PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilford Gregory (ranked 23495 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limp Wrist (ranked 5545 p4p, 0 weight class). Limp Wrist has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wilford Gregory's chin.

Gregory
vs
Wrist

159 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilford Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Limp Wrist!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Gregory decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gregory lands with a punch from half guard.
Gregory is looking to take a break and control but Wrist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wrist wants to control but Gregory is keeping busy.
Gregory tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wrist is trying to maintain the position but Gregory is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gregory trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gregory is looking for a kimura but Wrist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gregory to get the leverage.
Wrist looks winded!
Gregory throwing shots but Wrist is blocking nicely.
Gregory keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gregory lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gregory is thwarting Wrist's attempts to control the position.
Wrist might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gregory haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wrist tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gregory manages to move to mount!
Gregory putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregory putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregory putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregory could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gregory looking to control and managing it successfully.

Gregory is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wrist to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wrist shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrist is squirming around, avoiding Gregory's attempts to control the action.
Wrist tries to hold on but Gregory postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Wrist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gregory trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Gregory connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wrist can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gregory won't let Wrist get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Gregory moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wrist has worked his arm free - good work by Wrist!
Wrist takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrist takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wrist taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wrist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gregory scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wrist misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregory throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wrist works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gregory trying to control the action but Wrist is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilford Gregory dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wrist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gregory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gregory slaps away a takedown attempt from Wrist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gregory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wrist can do to turn this around?
Gregory fails with the takedown.
Gregory is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wrist sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Wrist gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gregory scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilford Gregory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wrist is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory wants to stand but Wrist has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've been informed that Wrist has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wrist keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory is looking to work some ground and pound but Wrist has wrist control.
Gregory is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Gregory gets to his feet - Wrist follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gregory fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilford Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gregory fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wrist to the ground. Gregory is now in Wrist's guard.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrist wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gregory controls the pace.
Gregory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrist's head.
Gregory would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wrist looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrist, not yet.
Gregory wants to stand but Wrist is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

Gregory bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory slows the pace down.

Gregory stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gregory closes the distance and clinches up with Wrist, looking for a takedown. Gregory pushes Wrist against the cage but Wrist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wrist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gregory sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wrist somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gregory forces Wrist back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilford Gregory dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wrist throws a nice looking combination but Gregory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wrist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gregory is fending him off so far but Wrist persists. Nope, Gregory circles away and we're back to standing.

Gregory closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wrist is looking to escape.

Gregory is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wrist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gregory performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrist is staying active underneath Gregory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wrist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrist taking some punishment here, with Gregory in his half guard.
Gregory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregory is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gregory is trying to control the action in half guard but Wrist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gregory decides to return to a standing position.
Gregory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gregory closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Wrist has one foot on Gregory's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gregory fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrist stuffs the takedown attempt from Gregory. Gregory gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregory moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWrist.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gregory avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregory fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrist avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilford Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrist swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wrist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gregory is looking to get back to his feet here but Wrist is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gregory's back.
Gregory is trying to stand back up.
Gregory turns into Wrist and is now in his guard.
Wrist controls Gregory momentarily but Gregory frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory preventing the sweep.
Gregory lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gregory tries to stand but Wrist is controlling from the bottom.
Gregory distracts Wrist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wrist keeping moving, preventing Gregory from controlling successfully.
Gregory trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wrist's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wilford Gregory.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gregory, 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilford Gregory!