PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Longchain (ranked 1944 p4p, 3420 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 248 p4p, 387 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Longchain
vs
Wick

190 cm
34
255
14 - 14 - 0

215 cm
27
260
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick swinging wildly here.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Longchain loads up on a big right hand but Wick slips the punch.
Wick tries a low kick but Longchain avoids it.
Wick misses with a head kick.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Longchain.
Longchain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longchain misses with a jab to the body
and Wick counters with a left and a right that stings Longchain.
Longchain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longchain.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wick tries a head kick but it misses.
Longchain misses with a body shot.
Wick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Longchain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Longchain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wick is looking to chop away at Longchain's legs.
Wick misses with a two punch combination.
Longchain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longchain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longchain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wick tries to clinch there but Longchain circles away.
Wick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wick misses with a kick to the body.
Longchain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wick throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Longchain to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longchain attempts a counter takedown but Wick avoids it well and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Longchain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longchain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Longchain.
Longchain creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Longchain crashes against the mat.
Wick parries the strikes from Longchain easily there. Longchain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wick to escape.
Longchain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wick is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Longchain seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Longchain working the strikes but Wick uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Longchain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longchain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wick defending well though.
Longchain slips a nice elbow through Wick's hands, connecting with Wick's forehead.
Wick moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longchain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Longchain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Longchain is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longchain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Wick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Longchain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longchain throws a hook but Wick avoids it easily.
A jab from Longchain misses.
Longchain blocks a leg kick.
John Wick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wick doesn't manage to clinch there - Longchain circles away.
Longchain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wick sprawls and moves away.

Wick closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick is trying to maintain a safe position but Longchain gets an underhook and turns Wick into the cage.
Longchain stalling against the cage.
Longchain misses with a punch to the body.
Longchain takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wick breaks from the clinch.
John Wick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longchain.
Wick connects with an inside leg kick.
Longchain throws a body shot but no joy.
Longchain just misses with a punch to the body.
Wick now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wick connects with a looping right hand.
Wick misses with a lunging right hand
letting Longchain counter with a right hand.
Longchain takes one to the chin there.
Longchain throws a big shot that misses.
Wick throws a left and a right that both miss

and Longchain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Wick manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Longchain is looking to counter punch.
Wick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Longchain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wick slips a straight right by Longchain.
Wick wants to clinch up but Longchain keeps it at a distance.
Longchain moves out of range of the leg kick from Wick.
Wick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longchain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wick's head.
Wick misses with a left hand
and Longchain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longchain manages to avoid it.
Longchain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wick.
Longchain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wick as he avoids it easily.

Wick drives through and clinches with Longchain against the cage.
Longchain effectively controlling the action here.
Wick is looking to control Longchain's arms but Longchain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wick has his back to the cage.
Wick tries a knee to the head but Longchain blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wick blocks a body shot from Longchain.
Come on Longchain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wick is trying to force a seperation but Longchain has the dominant position.
Longchain looking for a takedown.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Wick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wick lands a leg kick that knocks Longchain off balance momentarily.
Wick slips under a jab.
Wick tries to counter with a clinch but Longchain shakes him off and moves away.
Longchain throws a leg kick but Wick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Longchain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Wick misses.
Longchain throwing a counter right hand but Wick manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Wick.
Wick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Longchain can pounce on him.
Longchain goes for a double leg but Wick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wick continues to drive forward.
Wick tries to circle away but Longchain has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wick can't break the clinch.

Wick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick with the inside leg kick.
Longchain clobbers Wick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Longchain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longchain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Longchain dodges the punch combination from Wick.
Wick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wick cracks Longchain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick looks to land a right hand but Longchain moved out of range.

Wick rushes Longchain and presses him up against the cage.
Longchain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wick or not.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Longchain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Longchain wants to take the fight to the mat but Wick manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Longchain.
Longchain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wick after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Longchain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Longchain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Longchain blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longchain struggles to land a body shot inside as Wick controls his hands.
Wick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Longchain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wick wants to break free but Longchain has control.
Wick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick has had enough of the clinch but Longchain keeps him there for the moment.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longchain tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Jim Longchain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longchain tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.

Wick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wick is looking to clinch.
Longchain circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Longchain misses the target.
Wick throws a nice inside leg kick.
John Wick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Longchain misses.
A nice combination there by Wick.
Wick throws a looping overhand right but Longchain ducks down to avoid it.
Longchain is looking to counter with head kicks.
Longchain throws a looping overhand right but Wick ducks down to avoid it.
Longchain needs to keep his hands up - Wick had a free shot at his head there.
Wick fails with the takedown.
Longchain throws a counter high kick but Wick was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Wick does no damage.
Longchain is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wick!