna loads up on a big left hand.
Wyrm tries to clinch but Muszyna is having none of it.
Wyrm tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wyrm.
Muszyna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyrm 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.
Muszyna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muszyna scores with a jab to the jaw.

Wyrm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wyrm seems to be working for a kimura but Muszyna defends the submission attempt.
Wyrm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wyrm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muszyna has managed to free his arm - good work.
Muszyna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wyrm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wyrm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muszyna's head.
Nice strikes from Wyrm there.
Wyrm is just content to waste time from the top position. Muszyna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wyrm throwing strikes from guard but Muszyna blocks nicely.
Wyrm passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Winston Wyrm has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wyrm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cechini Muszyna.
I think Muszyna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!