PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Worrington
vs
High

180 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
252 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Worrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter High!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. High sees it coming and avoids it easily.
High connects with a crisp jab.
Worrington misses the jab.
Worrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
High throws a hook but Worrington blocks it.
Worrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
Worrington blocks a jab.
Worrington thuds a left hand into High's body.
Worrington throws a series of punches but High moves out of range.
Worrington lands with a nice combination. High backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Walter High has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Worrington moves into the clinch successfully.

Worrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
High throws a series of punches but Worrington moves out of range.
High lands with a hook. Worrington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Worrington tries to clinch up.
High scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Worrington. Those never looked like landing.
Worrington slips a jab from High.
High connects with a body shot.
High is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Worrington takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington connects with a nasty looking knee right to High's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worrington.
High tries to work over Worrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
High can't break the clinch.

Worrington decides to pull guard.
Worrington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
High working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Worrington's head.
High postures up in Worrington's guard and throws a big left but Worrington blocks it.
High cracks Worrington with a solid left hand.

Worrington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and High defends well.
Worrington throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
High is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
High scoring with punches to the head and body.
Worrington working a defensive guard here.
Worrington is really struggling to control High but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Worrington manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
High changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Worrington is breathing heavily.
High looks to land a right hand but Worrington moved out of range.
High misses with a looping right.
Adam Worrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High leaves Worrington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
High works over Worrington's head and body with a nice combination.
High lands with a hook. Worrington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
High uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worrington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worrington moves away.
Worrington looks to land a left hand but High moved out of range nicely.
Worrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as High throws out the jab.
High lands with a shot to the body.
Worrington ducks under a wild hook from High.
High throws a lazy right hand but Worrington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Worrington jabs High right on the nose. High blinks but takes it well.
Worrington wants to clinch.
Good shot there by High.
High tests Worrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worrington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worrington dodges the punch combination from High.
Worrington is looking to clinch but High is avoiding it.
High throws a hook but Worrington blocks it.
Worrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. High doesn't seem bothered though.
High throws a right and a left that both miss.
Worrington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Worrington closes the distance and clinches up with High, looking for a takedown. Worrington pushes High against the cage but High circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Worrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
High scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Worrington slips under a jab from High.
Worrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Walter High will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Walter High's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

High connects with a body shot that sends Worrington's belly button to the back.
Worrington shoots in for a double leg but High sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
High jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
High throws a nice looking combination but Worrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
High showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Worrington wants to clinch up but High keeps it at a distance.
High missing with a left hand there. Worrington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
High throws a right and a left that Worrington avoids nicely.
Worrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
High keeps the fight on the outside.
High connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Worrington momentarily.
High throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worrington avoids the body shot from High.
Worrington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Worrington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter High is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
High misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from High.
High keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
High connects with a body shot that sends Worrington's belly button to the back.
High is breathing heavily.
Worrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adam Worrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
High avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
High throws a hook to the side of Worrington's head but Worrington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
High lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Worrington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Worrington darts in and clinches High up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worrington.
High misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worrington wants a takedown.
Worrington tries to throw a body punch but High avoids it by throwing Worrington back against the cage.
High working aggressively here.

Worrington manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
High connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Worrington shoots in looking for a takedown but High manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worrington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Worrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
High scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
High misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrington just misses with a punch to the body.
High is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worrington.
Worrington tries to bum rush High with a series of wild strikes but High uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
High takes a swing at Worrington's ribcage but misses.

Worrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
High is trying to force a seperation but Worrington has the dominant position.

Worrington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Worrington is looking to wear down High with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for High.
High slips a jab and a cross from Worrington.
High works over Worrington's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
High misses with a hook. Worrington ducked under it nicely.
Worrington shoots in and drives through. High sprawls well.
High clobbers Worrington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
High connects with a right hand. Worrington shakes it off.
High lands a nice looking body shot.
High scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
High scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
High takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
High loads up on a big right hand but Worrington slips the punch.
Worrington lands a two punch combo.
High misses with a body shot
and Worrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worrington jabs High right on the nose. High blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrington moves in looking to clinch but High pushes him off.
Worrington moves in looking to clinch but High pushes him off.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Worrington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Worrington darts in looking for a takedown but High gets double underhooks and turns Worrington into the cage.
High throws a head punch that misses.
High misses with a body punch.

Worrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
Worrington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrington slips under a jab from High.
High displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Worrington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
High connects with a looping right hand.
High fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter High showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter High's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Worrington forces High back against the cage and clinches.
High is trying to break the clinch but Worrington is controlling him.
Worrington blocking some punches.
Worrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with High's elbow.
High tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Worrington breaks from the clinch.
High misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrington.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Worrington sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Worrington instigates a clinch.

Worrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worrington moves in looking to clinch but High pushes him off.
Worrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
High lands with a cross.
High misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worrington.
High scores with a jab. Worrington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
High takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Worrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from High misses its intended target.
Worrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. High manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
High lands a jab to the head.

Worrington has taken the fight to the clinch.

Worrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Worrington misses with a straight left.
High misses with a lunging right hand
and Worrington counters with a nice uppercut.
High looks to land a right hand but Worrington moved out of range.
Worrington wants to clinch.

Worrington feints and as High raises his hands in defense, Worrington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fighters are working up against the cage. High manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
High is trying to break the clinch but Worrington has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrington presses High against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Worrington drags the fight down to the ground.
High cracks Worrington with a solid left hand.
Worrington throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Worrington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
High postures up and lands a big shot to Worrington's brow.

High got a little sloppy there for a moment and Worrington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, High has managed to get both his arms back between Worrington's legs - danger averted.
High cracks Worrington with a solid left hand.
Worrington is looking to stand up but High isn't so interested in that idea.
High is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Worrington wants to stand and escape but High is having none of it.
High working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Worrington's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
High with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
High trying to control the position from guard on top but Worrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worrington thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
High lands a couple of elbows.
High postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Worrington thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
High cracks Worrington with a solid left hand.
Worrington wants to sweep here but High controlling him for the moment.
High chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrington throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
High trying to control the position from guard on top but Worrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter High has got the better of the ground game so far.
High connects with a couple of short punches.
High lands a couple of decent looking shots.
High distracts Worrington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
High scoring with punches to the head and body.
Worrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as High accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worrington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

High stands up and waves to Worrington to follow him.
Worrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from High.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walter High.
I've got High 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Walter High!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Walter High!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Walter High!

Walter High wins by unanimous decision!