PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zach Pretzel (ranked 25259 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Guy Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pretzel
vs
Wednesday

180 cm
21
185
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
189
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Pretzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday dives in and grabs Pretzel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pretzel pushes down on Wednesday's head and hops out.

Wednesday shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pretzel's guard.

Pretzel pushes Wednesday off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Zach Pretzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday keeps the fight on the outside.
Wednesday shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pretzel but Pretzel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Wednesday drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pretzel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wednesday keeps control of the position easily here as Pretzel tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wednesday biding his time, controlling Pretzel.
Let's hope that Wednesday has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pretzel is breathing heavily.
Wednesday lands a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Wednesday is looking for the choke from the back position but Pretzel is controlling his hands well.
Pretzel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wednesday on the ground.
Wednesday really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pretzel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wednesday controls the action.

Wednesday looking for the choke from the back.
Wednesday keeps control of the position easily here as Pretzel tries to buck him off.
Pretzel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Wednesday looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pretzel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wednesday.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wednesday is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Wednesday dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wednesday clinches with his opponent.

Wednesday turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wednesday manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wednesday scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pretzel to see if he's OK.

Wednesday decides to stand back up. Wednesday steps back and let's Pretzel get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Wednesday looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wednesday frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wednesday controlling from mount.
Wednesday trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Wednesday get's back to his feet.

Wednesday clinches with his opponent.
Wednesday throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pretzels head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is pushing Pretzel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pretzel tries for a takedown but Wednesday manages to get underhooks.

Wednesday has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pretzel regains guard immediately.
Wednesday controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wednesday passes Pretzel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pretzel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pretzel tries to get out of the position.
Wednesday takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wednesday has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pretzel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wednesday sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wednesday lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wednesday with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wednesday landing shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Wednesday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wednesday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pretzel's waist but Pretzel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wednesday off to one side.
Pretzel throws a series of punches but Wednesday moves out of range.
Pretzel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Wednesday shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pretzel is trying to defend but Wednesday finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wednesday is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wednesday works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday with shots to the head and body - Pretzel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guy Wednesday has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wednesday connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wednesday controlling from mount.
Wednesday cracks Pretzel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pretzel is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wednesday has taken his back.
Wednesday lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Pretzel is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wednesday has got one arm under Pretzel's chin. This could be trouble... Pretzel trying to control the other hand but Wednesday gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Pretzel has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guy Wednesday!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

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