PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Wuncler Ill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuncler Ill comes to the cage accompanied by I want my money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wuncler Ill
vs
Flynn

179 cm
16
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

The Empire - 15% Laundry
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Ill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Flynn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wuncler Ill misses its intended target.
Flynn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flynn defending well as Wuncler Ill loads up on a big left hand.
Wuncler Ill works over Flynn's head and body with a nice combination.
Flynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flynn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wuncler Ill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Wuncler Ill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wuncler Ill misses with the head strike.
Flynn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wuncler Ill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flynn's elbow.
Flynn managing to block the knees to the body from Wuncler Ill.
Wuncler Ill missing with knees to the body.
Flynn managing to block the knees to the body from Wuncler Ill.
Wuncler Ill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wuncler Ill misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuncler Ill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flynn backwards.
Wuncler Ill misses with the head strike.
Flynn prevents a body shot from Wuncler Ill.
Wuncler Ill misses with a body punch.
Wuncler Ill tries to land knees in the clinch but Flynn avoids the damage to the body.
Flynn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wuncler Ill missing with knees to the body.
Flynn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flynn.
Wuncler Ill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wuncler Ill misses with some punches.
Flynn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Flynn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wuncler Ill struggles to land a body shot inside as Flynn controls his hands.
Wuncler Ill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wuncler Ill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flynn.
Wuncler Ill has a couple of punches blocked by Flynn.
Wuncler Ill being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn trying to land knees to the body.
Flynn slowing the pace effectively.
Wuncler Ill presses Flynn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Flynn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wuncler Ill misses with the head strike.

Flynn jumps guard and drags Wuncler Ill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Wuncler Ill won't allow Flynn to sweep him here.

Flynn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wuncler Ill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wuncler Ill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wuncler Ill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flynn on the ground.
Wuncler Ill trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet but Wuncler Ill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Flynn trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Ed Wuncler Ill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Flynn closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Ill misses with a body punch.
Flynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flynn tries to pull guard but Wuncler Ill holds him up against the cage and eventually Flynn drops back down to his feet.
Ed Wuncler Ill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Flynn.
Wuncler Ill tries a knee to the head but Flynn blocks it.
Flynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wuncler Ill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wuncler Ill avoids the elbow strike from Flynn, against the cage.
Wuncler Ill missing with knees to the body.
Flynn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wuncler Ill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Flynn avoiding damage as Wuncler Ill throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wuncler Ill struggles to land a body shot inside as Flynn controls his hands.
Wuncler Ill misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Wuncler Ill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flynn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wuncler Ill tries to avoid it but Flynn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wuncler Ill to the ground. Wuncler Ill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Wuncler Ill instigates a clinch.
Wuncler Ill has a couple of punches blocked by Flynn.
Wuncler Ill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Flynn successfully pulls guard.
Wuncler Ill trying to control but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Flynn pulls Wuncler Ill in close to his closed guard and prevents Wuncler Ill from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wuncler Ill looking to sit in guard and control but Flynn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Wuncler Ill is retaining full guard.
Wuncler Ill wants to sweep here but Flynn controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jerome Flynn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Flynn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flynn defending well as Wuncler Ill loads up on a big left hand.
Flynn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wuncler Ill sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flynn somewhat.
Flynn scores with a decent looking hook.
Wuncler Ill looks to land a left hand but Flynn moved out of range nicely.
Wuncler Ill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flynn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jerome Flynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuncler Ill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wuncler Ill moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.
Flynn closes the distance and clinches up with Wuncler Ill, looking for a takedown. Flynn pushes Wuncler Ill against the cage but Wuncler Ill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ed Wuncler Ill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Flynn.

Flynn clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn blocks a body shot from Wuncler Ill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wuncler Ill.
Flynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flynn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wuncler Ill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wuncler Ill struggles to land a body shot inside as Flynn controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wuncler Ill.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flynn.
A left hand lands to the body for Wuncler Ill.
A head punch on the inside from Wuncler Ill fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Wuncler Ill fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flynn.
Wuncler Ill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuncler Ill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn blocks an uppercut.
Flynn trying to control the position but instead, Wuncler Ill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flynn into the cage.
Flynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuncler Ill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flynn's efforts to push away.
Flynn blocking some punches.
Wuncler Ill misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuncler Ill swings wildly with an uppercut but Flynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ed Wuncler Ill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wuncler Ill has a couple of punches blocked by Flynn.

Flynn manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Wuncler Ill dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Flynn lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Wuncler Ill. Beautiful body shot.
Wuncler Ill throws an overhand right that lands on Flynn's shoulder, as Flynn tries to avoid the shot.
Wuncler Ill moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.

Flynn rushes Wuncler Ill and presses him up against the cage.
Wuncler Ill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flynn avoids it.
Wuncler Ill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wuncler Ill swings wildly with an uppercut but Flynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wuncler Ill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wuncler Ill trying to land knees to the body.
Flynn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wuncler Ill smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wuncler Ill moves out of range of the body kick from Flynn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wuncler Ill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flynn rushes Wuncler Ill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Flynn gets control of Wuncler Ill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Flynn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Flynn pulls Wuncler Ill in close to his closed guard and prevents Wuncler Ill from doing any damage or advancing position.
Flynn wants to sweep here but Wuncler Ill controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wuncler Ill wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jerome Flynn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A jab from Wuncler Ill misses.
Wuncler Ill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wuncler Ill just misses with a punch to the body.
Flynn shoots in for a double leg but Wuncler Ill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wuncler Ill throws a lazy uppercut
and Flynn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wuncler Ill missing with a left hand there. Flynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Wuncler Ill gets caught flat footed, as Flynn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Wuncler Ill is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Wuncler Ill's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wuncler Ill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Ill keeping full guard, as Flynn tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Flynn is still trying to improve position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome Flynn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A big left from Wuncler Ill misses.

Flynn has managed to clinch.
Wuncler Ill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flynn tries to circle away but Wuncler Ill has him pinned against the cage.
Wuncler Ill working aggressively here.
Flynn lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn can't get the takedown.
Ed Wuncler Ill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Flynn.
Wuncler Ill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Flynn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wuncler Ill uses from the top position.
Wuncler Ill postures up.
Flynn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerome Flynn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wuncler Ill doesn't manage to clinch there - Flynn circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flynn dives in for a single leg takedown but Wuncler Ill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jerome Flynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wuncler Ill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flynn blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Flynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wuncler Ill 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Wuncler Ill!
Ed Wuncler Ill decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.