PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdel Djeble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby comes into the arena with Europe - The Final Countdown blaring out of the sound system. Doug Wallaby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdel Djeble's chin.

Wallaby
vs
Djeble

182 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

165 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdel Djeble!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallaby tries to bum rush Djeble with a series of wild strikes but Djeble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Djeble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Djeble moves out of range.
Wallaby misses with an uppercut. Djeble saw that one coming.
Djeble connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wallaby swinging wilding here.
Djeble takes one on the button.
Wallaby lands with a right hand.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallaby tries to bum rush Djeble with a series of wild strikes but Djeble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Djeble wants to clinch.
Wallaby cracks Djeble with a good jab.
Djeble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallaby scores with a decent looking hook.
Djeble misses with a body shot.
Wallaby connects with a crisp jab.
Djeble tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallaby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Djeble avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djeble closes the distance and clinches up with Wallaby, looking for a takedown. Djeble pushes Wallaby against the ropes but Wallaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Djeble drops his hands momentarily and Wallaby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from Wallaby.
Wallaby scores with a one two! Djeble had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Djeble is rocked!
Wallaby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Djeble counters with a nice leg kick.
Djeble is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallaby finish him?
Doug Wallaby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Djeble seems to have recovered his senses.
Djeble misses with a combination
enabling Wallaby to counter with a crisp jab.
Djeble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallaby misses with a straight left.
Wallaby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Djeble counters with a good low kick that Wallaby was not able to check.
Wallaby misses the jab.
Djeble closes the distance and clinches up with Wallaby, looking for a takedown. Djeble pushes Wallaby against the ropes but Wallaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallaby swinging wilding here.
Wallaby connects with a right hand. Djeble shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallaby is breathing heavily.
Wallaby misses with a wild combination.
Djeble tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallaby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Djeble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Djeble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Djeble will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Djeble.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Djeble counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Djeble scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Djeble looks to land a left hand but Wallaby moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Djeble misses.
Wallaby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Djeble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wallaby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Djeble lands with a nice body punch.

Djeble has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Djeble manages to break the clinch.
Wallaby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Djeble misses with a hook.
Djeble doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallaby circles away.
Wallaby misses the jab.
Wallaby scores with a jab. Djeble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Wallaby tries to keep at a distance but Djeble has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallaby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Djeble has double underhooks.

Djeble breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djeble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Djeble misses.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Djeble counters with a good low kick that Wallaby was not able to check.
Djeble falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Djeble drives through and clinches with Wallaby against the ropes.

Djeble has Wallaby pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Djeble pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wallaby tumbling to the mat - Djeble dives into Wallaby's guard.
Djeble has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wallaby is proving hard to escape from.

Wallaby has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Djeble off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Djeble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wallaby.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallaby slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Wallaby.
Wallaby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallaby swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby 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.

Wallaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Djeble circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallaby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Djeble moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Djeble shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallaby tries to sprawl out of it but Djeble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wallaby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallaby connects with a looping right hand.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wallaby!
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallaby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Djeble throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Djeble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Djeble forces Wallaby back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Djeble gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Djeble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Djeble.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallaby sneaks out the side door and pushes Djeble away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Djeble misses with a double jab
and Wallaby counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallaby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djeble's head.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallaby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Djeble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Djeble buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Djeble closes the distance and clinches up with Wallaby, looking for a takedown. Djeble pushes Wallaby against the ropes but Wallaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Djeble misses with a takedown attempt - Wallaby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Djeble.
Djeble throws a sloppy head kick and Wallaby moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djeble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Djeble throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallaby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallaby.
Wallaby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Djeble's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Wallaby scores with a shot to the body.
Djeble throws a combination that misses
and Wallaby counters with a nice uppercut.
Djeble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wallaby duly obliges.
Djeble avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Djeble tries to bum rush Wallaby with a series of wild strikes but Wallaby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Djeble closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallaby circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djeble has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wallaby misses with a combination

and Djeble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wallaby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Djeble manages to break the clinch.
Wallaby stuffs the takedown.
Djeble throws a combination that misses
and Wallaby counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Djeble.
A right-left combo lands from Wallaby.
Wallaby moves into range and connects with a jab.

Djeble moves into range and clinches up with Wallaby.
Wallaby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Djeble is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Djeble keeps control of Wallaby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Djeble lands a nice uppercut.
Wallaby is looking to break free of the clinch but Djeble has double underhooks.

Djeble manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djeble walks into a straight right hand from Wallaby.
Wallaby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Djeble misses with a double jab
and Wallaby counters with a one-two to the body.
Djeble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallaby is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wallaby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wallaby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Djeble ducks under a wild hook from Wallaby.
Wallaby throws a nice looking combination but Djeble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Djeble tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallaby swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallaby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Djeble shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallaby tries to sprawl out of it but Djeble keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wallaby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Djeble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Djeble has his takedown stuffed
and Wallaby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doug Wallaby is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallaby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wallaby lands with a nice body punch.
Wallaby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallaby.
Wallaby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Djeble backs up against the ropes.
Wallaby misses with a double jab
letting Djeble counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Wallaby.
Wallaby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallaby lands a two punch combo.
Wallaby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wallaby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Djeble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallaby misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Wallaby there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Djeble. That's going to slow Wallaby down.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Djeble scores with a four punch combination!
Wallaby throws a combination that misses
and Djeble counters with a leg kick.
Wallaby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Djeble looks to land a combination but Wallaby avoids it well.
Djeble throws a series of punches but Wallaby moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Djeble falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Djeble takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Djeble goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Djeble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallaby finds it's way round the side to connect with Djeble's head.
Wallaby moves out of range as Djeble strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wallaby dips to his left and cracks Djeble with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby loads up on a big right hand but Djeble slips the punch.
Djeble lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.

Djeble has closed the distance and engaged Wallaby in a clinch.
Wallaby is pressed up against the ropes. Djeble has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wallaby down to the mat. Wallaby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdel Djeble.
Wallaby with a hook.
Wallaby tries to bum rush Djeble with a series of wild strikes but Djeble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallaby ducks under a wild hook from Djeble.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Djeble moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.

Djeble has Wallaby up against the ropes in a clinch.

Djeble escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallaby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallaby throws a series of strikes that have Djeble backpedaling.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djeble throws a front kick that sends Wallaby stumbling back into the ropes.
Wallaby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Djeble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallaby as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Djeble fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallaby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

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.
Wallaby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Djeble fails with the takedown.
Wallaby lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Wallaby scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Djeble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallaby lands a with a good body shot.
Djeble throws a combination. Wallaby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wallaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abdel Djeble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Djeble pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wallaby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Djeble.
Doug Wallaby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallaby scores with a one two! Djeble had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Wallaby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallaby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Wallaby!