PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Wehmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wehmer
vs
Pappalardo

180 cm
27
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Wehmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Pappalardo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wehmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pappalardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pappalardo clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Pappalardo.
Wehmer is working for takedown but Pappalardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Wehmer's head.
Wehmer has Pappalardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pappalardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Wehmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pappalardo has Wehmer pushed against the cage.
Wehmer is trying to drag Pappalardo to the mat but Pappalardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Wehmer lands a takedown into guard.
Wehmer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wehmer looking to pass the guard.
Wehmer has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wehmer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappalardo, not yet.
Wehmer landing with the ground and pound.
Pappalardo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wehmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wehmer trying to control but Pappalardo is working from the bottom.
Pappalardo controls Wehmer momentarily but Wehmer frees himself.
Wehmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Pappalardo has wrist control.

Wehmer 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.
Wehmer throws an elbow that misses. Pappalardo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wehmer's guard. Nice move by Pappalardo!

Pappalardo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wehmer's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wehmer working for a triangle but Pappalardo defends it easily.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wehmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wehmer has his hands on Pappalardo's head, controlling the position.
Pappalardo wants to get up but he can't break Wehmer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wehmer trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wehmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappalardo's guard.

Wehmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Wehmer drops back looking for a leg! Pappalardo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pappalardo manages to kick Wehmer off! Wehmer jumps back into Pappalardo's guard.
Wehmer won't allow Pappalardo to get back to his feet.
Wehmer distracts Pappalardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pappalardo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pappalardo wants to sweep here but Wehmer controlling him for the moment.

Wehmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wehmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo trying to control the position.
Wehmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappalardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wehmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pappalardo's head.
Wehmer controlling from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pappalardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wehmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappalardo wants to get back to his feet but Wehmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wehmer won't allow Pappalardo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Wehmer 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.

Pappalardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wehmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pappalardo pulls his leg out and moves away.

Wehmer tries to keep at a distance but Pappalardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pappalardo gets underhooks to prevent Wehmer's takedown attempt.
Pappalardo scores with a shot to the side of Wehmer's head.
Wehmer has Pappalardo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pappalardo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Wehmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wehmer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pappalardo is trying to keep an underhook but Wehmer manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Wehmer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Wehmer is working for a submission of some sort.
Wehmer stops Pappalardo from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo is looking for a sweep. Wehmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wehmer is looking for a kimura here.

Wehmer is trying for a kimura here. Pappalardo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wehmer wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barney Wehmer!
Barney Wehmer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.