PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 1375 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 189 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Badges
vs
Wayne

185 cm
23
177
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
170
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Damian Wayne has been cut.

Badges has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Badges working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Badges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Badges is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wayne is defending well for now.
Badges blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne dodges an elbow strike from Badges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
I was talking to Badges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne's coach down at ALPHA-1 Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wayne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Badges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badges throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Badges misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Badges.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badges using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badges prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Badges.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Badges is controlling him.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badges obliges.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Badges blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Badges, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Badges.
Badges lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to work over Badges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Badges tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badges tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Badges blocking some punches.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Badges lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Badges throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.

Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Wayne catches Badges right on the button with a cross.
Badges fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wayne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badges lands with a straight right. Wayne didn't see that one coming.
Badges tries to clinch
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badges is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Badges avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Badges.
Badges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Badges misses with a body shot.
Badges lunges at Wayne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wayne's hand.

Badges rushes Wayne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Badges misses with a body punch.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Badges tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Badges working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Badges misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Badges is working Wayne over against the cage.
Badges prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne is trying to push Badges away but Badges has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Badges looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Badges lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Badges tries a knee to the head but Wayne blocks it.
Badges misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Badges lands an elbow inside.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Badges controls his hands.
Wayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badges backwards.
Badges connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wayne's face.

That has opened up Damian Wayne's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Needno Badges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badges throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.

Badges is rocked!

Needno Badges's cut is getting worse.
Badges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Wayne!
A very excited looking Damian Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.