PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Wrexham (ranked 128 p4p, 251 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 18 p4p, 32 weight class). Fring comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bamboleo by The Gypsy Kings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wrexham
vs
Fring

178 cm
37
163
40 - 17 - 2

185 cm
33
162
19 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

HELLBENT
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wrexham gets a clinch.

Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a really nice looking cross but Fring seems unphased.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wrexham .
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Fring is out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fring or perhaps it was just good defense by Wrexham , which made it look bad.
Wrexham throws a push kick but Fring slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Wrexham . No joy for Fring on that attempt.
Wrexham is looking to counter punch.
Wrexham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wrexham throws a leg kick but Fring checks it.
Fring counters with a body kick.
Fring avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut
and Fring counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fring 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wrexham moves in looking to clinch but Fring pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wrexham throws a wild body kick that Fring sees coming a mile off.
Fring feints a counter leg kick.
Fring is looking to clinch but Wrexham is avoiding it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fring crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wrexham - the referee stops the clock and Fring gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wrexham . Fring manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fring's coach down at Magnus Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fring's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Fring tries to keep at a distance but Wrexham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fring.
Wrexham pushes Fring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fring's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wrexham throws a low kick, looking for Fring's leg but Fring calmly moves out of range.
Fring dodges the punch combination from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
Fring tries to clinch there but Wrexham circles away.
Wrexham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fring counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick from Fring lands but Wrexham takes it in his stride.
Wrexham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fring changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wrexham tries to avoid it but Fring manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wrexham to the ground. Wrexham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Fring.
Fring fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
Fring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrexham throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
Fring misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fring staying out of range there.
Fring is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wrexham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wrexham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wrexham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wrexham tries a low kick but Fring avoids it.
Fring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wrexham finds it's way round the side to connect with Fring's head.
Wrexham dips to his left and cracks Fring with an uppercut!
Wrexham jabs Fring to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrexham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fring's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fring is defended easily by Wrexham .
Wrexham throws the kick towards the body but Fring avoids it.
Wrexham misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrexham scores with a nice head shot.
Wrexham cracks Fring with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Fring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fring takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fring looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrexham is just out of range.
Wrexham slaps away a takedown attempt from Fring, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fring shoots in looking for a takedown. Wrexham tries to sprawl out of it but Fring keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wrexham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fring looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fring will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wrexham delivers a nice body kick.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Fring moves out of range.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Fring moves in looking to clinch but Wrexham pushes him off.
Fring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a looping overhand right but Fring ducks down to avoid it.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Wrexham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fring.
Wrexham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Fring moved out of range.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Fring moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fring goes for a double leg but Wrexham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wrexham continues to drive forward.
A shot to the liver by Wrexham . Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Wrexham . No joy for Fring on that attempt.
Wrexham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fring.
Tyler Wrexham is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrexham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fring if he has to take too many more of those.
Fring shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wrexham sprawls well. Wrexham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fring gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Fring.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fring under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fring defending well as Wrexham loads up on a big left hand.
Fring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fring's head.
Fring throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fring closes the distance and clinches.
Fring holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fring blocking some punches.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fring tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Wrexham - that landed with a thud.
Fring is trying to pull guard but Wrexham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wrexham gets underhooks to prevent Fring's takedown attempt.
Wrexham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fring wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fring fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wrexham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Wrexham .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham is looking to land body kicks.
Fring changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fring misses with a takedown
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
Fring blocks the body kick.
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!
Fring misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Wrexham misses the target.
Wrexham misses the jab.
Fring shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fring takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrexham lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Wrexham . No joy for Fring on that attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fring on the side of the head.
Fring throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrexham connects with a looping right hand.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Fring moves out of range.
Fring shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wrexham but Wrexham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wrexham swats away the attempt to clinch by Fring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fring lands with a shot to the body.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fring moves away.
And Fring tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrexham pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Fring slips the punch.
Wrexham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fring can do to turn this around?
Wrexham slaps away a takedown attempt from Fring, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wrexham tried to counter with a leg kick but Fring avoided it.
Wrexham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fring goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fring throws a counter combo.
Fring tries to clinch there but Wrexham circles away.
Fring closes the distance and clinches up with Wrexham , looking for a takedown. Fring pushes Wrexham against the cage but Wrexham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wrexham takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham lands a really nice looking cross but Fring seems unphased.
Wrexham throws a lazy right hand but Fring sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fring closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fring wants to take a breather but Wrexham manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Fring.
Fring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wrexham pulls Fring in to control the position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Wrexham manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fring is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrexham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Fring avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Fring.
A short body shot lands from Wrexham as the two fighters clinch.
Tyler Wrexham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fring misses with a punch on the inside.
Fring blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Fring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wrexham dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Fring tries to bum rush Wrexham with a series of wild strikes but Wrexham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fring looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wrexham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Wrexham . That snapped Fring's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Fring 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Fring pushes Wrexham up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrexham scores with a shoulder strike.
Fring jumps guard but Wrexham stands there with Fring around his waist. Fring gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham pushes Fring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wrexham .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fring is trying to pull guard but Wrexham has him pressed against the cage.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Fring.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Wrexham .
Fring takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a left hand.
Wrexham lands with a right to the head.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fring backwards.

Wrexham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fring takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wrexham tries to clinch up but Fring circles away and keeps his distance.
Fring walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fring tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wrexham swivels and escapes.
Tyler Wrexham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Fring.
Wrexham looks to land a body kick but Fring moved away.
Wrexham lands with a cross.
Wrexham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Wrexham throws a hook but Fring avoids it easily.
Wrexham is looking to slow Fring down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wrexham - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fring is looking to clinch but Wrexham is avoiding it.
Wrexham jabs Fring to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrexham throws a hook but Fring blocks it.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
Fring gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wrexham is looking to slow Fring down with leg kicks.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Fring moves away and avoids it.
Gustavo Fring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fring gets tackled into the cage by Wrexham . Wrexham maintains the clinch.

Fring tightens his grip and picks Wrexham up, before dumping him to the ground. Wrexham manages to land in guard.
Wrexham wants to sweep but no luck.
Fring trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrexham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fring throws an elbow that misses. Wrexham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fring's guard. Nice move by Wrexham !

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham advances to half guard.
Wrexham seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wrexham 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fring has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wrexham is on him like a limpet, forcing Fring back against the cage.
Fring has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fring jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrexham walks away with a smile on his face. Fring gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
Wrexham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fring in his tracks.
Fring takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fring.
Wrexham throws the kick towards the body but Fring avoids it.
And Fring tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrexham pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wrexham misses with a leg kick.
Fring tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fring has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham takes a swing at Fring's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham connects with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wrexham .
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!
Wrexham 's corner calls for a 1-2. Wrexham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wrexham misses with a wild combination.
Fring replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wrexham blocks it well.

Wrexham clinches up against the cage.
Fring tries for a takedown but Wrexham manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wrexham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !