PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Junior
vs
Wise

177 cm
32
178 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

180 cm
35
175 lbs
41 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise ducks right into an uppercut from Junior.
A jab from Wise does it's job there.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Wise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wise checks the leg kick.
Wise tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Junior throws a jab when Wise was well out of range.
Jorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Wise takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Junior gets a double leg takedown into Wise's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Wise is retaining full guard.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior forces his way into half guard.
Junior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wise is trying to maintain the position but Junior is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to pass the guard but Wise defending well.
Wise tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Wise wants to control but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior tries to pass to full mount but Wise defends it.
Wise gets full guard.
Wise pulls Junior in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior postures up.
Wise has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Cooker. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wise bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Junior controlling Wise's posture.
Wise won't allow Junior to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wise.
A good leg kick by Junior.

Junior gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wise tries to bench press Junior off him but Junior keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wise!
Wise tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior dominated that 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.

Junior throws a jab when Wise was well out of range.
Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Wise tries a low kick but Junior avoids it.
Wise's corner calls for a 1-2. Wise obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior misses the jab.
Wise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wise.
Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior moves out of range of the leg kick from Wise.
Jorge Junior is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise walks into a stiff left hand from Junior.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Wise is out of range.

Junior throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Junior is in Wise's guard.
Junior throws a strike but Wise rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wise seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wise preventing the sweep.
Wise is fighting to break Junior's control of his arms but Junior is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeping full guard, as Wise tries to pass.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wise keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jorge Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wise sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wise moves into full guard.
Wise is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wise has Junior pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Junior scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wise pulls Junior in close to prevent any damage.
Junior with a nice head shot there.
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.
Junior wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise looking to control but Junior passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.
Wise stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Wise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wise lands a nice leg kick that just misses Junior's sensitive parts.
Wise throws a hook to the side of Junior's head but Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior lands a nice looking body kick.
Junior tries to score with a low kick but Wise moves his leg out of the way.
Junior connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wise. Wise circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wise attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wise throws a lazy uppercut

so Junior counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise controls Junior momentarily but Junior frees himself.
Junior postures up in Wise's guard and throws a big left but Wise blocks it.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Junior has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wise tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Junior wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Junior in side control, throwing shots but Wise defends.
Junior tries to advance to mount but Wise instead regains half guard.
Junior wants to control but Wise is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Junior wants to take a breather but Wise is having none of it.
Wise moves into full guard.
Junior wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Wise has his foot on Junior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Junior works his way back into a safe position though.
Junior wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wise keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jorge Junior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Junior misses with a looping left.

Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior tries to advance to mount but Wise denies him.
Junior working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Junior seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wise was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.

Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wise manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Junior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Junior's back!
Junior turns into Wise and is now in his guard.
Wise controls Junior momentarily but Junior frees himself.
Wise might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Junior haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Wise had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wise manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Junior manages to get himself to full guard.
Junior pulls Wise in to control the position.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wise looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wise working some strikes from top position.
Wise postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Junior looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wise is working Junior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wise controlling from the top position.
Junior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Wise thumps Junior with a low kick.
Wise paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Junior throws a push kick but Wise slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior checks a low kick from Wise.
Junior throws a leg kick
and Wise counters with a nice low kick that buckles Junior's knee momentarily.
Junior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wise loads up on a big right hand but Junior slips the punch.

Junior shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Wise is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jorge Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Junior throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Junior. Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Junior clobbers Wise with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Junior misses the jab.
Wise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Junior. That did some damage!
Junior looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wise looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Junior throws out a powerful jab.
Wise buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wise throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior throws a lazy right hand but Wise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wise's head backwards.
Wise slips under a jab from Junior.
Junior looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wise lands a body shot.
Wise defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Junior shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wise napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wise takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Junior tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wise is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Junior off and has taken his back!
Dennis Wise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brazilian Elite Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Wise go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Junior tries to escape the position.
Junior tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wise can't keep his opponent in guard - Junior advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Wise defends it.
Wise tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Wise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Wise is keeping the position.
Junior preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Wise throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Jorge Junior rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.