PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Wagonwheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Larios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larios comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sige Lang - Quest kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Calvin Larios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wagonwheel
vs
Larios

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paddy Wagonwheel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Larios!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larios gets tackled into the ropes by Wagonwheel. Wagonwheel maintains the clinch.

Wagonwheel gets control of Larios's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wagonwheel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wagonwheel is trying to control the position but Larios postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Larios wants to get up but he can't break Wagonwheel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Larios tries to free his leg and advance position but Wagonwheel is retaining full guard.
Wagonwheel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wagonwheel tries to get out of the position.
Wagonwheel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Larios is one step ahead there.
Larios looking to pass the guard.
Larios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wagonwheel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larios tries to stand but Wagonwheel is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wagonwheel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larios defends well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wagonwheel looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larios moves out of range of the body kick.
Larios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagonwheel closes the distance and clinches up with Larios, looking for a takedown. Wagonwheel pushes Larios against the ropes but Larios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Wagonwheel clinches with his opponent.
Larios tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Larios can't break the clinch.
Wagonwheel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Larios prevents it.

Wagonwheel breaks the clinch.
Wagonwheel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larios's waist but Larios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wagonwheel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Wagonwheel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larios keeps the fight on the outside.
Paddy Wagonwheel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larios lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Larios fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wagonwheel checks it well.
Larios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Larios looks to land a combination. Wagonwheel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagonwheel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Larios tries to avoid it but Wagonwheel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Larios to the ground. Larios escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Larios looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wagonwheel is breathing heavily.
Larios shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wagonwheel eats them both and turns towards Larios to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wagonwheel looks to throw the jab but Larios is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Larios.

Wagonwheel pushes Larios up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagonwheel has him pressed against the ropes.
Larios is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagonwheel has double underhooks.
Wagonwheel tries to pull guard but Larios forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Larios just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Larios has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Larios manages to break the clinch.
Wagonwheel lands with a slapping head kick.
Wagonwheel is looking to clinch but Larios is avoiding it.
Larios feints a jab promting Wagonwheel to slip. Larios then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagonwheel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Larios throws a shot to the body.
Larios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagonwheel's waist but Wagonwheel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larios off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larios.
Larios is working the combinations to good effect here.
Larios throws a combination. Wagonwheel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel walks into a stiff left hand from Larios.
Larios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wagonwheel tries to avoid it but Larios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wagonwheel to the ground. Wagonwheel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagonwheel shoots and misses
and Larios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Wagonwheel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wagonwheel moves out of range of the body kick from Larios.
Larios shoots in for a takedown but Wagonwheel shows good takedown defense.
Wagonwheel tries to counter with a takedown but Larios is quick to defend against it.
Larios looks to land a combination. Wagonwheel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Larios both land. Nice combination.
Larios works over Wagonwheel's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Larios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Larios dominated that 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.

Larios tries a head kick but it misses.

Wagonwheel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wagonwheel showed some decent athleticism there.
Wagonwheel working Larios over with strikes.
Wagonwheel moves into full mount! Larios won't be happy about that!
Larios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larios is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wagonwheel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Larios is looking to escape.

Wagonwheel looking to secure an arm triangle but Larios defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagonwheel won't let Larios get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wagonwheel unloading with bombs!
Larios squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wagonwheel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Larios?
Larios wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel with the ground and pound from mount.
Wagonwheel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wagonwheel controlling the position easily from mount.
Larios is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wagonwheel looking to control but Larios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wagonwheel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larios can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wagonwheel is landing with some decent strikes but Larios is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel landing strikes from the mount and Larios is in trouble!
Wagonwheel raining down hammerfists from mount.

Wagonwheel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Larios turns into him and now he's in Wagonwheel's guard.
Wagonwheel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larios is looking to stand up but Wagonwheel won't let him.
Wagonwheel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel has a closed guard, preventing Larios from standing up.
Larios is looking to work some ground and pound but Wagonwheel has wrist control.
Wagonwheel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Larios's guard.

Larios wants to stand but Wagonwheel is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wagonwheel throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Wagonwheel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Larios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagonwheel's waist but Wagonwheel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larios off to one side.
Wagonwheel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Larios counters with a left and a right that stings Wagonwheel.

Wagonwheel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larios to the mat! Larios manages to get full guard.
Larios is wriggling around but Wagonwheel manages to pass to half guard.

Wagonwheel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wagonwheel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagonwheel prevents Larios from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagonwheel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Wagonwheel is looking for a kimura but Larios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wagonwheel to get the leverage.

Larios has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wagonwheel is on him like a limpet, forcing Larios back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Larios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wagonwheel wants to stall.
Wagonwheel tries for a takedown but Larios manages to get underhooks.
Wagonwheel tries to pull guard but Larios forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Wagonwheel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Larios is trying to break the clinch but Wagonwheel is controlling him.
Wagonwheel prevents Larios from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Larios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calvin Larios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larios lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larios moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wagonwheel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagonwheel with a poor takedown
and Larios counters with a one-two to the body.
Wagonwheel moves out of range of the leg kick from Larios.
Larios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larios tries for a takedown but Wagonwheel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Larios finds it's target.
Wagonwheel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Larios shoots for a takedown but Wagonwheel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagonwheel with a poor takedown

and Larios counters by clinching up.
Wagonwheel presses Larios against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Larios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larios shoots in looking for a takedown. Wagonwheel tries to sprawl out of it but Larios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wagonwheel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wagonwheel just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagonwheel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larios fails to land the takedown.
Wagonwheel throws a combination. Larios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Larios lands a two punch combo.
Larios tries to close the distance and clinch but Wagonwheel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wagonwheel dives in and grabs Larios's left leg, looking for a takedown. Larios pushes down on Wagonwheel's head and hops out.
Larios feints a jab promting Wagonwheel to slip. Larios then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagonwheel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larios tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wagonwheel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larios's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larios duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Larios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larios 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Larios!
A relieved looking Calvin Larios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.