PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Von Lee (ranked 220 p4p, 28 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 442 p4p, 69 weight class). Wylde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clifton Von Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Von Lee
vs
Wylde

190 cm
34
210 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

196 cm
35
215 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Von Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Wylde dips to his left and cracks Von Lee with an uppercut!
Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Lee.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wylde.
The fighters circling - Von Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wylde tries to counter with a clinch but Von Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Von Lee moved out of range.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice shot by Wylde.
Von Lee pushes Wylde away with a front kick.
Wylde scores with a body shot.
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wylde, as that shot connected.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Von Lee avoids them all with ease.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Wylde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Lee looks to land a left hand but Wylde moved out of range nicely.
Wylde walks into a left hand.
Von Lee slips a straight right by Wylde.
Von Lee misses with a straight left.
Wylde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Lee wants to land a leg kick but Wylde is out of range.
Von Lee tries to move into range but Wylde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Von Lee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Von Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wylde scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Lee throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Von Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wylde moves away.
Von Lee throws a leg kick that is checked

and Wylde counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Von Lee.
Wylde misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Von Lee.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Lee backwards.
Wylde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Lee.
Von Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Von Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Von Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Von Lee lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Von Lee.
Wylde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Von Lee's head.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Von Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Von Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde is working Von Lee over against the cage.
Von Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyldes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Wylde gets an underhook and turns Von Lee into the cage.
Von Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wylde prevents it.
Wylde stops a takedown attempt from Von Lee.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Wylde.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Von Lee fails to land.
Von Lee blocks an uppercut.
Wylde tries to throw a body punch but Von Lee avoids it by throwing Wylde back against the cage.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
Wylde digs a right hand underneath Von Lee's ribcage. Von Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Von Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Von Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Von Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that 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.

Good shot there by Wylde.
Von Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Wylde scoring well with a low kick there.
Wylde throws a body punch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Wylde moves out of range as Von Lee strikes.
Wylde throws the left hand but Von Lee avoids the punch easily.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Von Lee attempts a counter takedown but Wylde avoids it well and moves away.
Wylde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wylde manages to avoid it.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Von Lee off the cage and back into range.
Von Lee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Lee is just out of range.
Wylde throws a leg kick which misses Von Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Lee tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wylde connects with a crisp jab.
Von Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
Von Lee misses with an uppercut.
Von Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wylde defending well as Von Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Von Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wylde misses with a series of wild punches.
Wylde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Lee.
Von Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Wylde tries to sprawl out of it but Von Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wylde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wylde has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Von Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Wylde sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunnar Wylde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wylde misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Von Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Von Lee.
Nice defenses there by Von Lee.
Von Lee jabs at Wylde's body.
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!
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wylde was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Von Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Von Lee throws a series of punches but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Von Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Wylde misses its intended target.
Wylde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wylde throws a hook but Von Lee avoids it easily.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wylde was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Lee thuds his right hand into Wylde's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wylde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wylde lands with a hook. Von Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Von Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wylde's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Lee wants to control from the top but Wylde keeps moving.
Von Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wylde is looking to stand up but Von Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Von Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Von Lee 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.
Wylde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Lee prevents Wylde from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Wylde uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Von Lee - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Wylde.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wylde but Wylde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifton Von Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wylde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Von Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Von Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wylde throws out a leg kick but Von Lee moves out of range and Wylde only half commits.
Von Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Von Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Wylde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a leg kick

and Von Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wylde!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wylde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Lee.
Wylde defending well as Von Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde misses with a hook.
A big right from Von Lee misses.
Von Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wylde avoids it really well and circles away.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Von Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wylde.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Von Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
Wylde moves out of range as Von Lee throws a body kick.
Von Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wylde's sensitive parts.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wylde fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Wylde misses with some punches.

Von Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Von Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Von Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wylde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Wylde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wylde wants to stand up but Von Lee is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Lee takes a swing at Wylde's ribcage but misses.
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wylde leaves Von Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Von Lee is out of range.

Von Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wylde sprawls well initially but Von Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Wylde is trying to stand back up but Von Lee is controlling him
Von Lee wants to take a breather but Wylde is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wylde tries to kick Von Lee off but Von Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wylde is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Wylde kicks off Von Lee and gets to his feet.

Von Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wylde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Clifton Von Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Lee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wylde is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Von Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee asks Von Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Von Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gunnar Wylde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Von Lee working the ground and pound.
Wylde wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde is working to avoid the ground and pound but Von Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Von Lee wants to control but Wylde is keeping him busy.
Von Lee is working Wylde over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lee is looking to take a break and control but Wylde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Lee advances nicely into full mount.
Von Lee with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Von Lee lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wylde has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

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.