PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 4961 p4p, 457 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 5104 p4p, 462 weight class). Poe comes to the cage accompanied by Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. Wightman has chosen BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war) as his entrance music. EA Poe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blake Wightman's chin.

Poe
vs
Wightman

181 cm
40
168 lbs
20 - 21 - 0

178 cm
34
165 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Woodshins' Ship
Urban Fighter

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 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe throws a series of punches but Wightman avoids them all with ease.
Wightman throws a counter combo.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Poe blocks the low kick.
Wightman walks into a left hand.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman throws out a counter right but Poe avoids it with no problem.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Poe blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wightman slips under a jab.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Wightman.
Wightman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wightman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poe digs a good body shot into Wightman's ribs.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe moves out of range as Wightman strikes.
Wightman slips a straight right by Poe.
Wightman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wightman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wightman there.
Poe swinging wildly here.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wightman cracks Poe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poe lands a nice hook to Wightman's body. Wightman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe misses the jab.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wightman.
Wightman throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Wightman misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wightman tries to land a leg kick but Poe saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Poe misses its target.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Wightman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Poe catches Wightman right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Wightman slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wightman throws out the jab.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wightman tries a head kick but it misses.
Wightman slips a jab from Poe.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Poe scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Poe misses.
Wightman looks for the body kick but Poe saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Poe scores with a four punch combination!
Poe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Poe.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Wightman misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Wightman saw that one coming.
It seemed like Wightman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wightman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wightman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Wightman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wightman swinging wildly here.
Poe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poe duly obliges.
Poe throws a looping overhand right but Wightman ducks down to avoid it.
Wightman is looking for the big counter here.
Wightman lands a leg kick that knocks Poe off balance momentarily.
A big left from Poe misses.
Wightman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Wightman misses the target.
Wightman throws a leg kick that misses.
Poe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poe thuds his right hand into Wightman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wightman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wightman, right into the meat.
Poe cracks Wightman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Wightman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wightman.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Wightman throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
Wightman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wightman swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
Wightman stuns Poe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Wightman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wightman on the side of the head.
Poe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wightman's head.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
Poe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poe throws a leg kick but Wightman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wightman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poe throws a hook to the side of Wightman's head but Wightman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 EA Poe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poe misses with a low kick.
Wightman throws a jab when Poe was well out of range.
Poe checks a low kick from Wightman.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Poe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poe punishes Wightman's body with a nice straight punch.
EA Poe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poe checks the leg kick.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe misses with a hook. Wightman ducked under it nicely.
Poe slips a straight right by Wightman.
Poe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wightman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Poe.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wightman.
Wightman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wightman misses with a low kick as Poe jumps back.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wightman throws a low kick, looking for Poe's leg but Poe calmly moves out of range.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Poe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Poe lands with a right hand.
Wightman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Poe sizes up Wightman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wightman connects with a solid leg kick.
Wightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Poe blocks a low kick nicely.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Wightman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wightman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wightman looks to land a left hand but Poe moved out of range nicely.
Wightman throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wightman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wightman cracks Poe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poe, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman slips under a jab from Poe.
As Poe backs off Wightman throws a huge counter combo but Poe manages to avoid it all.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wightman.
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wightman. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe thuds his right hand into Wightman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wightman throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Poe throws a one two combo.
Wightman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wightman takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Poe coming out on top.
Wightman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poe swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poe circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
Poe misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot.
Wightman ducks right into an uppercut from Poe.
Poe scores with a sloppy right hand. Wightman should have avoided that one.
Poe throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Poe.
The fighters circling - Wightman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Wightman.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wightman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wightman avoids the body shot from Poe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Wightman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wightman backs up against the cage.
Poe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wightman.
Wightman throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
EA Poe is winning the standup battle so far.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wightman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wightman back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poe misses with a hook. Wightman ducked under it nicely.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.
Wightman misses with a hook. Poe ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wightman tries to bum rush Poe with a series of wild strikes but Poe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wightman connects with an inside leg kick.
Poe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wightman can do to turn this around?
Poe sizes up Wightman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

EA Poe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wightman checks a low kick from Poe.
Wightman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wightman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe dodges the punch combination from Wightman.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wightman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poe has got the better of the exchanges.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wightman staying out of range there.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wightman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wightman.
Wightman scores with a nice right hand.
Wightman dips to his left and cracks Poe with an uppercut!
Poe lunges at Wightman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wightman's hand.
A left lands for Poe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Poe takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Poe is rocked!
Wightman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Poe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Wightman misses with a series of wild punches.
Wightman misses with a looping left.
Poe seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
Wightman throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poe slips a jab and a cross from Wightman.
Wightman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Poe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wightman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Poe finds it's target.
Poe cracks Wightman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Nice uppercut there from Poe.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wightman backs up against the cage.
Wightman throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Poe throws a one two combo.
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!
Wightman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wightman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Wightman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake Wightman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
EA Poe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wightman throws a low kick but Poe avoids it.
Poe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Poe.
Some wild striking there from Wightman.
Wightman throws a series of punches but Poe avoids them all with ease.
Poe is looking for a counter combo.
Wightman sizes up Poe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman takes one to the side of the head.
Poe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Wightman moves away and avoids it.
Poe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poe blocks a jab.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Wightman slips the punch.
Wightman slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Wightman looks to throw the jab but Poe is out of range.
Wightman throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Wightman misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Wightman as he connects with a hook.
Poe throws a series of punches but Wightman avoids them all with ease.
Wightman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poe connects with a nice looking jab.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Wightman misses its intended target.
Poe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Wightman catches Poe right on the button with a cross.
Wightman fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman needs to keep his hands up - Poe had a free shot at his head there.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe throws a head kick that misses.
Wightman blocks a jab.
Wightman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wightman. Those never looked like landing.
Poe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wightman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wightman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
As Wightman backs away, Poe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Wightman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poe is out of range.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wightman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Poe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Poe backs off Wightman throws a huge counter combo but Poe manages to avoid it all.
Poe lands with a good body shot.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Poe misses its intended target.
Wightman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wightman's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
EA Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EA Poe!
EA Poe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AmpUp Nutrition ($200/160q) - Laundry 15% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Blake Wightman stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a great fighter I just hope that he doesn't befall some unlucky accident with a shoebox!'.