PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 804 p4p, 789 weight class) and Danny Wyadd (ranked 117 p4p, 116 weight class). Danny Wyadd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Choo
vs
Wyadd

180 cm
40
183
27 - 17 - 0

188 cm
32
181
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Danny Wyadd!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyadd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Choo checks it well.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Wyadd staying out of range there.
Choo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyadd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Wyadd closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Choo did well to prevent Wyadd getting side control.
Choo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Choo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wyadd passes to side control.
Choo wants to control but Wyadd postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyadd cracks Choo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Choo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Choo is trying to get back to half guard.

Wyadd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wyadd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Choo, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wyadd tries for a kimura but Choo is defending well.

Wyadd tries for a kimura but Choo is defending well.
Choo is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Choo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choo is not content to let Wyadd control the position.
Choo tries to improve position but can't.

That's four 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.
Choo struggling a bit here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choo regains half guard, as Wyadd was trying to land strikes.
Wyadd slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyadd wants to control but Choo is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Wyadd dominated that 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.

Choo digs a good hook to Wyadd's body.
Wyadd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Wyadd misses.
Wyadd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choo.
Wyadd tries a head kick but it misses.
Choo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wyadd swats away the attempt to clinch by Choo.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
Choo moves away from the strike by Wyadd.
Wyadd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyadd misses with a hook.
Wyadd works the jab nicely.
Wyadd shoots in for a takedown but Choo shows good takedown defense.
Wyadd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyadd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Choo appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws a body punch but Wyadd moves out of range.
Wyadd feints a counter leg kick.

Choo clinches.
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
Wyadd throws an elbow that misses.
Wyadd misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wyadd.
Choo is trying to force a seperation but Wyadd has the dominant position.
Wyadd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wyadd misses with a knee to the head.
Wyadd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Choo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyadd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo fails to pull guard.
Choo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wyadd.
A nice left hand lands by Choo.
Choo tries to pull guard but Wyadd won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Choos head.
Wyadd lands a body shot.
Choo tries to pull guard but Wyadd won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyadd takes a shot to the head.
Wyadd throws a punch but it's blocked by Choo.
Wyadd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wyadd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Wyadd.
A nice left hand lands by Wyadd.
Wyadd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Choo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wyadd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wyadd avoiding damage.
Choo blocking some punches.
Wyadd lands a right hand.
Wyadd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wyadd walks away with a smile on his face. Choo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wyadd blocks a jab.
A jab from Wyadd misses.
It looked like Choo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choo tries to clinch but Wyadd is having none of it.
Wyadd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wyadd lands with a right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wyadd tries to throw a body punch but Choo avoids it by throwing Wyadd back against the cage.
Choo fails to pull guard.
Choo tries to pull guard but Wyadd forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wyadd digs a right hand into Choo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choo's gas tank.
Wyadd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Wyadd.
Choo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Choo looking to stall.
Wyadd scores with a shoulder strike.
Wyadd misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wyadd.

Choo pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Choo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Wyadd content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Choo has locked up a guillotine! Choo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Wyadd is holding on here and Choo must be using up a lot of energy. Wyadd has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Choo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mew Choo!