PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyo Wuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lyo Wuan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wednesday
vs
Wuan

192 cm
38
162 lbs
38 - 18 - 2

190 cm
30
170 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyo Wuan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wednesday chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wuan can pounce on him.
Wuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wuan avoids the body shot from Wednesday.
Wuan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wednesday is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wuan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyo Wuan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuan defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.

Wuan takes the fight into the clinch.
Wuan tries to work over Wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wuan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wednesday avoiding damage.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Wuan.
Wuan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wednesday.
Wuan has a couple of punches blocked by Wednesday.
Wuan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wuan misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuan digs a right hand underneath Wednesday's ribcage. Wednesday let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wuan lands a nice elbow.
Wuan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wuan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wednesday's defenses.

Wednesday breaks the clinch.
Wuan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wuan tries to score with a low kick but Wednesday moves his leg out of the way.
Wuan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wuan.
Wednesday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuan.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuan misses with a jab to the body
and Wednesday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Wuan lands a leg kick that knocks Wednesday off balance momentarily.
Wednesday keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuan is looking to chop away at Wednesday's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Wednesday checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wuan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
Wuan throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wuan.
Wuan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wednesday.
Wuan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wuan misses with a looping right.
Wuan swings widly with a right hand
and Wednesday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wuan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Wuan is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wuan.
Wuan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wednesday finish him?
Wuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wednesday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wednesday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wuan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wednesday swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wuan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpo Wednesday!
Alpo Wednesday retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Alpo Wednesday thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.