PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Wooten (ranked 5242 p4p, 657 weight class) and Pete Wheeler (ranked 5482 p4p, 675 weight class). Pete Wheeler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wooten
vs
Wheeler

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Wheeler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheeler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheeler misses the shot to the body.
Wooten dodges the punch combination from Wheeler.
Wooten misses with a hook. Wheeler ducked under it nicely.
Wheeler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten.
Wooten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wheeler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wooten counters with a stiff right hand.
Wheeler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wooten manages to avoid it.
Wheeler jabs at Wooten's body.
Wooten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wheeler finds it's way round the side to connect with Wooten's head.
Wheeler misses with an uppercut. Wooten saw that one coming.
Wooten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wheeler.
Wooten misses with a straight left.
Wheeler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wooten with a body shot.
Wooten throws a body shot but no joy.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooten avoids the body shot from Wheeler.
Wooten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Pete Wheeler has been cut.
Wheeler cracks a nice hook into Wooten's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler thuds a left hand into Wooten's body.
Wooten misses with a looping left.
Wheeler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wooten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wheeler cracks Wooten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wheeler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wooten. Wheeler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooten takes a swing at Wheeler's ribcage but misses.
Wheeler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooten misses with a hook
and Wheeler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wheeler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooten walks into a jab.
Wooten misses with a body shot.
Wheeler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wheeler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wooten to score with a decent uppercut.
Wheeler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wooten doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler slips a straight right by Wooten.
Wheeler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Wheeler.
Good exchange - Wheeler coming out on top.
Wheeler takes a swing at Wooten's ribcage but misses.
Wooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wheeler thuds a left hand into Wooten's body.
Wooten misses with a looping right.
Wheeler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wheeler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wooten rather than just go for the knockout.
Wheeler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooten is breathing heavily.
Wheeler swings for the body but Wooten moves out of range.
Wheeler lands with an overhand left.
Wheeler lands with a right hand.
Wheeler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wheeler misses with a shot to the body
letting Wooten counter with a right hand.
Wheeler scores with a hook to the body. Wooten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooten ducks right into an uppercut from Wheeler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheeler scores with a decent looking hook.

Wooten is rocked!
Wheeler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wootens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Wooten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wheeler's corner calls for a 1-2. Wheeler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wheeler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Wheeler closes the distance and pushes Wooten back into the cage.
Wheeler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Wheeler.
Wooten seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooten blocks an uppercut.
Wheeler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wheeler lands a shot to the body.
Wheeler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wheeler lands a nice uppercut.
Wooten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooten tries to stall but Wheeler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wooten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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!
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
Wooten takes a shot to the head.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wheeler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Wheeler on the inside.
Wheeler swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooten is trying to maintain a safe position but Wheeler gets an underhook and turns Wooten into the cage.
Wheeler misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wheeler fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheeler.
We've been informed that Wheeler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wheeler has a couple of punches blocked by Wooten.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheeler.
Wheeler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooten scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooten is trying to break the clinch but Wheeler has him pressed against the cage.
Wheeler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wheeler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wooten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Wheeler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Wheeler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wheeler thuds his right hand into Wooten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooten throws an overhand right that lands on Wheeler's shoulder, as Wheeler tries to avoid the shot.
Wooten takes a swing at Wheeler's ribcage but misses.
Wooten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooten needs to keep his hands up - Wheeler had a free shot at his head there.
Wooten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wheeler.
Wheeler throws a right hand that Wooten ducks under and follows up with a left that Wooten also avoids with ease.
Pete Wheeler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten looks to score with a jab to the body but Wheeler is just out of range.
Wooten misses with a wild body shot.
Wooten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wheeler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wooten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wheeler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wheeler lands a jab to Wooten's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Wooten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Wheeler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Wooten misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wheeler jabs at Wooten's body.
Wheeler with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler connects with a body shot that sends Wooten's belly button to the back.
Wheeler cracks Wooten with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wheeler steps in with a hook that catches Wooten right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wheeler follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wooten looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Wheeler!