PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Sugar. Wray has chosen The Leprechan Song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chomsky
vs
Wray

182 cm
30
196 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Wray!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray throws a shot from downtown. Chomsky moves away and avoids it.
Chomsky swings widly with a right hand
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky misses with a left hand

and Wray counters by clinching up.
Wray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wray struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomsky controls his hands.
Wray gets through Chomsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wray lands a left hand.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Chomsky shrugs off.
Chomsky taking a breather.
Chomsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Chomsky takes a shot to the head.
Chomsky lands a right hand.
Chomsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wray blocks an uppercut.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Chomsky tries to work over Wray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky is trying to maintain a safe position but Wray gets an underhook and turns Chomsky into the cage.
Chomsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wray can't break the clinch.
A short right from Chomsky.
Chomsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wray has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chomsky seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wray can turn it around.
Chomsky lands with a right to the head.
Chomsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wray pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wray misses with a two punch combination.
Wray connects with a right hand. Chomsky shakes it off.
Wray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Chomsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Chomsky ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky misses with a looping right.
Chomsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wray.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Wray has managed to clinch.
Wray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chomsky scores with a shot to the side of Wray's head.
Wray tries to break free but Chomsky pushes him back against the cage.
Chomsky stalling in the clinch but Wray improves position.
Wray swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Chomsky.
Wray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wray working hard to break the clinch.
Chomsky effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chomsky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wray is trying to push Chomsky away but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wray blocks a body shot from Chomsky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chomsky misses with a body punch.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chomsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wray throws out the jab.
Seth Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Chomsky.
Wray wants to clinch.
Wray throws a body punch but Chomsky moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky circles away from the clinch attempt.

Chomsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chomsky lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky trying to control the action but Wray is working from the bottom.

Chomsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wray prevents Chomsky from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chomsky momentarily.
Chomsky wants to clinch up but Wray keeps it at a distance.
Wray tries to clinch but Chomsky moves away

and Chomsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Chomsky.
Chomsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Chomsky.
Chomsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chomsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Wray manages to break the clinch.
Wray takes a swing at Chomsky's ribcage but misses.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wray misses with a looping left.
Wray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chomsky.
A swing and a miss from Wray.
Chomsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wray takes a swing at Chomsky's ribcage but misses.
Chomsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wray with a hook.
Wray lands a head shot.
Wray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chomsky misses with a right hand
and Wray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chomsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray tests Chomsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wray tries to clinch there but Chomsky circles away.

Chomsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Chomsky misses with a body punch.
Chomsky tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Chomsky back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky keeps control of Wray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Wray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chomsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wray. Chomsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chomsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wray throws an overhand right that lands on Chomsky's shoulder, as Chomsky tries to avoid the shot.
Wray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wray misses with a wild body shot.
Chomsky misses with an uppercut. Wray saw that one coming.
Chomsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Wray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chomsky moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chomsky. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chomsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky throws a series of punches but Wray moves out of range.
Chomsky takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Wray misses.
Wray is looking to clinch.
Chomsky misses with a wild body shot.
Chomsky tests Wray's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
Chomsky jabs Wray right on the nose. Wray blinks but takes it well.
Chomsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Wray does no damage.

Wray has Chomsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Wray is looking to control Chomsky's arms but Chomsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wray has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
Chomsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage.
Chomsky is pushing Wray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wray is trying to force a seperation but Chomsky has the dominant position.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chomsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wray misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chomsky has managed to clinch.
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 Noam Chomsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wray looks to throw the jab but Chomsky is out of range.
Chomsky misses with an uppercut
and Wray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky works the jab nicely.
Wray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wray slips a straight right by Chomsky.
Chomsky connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chomsky.
Chomsky misses with a body shot.
Chomsky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wray misses with a hook

and Chomsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chomsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Wray.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chomsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Wray.
Chomsky throws a head punch that misses.
Wray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Wray breaks the clinch.
Chomsky cracks Wray with an open hand slap.
Wray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wray slips a straight right by Chomsky.
Chomsky stalks Wray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wray's face. Wray staggers backwards, shaken.
Wray looks to land a left hand but Chomsky moved out of range nicely.
Seth Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chomsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chomsky scores with a one two! Wray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Wray is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wray is still on wobbly legs! Can Chomsky finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Chomsky misses.
Wray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wray scores with a body shot.
Wray seems to have recovered his senses.
Chomsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wray lands with a shot to the body.
Wray misses with a hook

and Chomsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chomsky.
Stalling in the clinch from Wray.
Noam Chomsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wray pushes Chomsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky cracks Wray with a nice body shot.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Wray throws an elbow but it misses.
Chomsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
Chomsky has Wray pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.
Chomsky misses with some punches.
Wray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.
Chomsky scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wray.
Chomsky tries a body shot but Wray blocks it.
Nice elbow from Wray.
Wray just leaning against Chomsky, taking a breather.
Wray is trying to break the clinch but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage.
Wray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Chomsky.
Wray is working Chomsky over against the cage.
Chomsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Wray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Chomsky back against the cage.
A short left from Chomsky.
Stalling in the clinch from Chomsky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Chomsky has Wray pushed against the cage.
Chomsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Wray lands with a short shot to the head.
Chomsky prevents Wray from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Chomsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chomsky misses with the head strike.
Wray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chomsky lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Chomsky.
Chomsky throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chomsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chomsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Chomsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wray tries to clinch but Chomsky moves out of range.
Chomsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Wray.
Wray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chomsky.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chomsky moves away.
Chomsky defending well as Wray loads up on a big left hand.
Chomsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wray tries to clinch there but Chomsky circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Wray misses.
Wray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Chomsky has closed the distance and engaged Wray in a clinch.
Wray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chomsky.
Wray is trying to push Chomsky away but Chomsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chomsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chomsky slowing the pace effectively.
Chomsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chomsky pushes Wray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chomsky's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
Chomsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chomsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Wray backwards.
Chomsky is trying to maintain a safe position but Wray gets an underhook and turns Chomsky into the cage.
Chomsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chomsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chomsky is leaning against Wray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky working aggressively here.
Chomsky lands a right hand.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chomsky.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray avoiding damage.
Wray being controlled against the cage.
Wray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chomsky backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky is trying to stall.
Chomsky blocking some punches.
Chomsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray blocking some punches.
Wray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chomsky or not.

Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chomsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chomsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wray lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chomsky scores with a jab.
Wray takes a swing at Chomsky's ribcage but misses.
Chomsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chomsky thinking.
Chomsky wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky had his way with Seth Wray in that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chomsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Chomsky avoids the body shot from Wray.
Wray tries to clinch but Chomsky is having none of it.
Chomsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chomsky.
Chomsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch but Chomsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chomsky avoids the body shot from Wray.
Donk. Chomsky catches Wray right on the button with a cross.
Chomsky throws a jab when Wray was well out of range.
Chomsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky misses with a wild body shot.
Wray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Wray.
Chomsky looks to land a left hand but Wray moved out of range nicely.
Chomsky missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Chomsky misses.
Chomsky slips a straight right by Wray.
Wray misses with an uppercut.
Chomsky throws a lazy right hand but Wray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chomsky swinging wildly here.
Chomsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Wray counter with a right hand.
Wray slips under a jab from Chomsky.
Wray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chomsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noam Chomsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray staying out of range there.
Wray slips under a jab.
Chomsky slips a jab and a cross from Wray.
Wray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chomsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chomsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chomsky connects with a crisp jab.
Wray is looking to clinch but Chomsky is avoiding it.
Chomsky misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Chomsky.
Chomsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wray gets caught napping as Chomsky dives in and scores a takedown. Wray manages to retain guard.
Seth Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky looking to pass the guard.
Chomsky trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Wray seems keen to control Chomsky's posture.
Wray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chomsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Wray has wrist control.
Chomsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky slips nicely into half guard.
Chomsky is keen to just control but Wray is a slippery customer.
Chomsky drops an elbow to the side of Wray's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wray is trying to control but Chomsky manages to pass to mount!
Chomsky punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chomsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That has opened up Seth Wray's cut even more.
Chomsky landing strikes from the mount and Wray is in trouble!
Noam Chomsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wray is in a horrible position here. Chomsky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Chomsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chomsky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky retains his middleweight title!
Noam Chomsky was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Seth Wray stepped up to the mic, saying 'I always knew he was the greatest media scholar in history, I didn't know he could fight too!'.