PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 4835 p4p, 471 weight class) and Haste Day (ranked 8451 p4p, 606 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wildhauser
vs
Day

170 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Wildhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Haste Day!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wildhauser moves into range and clinches up with Day.
Wildhauser has Day pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Day manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Day avoids a wild elbow strike from Wildhauser.
Wildhauser tries for a takedown but Day manages to get underhooks.
Wildhauser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Day after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Wildhauser. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day swings for the body but Wildhauser moves out of range.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haste Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Day forces Wildhauser back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wildhauser is fighting off a takedown attempt but Day is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wildhauser to the mat. Wildhauser regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Day postures up.
Wildhauser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wildhauser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wildhauser holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Day won't allow Wildhauser to sweep him here.
Day keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wildhauser's head.
Day trying to control but Wildhauser is working from the bottom.
Wildhauser controls Day momentarily but Day frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day is fighting to break Wildhauser's control of his arms but Wildhauser is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Day sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Day gets a takedown into half guard.
Wildhauser looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wildhauser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wildhauser.
Wildhauser is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wildhauser passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Day!

Wildhauser is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Day to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Day shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day prevents Wildhauser from taking his back.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wildhauser fails to take his opponent's back.

Wildhauser working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Day tries to lock up and control but Wildhauser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wildhauser trying to control but Day is having none of it.
Wildhauser controlling his opponent.
Day regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wildhauser works his way into full mount!
Wildhauser fails to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Day is squirming around, avoiding Wildhauser's attempts to control the action.
We've been informed that Day has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wildhauser avoids the attempt from Day to control.
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 Frank Wildhauser will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Day closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wildhauser quickly recovers to half guard.
Wildhauser trying to control from the bottom.
Wildhauser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wildhauser manages to get to full guard.
Day is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildhauser managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Day controls the pace.
Wildhauser lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wildhauser trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wildhauser slips nicely into half guard.

Wildhauser is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wildhauser wants to pass the guard but Day is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to improve his position but Wildhauser is controlling well.
Wildhauser is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Day!
Day stops Wildhauser from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wildhauser looking to control but Day is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Day slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Frank Wildhauser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Day won't allow Wildhauser to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser stalling away here and it's allowed Day to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wildhauser throwing strikes but missing.
Wildhauser controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wildhauser advances to half guard.
Wildhauser is pressing down on Day's thigh, looking to free his foot. Day is holding on for now.
Wildhauser passes the guard and advances to mount!
Day is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wildhauser has taken his back.
Wildhauser throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser struggling to keep hold of the position.

Day preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wildhauser.
Wildhauser trying to control momentarily.

Wildhauser has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Good control from Wildhauser.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Day can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Wildhauser dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Day gets a takedown into half guard.
Day drops an elbow to the side of Wildhauser's head.
Wildhauser wants to get back to full guard.
Wildhauser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wildhauser.
Wildhauser is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildhauser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wildhauser is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wildhauser seems keen to control Day's posture.
Wildhauser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Day manages to get himself to full guard.

Wildhauser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wildhauser sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Day's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is not content to let Wildhauser control the position.

Wildhauser is trying to work for a kimura but Day is defending well.
Day is looking to improve his position.
Day tries to kick Wildhauser off but Wildhauser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Day wants to control but Wildhauser is keeping busy.

Wildhauser is working for a kimura but Day is defending it quite comfortably.
Day trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is staying active underneath Wildhauser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Wildhauser is working for a kimura but Day is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wildhauser lands a nice short elbow.
Wildhauser tries to pass the half guard into mount. Day knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wildhauser performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Wildhauser wants to work for an arm triangle but Day is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Day won't allow Wildhauser to pass to mount.
Day is looking to improve his position.
Day keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Frank Wildhauser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wildhauser in particular looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Day gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wildhauser to score an easy takedown into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Wildhauser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wildhauser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Wildhauser!