PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Lai Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ching Lai Wu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gardner
vs
Lai Wu

214 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franklin Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ching Lai Wu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gardner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wu is keen to just control but Gardner is a slippery customer.
Gardner is looking to improve his position.
Gardner keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gardner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardner is retaining full guard.
Wu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu stopping the sweep attempt from Gardner.
Wu wants to pass the guard but Gardner is keeping the position.
Wu wants to control from the top but Gardner keeps moving.
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardner is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner is controlling Wu's posture.
Gardner keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
Wu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gardner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gardner is on top in guard.

Wu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gardner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wu's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the position.
Wu pulls Gardner in to control the position.
Wu is trying to keep Gardner in close.
Gardner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gardner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gardner chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Wu is looking for a triangle but Gardner pushes his legs off easily.
Wu looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gardner preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Wu dives in and scores a takedown into Gardner's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gardner is on top in guard.

Wu trying to keep a closed guard but Gardner is proving a slippery customer.
Gardner postures up and lands a big shot to Wu's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wu looking for a sweep. Not yet Wu, not yet.
Wu trying to keep a closed guard but Gardner is proving a slippery customer.
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 Franklin Gardner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gardner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gardner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wu has passed into side control.
Wu trying to control the position but Gardner is working away.
Gardner wants to control but Wu postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardner tries to bench press Wu off him but Wu keeps the position.
Gardner prevents Wu from moving into mount.
Gardner is looking for a sweep.

Wu tries for a kimura but Gardner is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner is trying to control Wu's posture but Wu avoids it.
Gardner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Wu is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gardner is trying to escape and Wu transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gardner is forced to tap! Nice work there by Wu! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ching Lai Wu!