PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 327 p4p, 47 weight class) and Johny Persecutioned (ranked 700 p4p, 108 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wrexham
vs
Persecutioned

178 cm
23
174 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

191 cm
33
178 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Persecutioned!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham lands with a shot to the body.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up but Wrexham circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Persecutioned finds it's target.
Wrexham thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Persecutioned has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Persecutioned sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Persecutioned throws out a counter right but Wrexham avoids it with no problem.
Wrexham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little feinted left hand from Wrexham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Persecutioned moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Persecutioned on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wrexham misses the target.
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Persecutioned counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham misses with a combination
and Persecutioned counters with a series of strikes. Wrexham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Wrexham finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wrexham closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Wrexham 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Persecutioned.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persecutioned.
Persecutioned tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Persecutioned working aggressively here.
Wrexham is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Persecutioned's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wrexham lands a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands with a short shot to the head.
Persecutioned misses with a knee strike.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Persecutioned wants to stall.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persecutioned tries a knee to the head but Wrexham blocks it.

Persecutioned breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Persecutioned.
Wrexham fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wrexham does it's job there.
Persecutioned walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wrexham lands a nice hook to Persecutioned's body. Persecutioned takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Persecutioned paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wrexham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Persecutioned stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wrexham misses with a left hand
and Persecutioned counters with a series of strikes. Wrexham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Persecutioned moved out of range.

Persecutioned closes the distance and clinches.
Persecutioned working aggressively here.
Persecutioned has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Persecutioned swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Persecutioned creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Persecutioned misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Persecutioned lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham avoids a wild elbow strike from Persecutioned.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham scores with a hook to the body.
Persecutioned lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Persecutioned controls his hands.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persecutioned misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Persecutioned misses with the head strike.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Persecutioned has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with some punches.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Persecutioned blocks it.
Wrexham lands a right hand.
Persecutioned misses with an elbow over the top.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Persecutioned blocking some punches.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Persecutioned's elbow.
Wrexham blocking some punches.
Persecutioned working aggressively here.
Persecutioned blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Persecutioned.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham swings wildly with an uppercut but Persecutioned uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persecutioned lands an elbow inside that Wrexham shrugs off.
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 Tyler Wrexham will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wrexham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Persecutioned keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Persecutioned misses with an uppercut.

Persecutioned clinches up with Wrexham and pushes him back against the cage.
Persecutioned struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Persecutioned misses with a short punch on the inside.
Persecutioned pushes off an throws an elbow but Wrexham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Wrexham blocks an uppercut.
Persecutioned blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johny Persecutioned seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Persecutioned lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persecutioned swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Persecutioned lands a right hand.
Wrexham misses with the head strike.
Wrexham is leaning against Persecutioned and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Persecutioned's elbow.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Persecutioned blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Persecutioned blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrexham .
A short body shot lands from Wrexham as the two fighters clinch.
Persecutioned is breathing heavily.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Persecutioned's elbow.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Wrexham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wrexham lands with a left to the head.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Persecutioned is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Persecutioned.
Persecutioned is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrexham finish him?
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Persecutioned controls the action.
Persecutioned seems to have recovered his senses.
Wrexham lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
Wrexham tries to work over Persecutioned's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persecutioned blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Persecutioned tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Persecutioned back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Persecutioned fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrexham creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Persecutioned with a big uppercut! Persecutioned tries to clinch up but Wrexham pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Persecutioned to the mat! Persecutioned covers up and Wrexham unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyler Wrexham !