PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Merdaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wilder
vs
Merdaka

170 cm
21
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Merdaka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merdaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Merdaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Merdaka throws a looping overhand right but Wilder ducks down to avoid it.
Merdaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder thinks about countering with a head kick.
Merdaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merdaka throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Wilder defending well as Merdaka loads up on a big left hand.
Merdaka connects with a body shot that sends Wilder's belly button to the back.
Merdaka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilder.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Merdaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilder scores with a punch to the head.
Merdaka lands a head shot.
Merdaka misses with a two punch combination.
Alex Merdaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merdaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder is looking to counter punch.
Merdaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merdaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merdaka throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merdaka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Merdaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilder connects with a looping right hand.

Merdaka is rocked!
Wilder lands a jab to Merdaka's midsection.
Merdaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilder finish him?
Wilder with a jab.
Merdaka misses with the combination.
Wilder thinks about countering with a body kick.
Merdaka looks winded!
Wilder throws a monster overhand right that drops Merdaka! Wilder follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilder!