PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 1556 p4p, 244 weight class) and Jaxson Wilder (ranked 751 p4p, 120 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tay
vs
Wilder

150 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

187 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

Sportivité

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaxson Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Tay throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Tay misses.
A little jabbing left from Wilder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tay misses with a combination
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Wilder connects with a crisp jab.
Tay throws a leg kick but Wilder checks it.
Tay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilder lands a jab to the nose.
Wilder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tay is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilder as he connects with a hook.
Wilder has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jaxson Wilder has been cut.
Tay misses with a double jab.
Wilder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilder clobbers Tay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilder clobbers Tay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Wilder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilder lands with a hook. Tay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Wilder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Wilder.
Nice shot by Wilder.

Tay is rocked!
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Tay's head but Tay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Tay tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder lands a glancing blow to the side of Tay's head.
Oh Tay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tay throws a series of punches but Wilder moves out of range.
Tay seems to have got his legs back now.
Sloppy strikes from Tay. Those never looked like landing.
Tay throws a lazy head kick
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
Tay looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wilder lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tay. Wilder pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxson Wilder!
An out of breath Jaxson Wilder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.