PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 353 p4p, 1103 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 55 p4p, 170 weight class). Elvis Presley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Presley
vs
Wright

180 cm
31
177
20 - 9 - 1

185 cm
39
175
35 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class 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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.

Presley cracks Wright with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wright looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Presley finish him?

Wright is rocked!
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Presley is out of range.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Presley finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.

Presley clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley missing with knees to the body.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Presley is controlling the position.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Presley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Presley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wright can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
Presley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Presley pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Presley back against the cage.
Presley lands a knee to the head.
Wright tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Presley avoids the damage to the body.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Presley throws knees to the body.

Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Presley's hands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a jab. Presley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Presley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Presley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presley.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Presley should have avoided that one.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Presley.
Presley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Presley with a body shot.
Presley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Presley throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Presley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Presley moved out of range nicely.
Wright digs a good hook to Presley's body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Presley tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Presley throws a wild body kick that Wright sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Wright.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Presley moves out of range easily.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Presleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright throws a body punch but Presley moves out of range.
Presley loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Presley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Presley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright takes a swing at Presley's ribcage but misses.
Presley throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Presley.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Presley takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Presley moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Presley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Sloppy strikes from Presley. Those never looked like landing.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Wright.
A cross from Presley lands.
Presley throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Presley stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Presley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Presley tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Presley moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Presley moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Presley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Presley down.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Presley off the cage and back into range.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Presley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Presley does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a right hand. Presley shakes it off.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright wants to slow Presley down by chopping away at his legs.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Wright feints and then cracks Presley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Presley down.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presley. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Presley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Presley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Wright scores with a shot to the body.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright thuds his right hand into Presley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Presley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Presley moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Presley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Presley doesn't seem bothered though.
Presley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Presley avoids it.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Presley looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Presley.
Wright lands a jab to Presley's midsection.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Presley takes a step back to recover.
Wright thows a body kick. Presley tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Presley.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Presley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Presley's head back.
A solid body kick from Presley.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Presley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Presley connects with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Presley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Presley misses with a hook.
Presley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Presley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Ira Wright's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Presley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Presley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wright tenderised Presley's leg. Presley is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Presley.
Wright throws a leg kick but Presley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Presley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Presley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Presley avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Presley moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Presley.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Presley ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Presley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Presley's head backwards.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Presley has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Presley jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Presley throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Presley misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Presley.
Wright stuns Presley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright blocks a head kick by Presley.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright scores with the left hand. Presley knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright tests Presley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Presley is wise to it.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Presley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
Wright thuds a left hand into Presley's body.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Presley misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Presley avoids it.
Wright moves out of range as Presley throws a body kick.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright moves out of range as Presley throws a body kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Presley walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Presley's ribs.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Presley moved out of range.
Wright jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Presley moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright jabs at Presley's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Presley blocks the leg kick.
Presley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright cracks Presley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Presley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Presley.
Presley misses the shot to the body.
Presley misses with a wild body shot.
Elvis Presley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Presley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Presley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Presley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Presley misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Presley.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Wright.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
Presley misses with a kick to the body.
Wright lands the left hand.
Presley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Presley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Presley tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Presley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Wright 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.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Presley doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
A big left from Presley misses.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Presley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Presley off the cage and back into range.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Presley blocks the body kick.
Presley throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright with a jab.
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.
Presley throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Presley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Presley.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Presley will feel that in the morning.
Presley misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Ira Wright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.