PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the ring accompanied by Something in the Way by Nirvana. Ronnie Wayne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wayne
vs
Wright

186 cm
39
185 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

172 cm
38
164 lbs
27 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition

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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne slips under a jab from Wright.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Wright.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Wayne's head coaches at Nelson Fight Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wright's knee momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Wright takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a leg kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wayne to the ground. Wayne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wayne stuns Wright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Wayne was not able to check.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne with a nice cross.
Wayne slips under a jab from Wright.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands with a hook. Wayne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wayne is on top in guard.

Wayne trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Payton Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
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.

Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payton Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Wayne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Payton Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Wright avoids the body shot from Wayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wayne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Wayne's head back.
Wright misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a solid body kick.
Wright tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Wayne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Wright does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by Wayne.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.

Wright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wayne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne wants to get back to full guard but Wright has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright working the ground and pound but Wayne is defending the strikes.
Wayne is trying to buck Wright off.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
Wayne struggling a bit here.
Wayne regains half guard, as Wright was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wayne is looking to control Wright's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Payton Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Payton Wright's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wayne scrambles back to his feet.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne punishes Wright's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
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!
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wright. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wayne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Ronnie Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Payton Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a left to the body.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Wayne.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wayne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Ronnie Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
Wright throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wright checks a low kick from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Payton Wright.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Payton Wright!
After the fight, Payton Wright was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.