PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuncler Iii comes into the arena with Smooth Operator - Sade blaring out of the sound system. Sprole has chosen Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ed Wuncler Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wuncler Iii
vs
Sprole

160 cm
28
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Sprole!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuncler Iii misses with a low kick.
Wuncler Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sprole.
Sprole closes the distance but Wuncler Iii moves to the side
and Wuncler Iii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sprole lands a head kick!
Sprole ducks under a wild hook from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sprole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sprole moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wuncler Iii.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
Sprole looking to stall.
Sprole swings wildly with an uppercut but Wuncler Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wuncler Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wuncler Iii blocks a body shot from Sprole.
Sprole wants to get back to striking at distance but Wuncler Iii won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole blocks an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii stalls.

Sprole has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wuncler Iii regains guard immediately.
Sprole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wuncler Iii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sprole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wuncler Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Sprole is proving a slippery customer.
Wuncler Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wuncler Iii can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sprole controls the pace.
Wuncler Iii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sprole throws a big right hand that misses.
Wuncler Iii trying to control the position here.
Sprole is pushing down on Wuncler Iii's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wuncler Iii is fighting to maintain full guard but Sprole has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sprole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sprole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wuncler Iii's head.
Sprole working over Wuncler Iii with some ground and pound. Wuncler Iii looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wuncler Iii moves into full guard.
Sprole throws an elbow that misses. Wuncler Iii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprole's guard. Nice move by Wuncler Iii!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sprole manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wuncler Iii pulls Sprole in close to his closed guard and prevents Sprole from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wuncler Iii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole tries to hold on but Wuncler Iii pushes him away.
Wuncler Iii controlling from the full mount.
Wuncler Iii has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derick Sprole will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wuncler Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuncler Iii looks to land a left hand but Sprole moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Wuncler Iii finds it's target.
Wuncler Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick

and Sprole counters by moving into the clinch.
Wuncler Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Sprole controls his hands.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.

Wuncler Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wuncler Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wuncler Iii tried to score with a low kick but Sprole checks it.
Sprole blocks a jab.
Wuncler Iii misses with a leg kick.
Wuncler Iii with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sprole checks a low kick from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii is having none of it.
Sprole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sprole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sprole is looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the side of Sprole's head but Sprole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Sprole checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sprole. That's going to slow Wuncler Iii down.
Wuncler Iii misses the shot to the body.
Sprole blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sprole instigates a clinch.
Wuncler Iii leaning against his opponent.

Sprole manages to break the clinch.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sprole moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole is looking for a takedown.
Sprole goes for a takedown attempt but Wuncler Iii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wuncler Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sprole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sprole is out of range and Wuncler Iii settles back down.
Wuncler Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wuncler Iii throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wuncler Iii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sprole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wuncler Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sprole walks into a left hand.

Sprole drives through and clinches with Wuncler Iii against the cage.
Sprole wants to stall.
Sprole blocks an elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sprole tries for a takedown but Wuncler Iii manages to get underhooks.
Ed Wuncler Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Sprole.

Wuncler Iii breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sprole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sprole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Derick Sprole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuncler Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprole moves away.
Wuncler Iii thuds a left hand into Sprole's body.
Ed Wuncler Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuncler Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sprole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wuncler Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wuncler Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wuncler Iii scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuncler Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wuncler Iii counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Wuncler Iii dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sprole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuncler Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wuncler Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprole was well out of range. Poor timing from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii jabs Sprole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Sprole looks for a takedown but Wuncler Iii sprawls well.
Wuncler Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wuncler Iii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wuncler Iii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wuncler Iii wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wuncler Iii. Sprole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wuncler Iii with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Sprole should have avoided that one.
Wuncler Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wuncler Iii scores with a punch to the head.
Wuncler Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sprole under the eye.
Sprole slips a jab from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ed Wuncler Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuncler Iii cracks Sprole with a good jab.
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Wuncler Iii misses with a combination
and Sprole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wuncler Iii punishes Sprole's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii wants to slow Sprole down by chopping away at his legs.
Sprole tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Sprole checks it.
Sprole fails with a takedown attempt.
Ed Wuncler Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derick Sprole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wuncler Iii misses with a combination

and Sprole moves into the clinch.
Sprole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wuncler Iii is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Sprole.
Sprole blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii digs a right hand into Sprole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sprole's gas tank.
Wuncler Iii trying to stall but Sprole improves his position.
Wuncler Iii lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good body shot from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole trying to land knees to the body.
Wuncler Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wuncler Iii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sprole is looking for a takedown.
Sprole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wuncler Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sprole avoids a wild elbow strike from Wuncler Iii.
Sprole lands a right hand.
Wuncler Iii misses with a body punch.
Wuncler Iii being controlled against the cage.
Wuncler Iii digs a right hand into Sprole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sprole's gas tank.
Sprole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sprole scores with a shot to the side of Wuncler Iii's head.

Wuncler Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination. Sprole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sprole is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuncler Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sprole is still on wobbly legs! Can Wuncler Iii finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprole checks a leg kick.
Wuncler Iii lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wuncler Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Sprole seems to have recovered his senses.
Wuncler Iii tests Sprole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wuncler Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wuncler Iii connects with a leg kick. Sprole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sprole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sprole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wuncler Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Iii jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wuncler Iii throws a right hand that Sprole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sprole also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Wuncler Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wuncler Iii 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Wuncler Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Wuncler Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.