PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 4018 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Wardrobe (ranked 5114 p4p, 0 weight class). Wardrobe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Save The Queen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wayne
vs
Wardrobe

189 cm
37
180 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Wardrobe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Barry Wardrobe has been cut.
Wardrobe shoots in looking for a takedown but Wayne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wardrobe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wardrobe momentarily.

Nice combo by Wayne! Oh, that's hurt him - Wardrobe falls to the canvas and Wayne follows him into side control.

Wardrobe is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wayne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wardrobe, who protects the arm well.
Wardrobe is still in real trouble! Can Wayne finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wayne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wardrobe seems to have recovered his senses.
Wayne controlling the position.
Wardrobe has one of Wayne's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wardrobe wants to control but Wayne postures up.
Wayne trying to control the action but Wardrobe is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Wayne's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Wayne is trying to get an arm triangle but Wardrobe is defending well.

Wayne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wayne trying to control the action but Wardrobe is working from the bottom.
Wayne tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wayne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wayne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wardrobe can't do much from the bottom here.

Wayne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wardrobe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wayne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wayne trying to control the action but Wardrobe is working from the bottom.

Wayne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wardrobe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wayne lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wayne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Wayne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wardrobe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wardrobe struggling a bit here.

Wayne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wardrobe, who protects the arm well.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Wardrobe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wayne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wardrobe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Wardrobe'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.

Wardrobe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wardrobe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wardrobe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wayne swivels and escapes.
Wardrobe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wardrobe walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne pounces like a tiger and cracks Wardrobe with a vicious hook! Wardrobe is down but not out! Wayne follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Wayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.