PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Wackson (ranked 5798 p4p, 451 weight class) and Will Charles (ranked 3234 p4p, 327 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Wackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wackson
vs
Charles

175 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Wackson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Charles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wackson scores with a one two! Charles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wackson fails to land with a series of punches.

Charles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wackson wants to stand but Charles is controlling the position.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charles landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wackson has his hands on Charles's head, controlling the position.
Wackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Charles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Charles. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Wackson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wackson .
Wackson moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Wackson feinted with a counter takedown.
Wackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles is looking for the big counter here.
Wackson wants to clinch up but Charles keeps it at a distance.
Wackson wants to clinch up but Charles keeps it at a distance.
Charles tries to move into range but Wackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wackson lands with a nice combination. Charles backs away looking to recover.
Wackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wackson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Charles counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wackson won't be happy with that.
Charles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charles tries to score with some ground and pound. Wackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Charles throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wackson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Charles working over Wackson with some ground and pound. Wackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Charles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Charles seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wackson keeps working.
Wackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Charles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Charles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Charles working Wackson over with strikes.

Charles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wackson defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will Charles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
Wackson tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.
Wackson sets himself, and Charles steps forward looking for the clinch! Wackson avoids it this time.
Wackson throws a right and a left that Charles avoids nicely.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wackson circles away.
Michael Wackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Wackson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Wackson .
Wackson throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Charles is breathing heavily.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Wackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charles.
Charles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wackson 's head.
Charles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Charles wants to control from the top but Wackson keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Charles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Wackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Charles.
Nice uppercut lands for Wackson . That snapped Charles's head back.
Wackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Wackson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wackson throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Wackson both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wackson can't break the clinch.

Charles has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wackson regains guard immediately.

Wackson wriggles free and stands up.

Charles drives through with a takedown into guard.

Wackson has his feet on Charles's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Nice defenses there by Charles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wackson misses with a double jab.
Michael Wackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wackson thows a leg kick but Charles checks it

and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Charles looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Charles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Charles working Wackson over with strikes.
Wackson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Wackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charles.
Charles misses with a takedown attempt
and Charles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wackson throws a combination that misses

so Charles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Charles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wackson 's head.
Charles with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wackson 's head.
Charles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Wackson is rocked!
Charles chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Wackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Charles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Charles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Charles works over Wackson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles stands up over Wackson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Charles working some strikes from top position.
Charles postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Wackson covers up, he's hurt! Charles keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Charles and the ref steps in to end the fight! Charles can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Charles!
A relieved looking Will Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.