PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Jay Wadenah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wadenah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Toby Jay Wadenah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Esposito
vs
Jay Wadenah

178 cm
37
187 lbs
46 - 18 - 0

190 cm
32
183 lbs
25 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Toby Jay Wadenah!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wadenah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wadenah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Wadenah does it's job there.
Esposito wants to clinch up but Wadenah keeps it at a distance.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wadenah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wadenah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Esposito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wadenah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wadenah lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wadenah misses with a double jab.
Wadenah lands a head kick. Esposito smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Wadenah clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Wadenah blocks it.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wadenah swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wadenah.
Wadenah tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Wadenah back against the cage.
Esposito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wadenah's face.

It looks like Toby Jay Wadenah has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Wadenah is blocking nicely.
Wadenah tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Wadenah blocks it.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Wadenah's head.
Wadenah is trying to stall.
Wadenah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wadenah tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Wadenah can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wadenah throws a head punch that misses.
Wadenah tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Wadenah back against the cage.
Esposito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wadenah backwards.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.
Wadenah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wadenah misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wadenah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Wadenah on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wadenah misses with the head strike.
Wadenah is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
Wadenah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Wadenah misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wadenah.
Wadenah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esposito.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wadenah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wadenah swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wadenah lands a right hand.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Wadenah is blocking nicely.
Wadenah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wadenah managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Wadenah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Wadenah is blocking nicely.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Wadenah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wadenah is pushing Esposito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wadenah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Wadenah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wadenah blocks it with crossed arms.
Esposito has a couple of punches blocked by Wadenah.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Wadenah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wadenah is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wadenah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wadenah taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Wadenah throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Wadenah.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but Wadenah is blocking nicely.
Wadenah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wadenah can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Wadenah blocks with his arms.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wadenah.
Esposito working Wadenah over with knees to the body.
Wadenah lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Wadenah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wadenah.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wadenah has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Wadenah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wadenah tries to break free but Esposito pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Jay Wadenah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Jay Wadenah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Esposito.
Wadenah slips a straight right by Esposito.
Wadenah wants to clinch up but Esposito keeps it at a distance.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esposito misses with a low kick as Wadenah jumps back.
Wadenah lands a nice shot to the body.
Wadenah connects with an inside leg kick.
Wadenah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Esposito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
Wadenah blocks a jab.
Wadenah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wadenah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
A shot to the liver by Wadenah. Beautiful body shot.

Wadenah clinches up against the cage.
Esposito has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wadenah misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Esposito.
Wadenah lands with a right to the head.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wadenah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Wadenah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wadenah.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wadenah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Wadenah blocks it.
Wadenah lands a left hand.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wadenah tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Wadenah lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito prevents a body shot from Wadenah.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wadenah takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Wadenah.
A short right from Wadenah on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wadenah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Wadenah blocks with his arms.
Wadenah lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wadenah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Wadenah.
Toby Jay Wadenah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wadenah working aggressively here.
Wadenah misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wadenah breaks the clinch.
Wadenah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wadenah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Esposito on the side of the head.
Esposito throws out a leg kick but Wadenah moves out of range and Esposito only half commits.
A good leg kick by Wadenah.
Wadenah scores with a leg kick.
Wadenah looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Esposito checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Wadenah has knocked Esposito down with a huge combo! Wadenah steps away and waves a wobbly Esposito back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Esposito is rocked!

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
The fighters circling - Wadenah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Esposito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito defending well as Wadenah loads up on a big left hand.
Wadenah throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Esposito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wadenah misses with a hook
and Esposito counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wadenah flashes Esposito a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Esposito's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Esposito crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Wadenah punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Jay Wadenah!
Toby Jay Wadenah took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey man I want to say Alysian for coming to fight and good luck to my boy Julio later tonight. Hes coming for that belt.'.
In defeat, Frank Esposito stepped up to the mic, saying 'This was my final competitive fight. It's been a great career.'.