PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1460 p4p, 219 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 2550 p4p, 350 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wylde
vs
Alzate

196 cm
34
215 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

188 cm
28
210 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

OLIMPO

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wylde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Wylde's knee but Wylde avoids it well.
Alzate is looking to slow Wylde down with leg kicks.
Alzate jabs Wylde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alzate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wylde is able to avoid easily.
Alzate tries to clinch but Wylde moves away
and Wylde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Wylde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wylde has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wylde misses with a hook
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wylde needs to keep his hands up - Alzate had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wylde's sensitive parts.

Alzate moves into the clinch successfully.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Wylde misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Alzate looking to throw knees to the head but Wylde is blocking nicely.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Alzate's head.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde walks away with a smile on his face. Alzate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alzate moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wylde at a distance.
Alzate throws a right hand that Wylde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wylde also avoids with ease.
Alzate cracks the inside of Wylde's front leg.
Alzate looks to land a left hand but Wylde moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Alzate cracks a nice hook into Wylde's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alzate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alzate throws a right hand that misses

and Wylde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Alzate has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wylde after a bit of a struggle.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylde working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate wants to take the fight to the mat but Wylde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunnar Wylde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Alzate.
Alzate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wylde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alzate can turn it around.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alzate swings widly with a right hand
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Alzate thumps Wylde with a low kick.
Alzate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wylde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzate momentarily.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Alzate didn't see that one coming.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alzate closes the distance but Wylde moves to the side
and Wylde counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alzate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alzate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wylde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alzate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alzate clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Wylde.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate scores with a shot to the side of Wylde's head.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wylde lands a left hand.
Gunnar Wylde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Wylde won't allow it.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Alzate blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzate lands a left hand.
Wylde tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Alzate lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate jumps guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Wylde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alzate or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alzate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Wylde tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Wylde misses with some punches.

Alzate jumps guard and drags Wylde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wylde tries to stand but Alzate is controlling from the bottom.
Alzate trying to control the position.

Wylde gets to his feet. Alzate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alzate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's time! Wylde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alzate tries to clinch up but Wylde circles away and keeps his distance.
Alzate throws a sloppy head kick

and Wylde counters by clinching up.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate misses with the head strike.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alzate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Wylde working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Niko Alzate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alzate misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wylde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alzate throws an elbow that misses.
Alzate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzate jumps guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Wylde holds him up against the cage and eventually Alzate drops back down to his feet.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands a left hand.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Alzate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wylde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunnar Wylde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Alzate.
A short uppercut from Alzate.
Wylde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.

Alzate manages to pull guard.
Gunnar Wylde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate wants to sweep here but Wylde controlling him for the moment.
Alzate has a closed guard, preventing Wylde from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wylde decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alzate misses with a hook
and Alzate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylde throws a jab when Alzate was well out of range.
Alzate throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Alzate tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylde is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alzate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Wylde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wylde, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Wylde!
A relieved looking Gunnar Wylde thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.