PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tang comes into the arena with Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck Wit blaring out of the sound system. Arnavut Sevket has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wu Tang's chin.

Tang
vs
Sevket

173 cm
27
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Atlantis

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Tang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tang lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tang.
Tang throws a leg kick but Sevket sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tang connects with an inside leg kick.
Sevket fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sevket misses the jab.
Tang throws a push kick but Sevket slaps the foot to one side.
Tang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sevket on the side of the head.
Tang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tang throws an overhand right that lands on Sevket's shoulder, as Sevket tries to avoid the shot.
Sevket steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tang.
Sevket throws a looping overhand right but Tang ducks down to avoid it.
Tang scores with a leg kick.
Sevket checks a low kick from Tang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevket takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sevket.
Sevket connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tang. Tang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wu Tang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sevket stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tang.
Tang walks into a left hand.
Tang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sevket is out of range.
Tang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tang catches Sevket with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Arnavut Sevket has been cut.
Tang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tang takes a swing at Sevket's ribcage but misses.
Sevket scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tang doesn't seem bothered though.
Sevket lands a body shot.
Tang misses the jab.
Tang scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a body shot.
Sevket throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tang with a jab.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sevket.
Tang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sevket avoids a kick to the body.
Sevket appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sevket sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sevket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sevket misses the jab.
Sevket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tang moves away.
Sevket tries to clinch there but Tang circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Tang is just out of range.
A jab from Sevket misses.
Tang throwing a counter right hand but Sevket manages to avoid it.
Sevket swings for the body but Tang moves out of range.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket throws out a loose jab but Tang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevket scores with the left hand. Tang knows he should have avoided that one.
Sevket stuns Tang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sevket tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sevket throws a big shot that misses.

Sevket clinches up against the cage.
Sevket lands with a right to the head.
Tang is trying to break free.
Sevket lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
Sevket misses with a body punch.
Tang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sevket controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket misses with the head strike.
Tang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sevket has him pressed against the cage.
Tang taking a breather.
Tang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tang has had enough of the clinch but Sevket keeps him there for the moment.
Tang takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sevket lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tang backwards.
Sevket stalls.
Tang misses with a punch to the body.
Tang gets through Sevket's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Tang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wu Tang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sevket throws a poor cross that misses
and Tang counters with a nice leg kick.
Sevket avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tang scores with a kick to the body.
Tang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tang scores with a punch to the head.
Sevket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tang misses with an uppercut.
Tang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sevket was well out of range. Poor timing from Tang.
Tang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sevket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tang throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Tang ducks under a wild hook from Sevket.
Tang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
Sevket's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sevket scores with a sloppy right hand. Tang should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sevket gets a double leg takedown into Tang's guard.
Sevket missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sevket trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sevket trying to control but Tang is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sevket is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sevket wants to control from the top but Tang keeps moving.
Sevket throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Tang misses the target.
Tang throws a low kick, looking for Sevket's leg but Sevket calmly moves out of range.
Sevket keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Tang.
Tang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Tang.
Sevket tries to clinch but Tang moves away
and Tang counters with a body kick.

Sevket moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sevket has Tang pressed against the cage, preventing Tang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sevket.
Sevket misses with a hook to the ribs.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tang here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sevket is working Tang over against the cage.
Tang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sevket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sevket lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sevket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tang takes a shot to the head.
Sevket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Tang breaks from the clinch.
Wu Tang is winning the standup battle so far.
Tang tests Sevket's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sevket throws a jab but it's blocked by Tang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sevket's calf.
Tang throws a front kick aimed at Sevket's knee but Sevket avoids it well.
Sevket throws a body punch but Tang moves out of range.
Tang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sevket just manages to avoid it.
Sevket just misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sevket - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tang wants to stall.
Sevket pushes Tang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sevket on the inside.
Sevket stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arnavut Sevket will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Sevket.
Tang digs a good hook to Sevket's body.
Nice defenses there by Tang.
A head kick from Tang lands but Sevket takes it in his stride.
Sevket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sevket throws a jab but it's blocked by Tang.
A slow jab from Sevket misses its intended target.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
Sevket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket misses with a wild body shot.
Sevket tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sevket somewhat.
Tang scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Sevket throws a big shot that misses.
Tang throws a leg kick but Sevket checks it.
Sevket looks to score with a jab to the body but Tang is just out of range.
Sevket throws a poor cross that misses
and Sevket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sevket digs a good body shot into Tang's ribs.
Sevket misses the body punch
and Tang counters with an outside leg kick.
Sevket takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sevket takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sevket swings widly with a right hand
and Tang counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sevket gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tang effectively controlling the action here.
Sevket throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sevket goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sevket throws a punch but it's blocked by Tang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tang misses with a punch to the body.
Tang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sevket's elbow.
Tang lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Sevket.
Tang is trying to break the clinch but Sevket is controlling him.
Tang is trying to break the clinch but Sevket has him pressed against the cage.
Sevket prevents a body shot from Tang.
A short right from Sevket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sevket digs a right hand into Tang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tang's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sevket keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tang's efforts to push away.
Tang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sevket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tang blocks an uppercut.
Sevket working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sevket blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sevket pushes Tang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sevket misses with a body punch.
Sevket scores with a shot to the side of Tang's head.
A hook to the body from Sevket.
Tang prevents a body shot from Sevket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sevket on the inside.
Sevket throws a punch but it's blocked by Tang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sevket creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tang is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sevket controls his hands.
Oh Tang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sevket stalling the fight.
Sevket has Tang pressed against the cage, preventing Tang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tang wants to get back to striking at distance but Sevket won't allow it.

Tang manages to break the clinch.
Sevket misses with a wild combination.
Tang seems to have got his legs back now.
Tang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sevket looks to land a left hand but Tang moved out of range nicely.
Sevket scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sevket moves into range and clinches up with Tang.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnavut Sevket comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sevket has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnavut Sevket!
Wu Tang spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang!'.