PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rambo
vs
Wein

166 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

187 cm
24
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Wein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Rambo moves away and avoids it.
Rambo moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Sambo Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rambo finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Rambo lands with a nice body punch.
Rambo scores with a shot to the body.

Wein tries to keep at a distance but Rambo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wein blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo looking for a takedown.
Wein misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rambo.
Rambo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein blocks a body shot from Rambo.
Wein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Rambo.
Rambo misses with the head strike.
Rambo is looking for a takedown.

Rambo jumps into guard, dragging Wein to the mat.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Rambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing good reports from Rambo'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.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Rambo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rambo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wein defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein controlling from the top position.
Rambo controlling Wein's posture.
Rambo trying to keep a closed guard but Wein is proving a slippery customer.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wein is one step ahead there.
Rambo trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wein is one step ahead there.
Rambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rambo avoids the body shot from Wein.
Rambo tries to move into range but Wein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wein to score with a decent uppercut.

Rambo shoots in and bounces Wein off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wein wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rambo manages to pass to side control.

Rambo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rambo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambo Rambo 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.

Rambo slips under a jab.
Wein missing with a left hand there. Rambo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rambo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rambo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wein misses with a series of wild punches.
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rambo.
Rambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rambo throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rambo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rambo.
Rambo is trying to pull guard but Wein turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wein misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Rambo blocking some punches.
Rambo works on Wein's body with a couple of short punches.
Rambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wein lands a left hand.
Wein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wein working aggressively here.
Wein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wein is breathing heavily.
Rambo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Rambo.
Rambo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rambo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Rambo stalling in the clinch but Wein improves position.
Rambo blocks a body shot from Wein.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wein misses with a body punch.
Wein blocks a body shot from Rambo.
Wein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wein can do to turn this around?
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wein takes a shot to the head.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Rambo.
A hook to the body from Rambo.
Rambo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Rambo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wein uses from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rambo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rambo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rambo works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Rambo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rambo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wein's legs.
Rambo trying to control the action but Wein is working from the bottom.
Rambo is staying tight to Wein's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rambo swings around for an armbar but Wein sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rambo's guard.
Rambo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wein is trying to keep Rambo in close.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Wein keeps moving.
Wein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambo Rambo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jab from Rambo.
Rambo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rambo walks into a straight right hand from Wein.
A combination from Wein does no damage.
Rambo attempts a counter takedown but Wein avoids it well and moves away.
Wein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sambo Rambo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rambo, right into the meat.
Wilder Wein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo throws a series of strikes that have Wein backpedaling.
Rambo goes for a double leg but Wein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wein continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wein as Rambo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Wein scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rambo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rambo clobbers Wein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Wein misses.
Wein misses with a hook. Rambo ducked under it nicely.
Wein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wein avoids the body shot from Rambo.
As Rambo backs off Wein throws a huge counter combo but Rambo manages to avoid it all.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a series of punches but Rambo moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rambo rushes Wein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rambo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weins head.
A short left from Wein.
Rambo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wein after a bit of a struggle.
Wein tries to throw a body punch but Rambo avoids it by throwing Wein back against the cage.
Sambo Rambo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wein tries to work over Rambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rambo has Wein pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rambo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wein tumbling to the mat - Rambo dives into Wein's guard.
Rambo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands a couple of elbows.
Rambo trying to control but Wein is working from the bottom.
Rambo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wein is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rambo content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wein keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sambo Rambo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rambo cracks a nice hook into Wein's ribs.
Wein misses with a straight left.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Wein avoids a kick to the body.
Wein misses with an uppercut.

Rambo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wein!

Wein throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilder Wein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rambo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!