PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Candy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wu
vs
Candy

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Slaughterhouse Nutrition
Blitzkrieg Supplements

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quentin Wu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Candy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Candy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Candy.
Candy unloading with bombs!
Candy with good strikes from the mount here!
Wu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Candy prevents Wu from getting the reversal.
Candy dominating with strikes here.
Candy working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Candy. What's that going to do exactly?
Wu wants to control but Candy is having none of it.
Wu tries to reverse the position but Candy maintains control.
Candy landing shots from mount.
Candy is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu is trying desperately to improve position.
Wu is working hard here to advance position.
Candy cracks Wu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Candy scoring with strikes but Wu is staying in there.
Candy lands a big shot there that rocks Wu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Candy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Candy trying to control but Wu is having none of it.
Wu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Candy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candy controlling from mount.
Wu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Candy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Candy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Candy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wu looking for submissions off his back.
Wu trying to control from the bottom.
Candy slips a nice elbow through Wu's hands, connecting with Wu's forehead.
Candy trying to pass the guard but Wu defending well.
Wu trying to control but Candy postures up.
Nice strikes from Candy there.
Ground and pound from Candy.
Wu is looking for a sweep. Candy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu manages to get to full guard.

Candy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Candy works over Wu with some ground and pound from guard.
Candy passes Wu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wu is trying to maintain the position but Candy is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Candy drops an elbow to the side of Wu's head.
Wu is trying to get back to full guard.
Candy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Candy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Candy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wu moves away.

Candy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Candy is looking to take a break and control but Wu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Candy is working away from the top position though.
Candy uses his free foot to push down on Wu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wu.
Wu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wu tries to hold on but Candy postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Candy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Candy with a couple of short strikes.
Candy trying to control but Wu is having none of it.
Candy avoids the attempt from Wu to control.
Candy landing punches.
Van Candy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Candy landing shots from mount.
Candy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Candy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Candy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wu?
Wu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wu wants to hold on but Candy pushes him away.
Candy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wu is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Candy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Candy is breathing heavily.
Wu is looking to get to half guard.
Candy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wu's face.
Candy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy blocks Wu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Candy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wu's face.
Wu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Candy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Candy working the ground and pound effectively.
Candy with shots to the head and body - Wu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wu wants to hold on but Candy pushes him away.
Candy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wu tries to hold on but Candy postures up.
Wu regains half guard.

Wu actively working from the bottom here.
Wu is staying active underneath Candy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Candy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Candy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Candy's back!

Candy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wu gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Candy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Candy misses with a body kick.
Wu throws a quick inside leg kick.

Candy shoots in and bounces Wu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Wu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Candy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Candy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Candy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Candy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Candy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Candy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wu's head.

Wu has his foot on Candy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Candy works his way back into a safe position though.
Candy distracts Wu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Candy advances position into side control!
Candy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wu!
Candy lands with some strikes.
Candy dominating with strikes here.
Wu tries to hold on but Candy postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu can't escape the position.
Candy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wu is looking to escape.
Wu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Candy raining down shots from the mount!
Wu tries to lock up and control but Candy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Candy lands a big shot there that rocks Wu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu tries to hold on but Candy postures up.
Candy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Candy with the ground and pound from mount.
Candy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Candy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wu tries to hold on but Candy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Wu actively working from the bottom here.
Candy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Quentin Wu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Candy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Candy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Candy is trying to control the action in half guard but Wu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Candy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Candy working over Wu with some ground and pound. Wu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Candy winds up and cracks Wu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Van Candy.
I've got Candy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Candy!