PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between william wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

wednesday
vs
Bin Laden

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, william wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Osama Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Laden is looking to clinch.
wednesday scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
wednesday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bin Laden.
Bin Laden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bin Laden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Laden moves forwards but wednesday connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bin Laden scores with a jab. wednesday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Laden misses with a jab, cross combination.
wednesday misses with a double jab

and Bin Laden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
wednesday tries to break the clinch but Bin Laden is controlling the position.
wednesday fails to pull guard.

wednesday breaks from the clinch.
Bin Laden shoots in for a takedown but wednesday shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

wednesday gets caught flat footed, as Bin Laden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
wednesday has a closed guard, preventing Bin Laden from standing up.
wednesday keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wednesday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bin Laden is one step ahead there.

Bin Laden stands up from wednesday's guard - Bin Laden perhaps looking for a knockout.
wednesday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bin Laden's waist but Bin Laden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing wednesday off to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from wednesday lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bin Laden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bin Laden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bin Laden circles away quickly and effectively.
wednesday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Bin Laden.

wednesday closes the distance and clinches.

wednesday manages to pull guard.
wednesday is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bin Laden dives into side control.
Bin Laden wants to take a breather but wednesday manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bin Laden.
Bin Laden is looking to work some ground and pound but wednesday has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wednesday wants to stand up but Bin Laden is controlling him.
wednesday seems keen to control Bin Laden's posture.
Bin Laden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
wednesday wants to stand up but Bin Laden is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
wednesday trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bin Laden trying to control but wednesday is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from wednesday misses.

Bin Laden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bin Laden looks gassed!
wednesday regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Laden stays in close to wednesday's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

william wednesday dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

wednesday throws a body punch but Bin Laden moves out of range.
wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
william wednesday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
wednesday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
wednesday misses with a combination

and Bin Laden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bin Laden.
wednesday working a defensive guard here.
wednesday keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Bin Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but wednesday is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wednesday is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
wednesday keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.
Bin Laden is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bin Laden looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bin Laden is looking to clinch but wednesday is avoiding it.
Bin Laden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
wednesday misses with a double jab.
wednesday throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bin Laden counters with a single leg into guard. wednesday didn't expect that.
Bin Laden looking to pass the guard.
wednesday might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bin Laden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Laden trying to control but wednesday is working from the bottom.
Bin Laden stops wednesday from standing up.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but wednesday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
wednesday wants to stand and escape but Bin Laden is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wednesday seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

wednesday shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bin Laden's guard.
wednesday wants to get up but he can't break Bin Laden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

wednesday drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and wednesday jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
wednesday wants to stand but Bin Laden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bin Laden controls wednesday momentarily but wednesday frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bin Laden 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

wednesday shoots in looking for a takedown. Bin Laden tries to sprawl out of it but wednesday keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bin Laden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
wednesday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bin Laden tries for a takedown but wednesday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from wednesday. No joy for Bin Laden on that attempt.
Bin Laden slaps away a takedown attempt from wednesday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
wednesday swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bin Laden counters by moving into the clinch.

wednesday manages to pull guard.
Bin Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but wednesday is retaining full guard.
wednesday has a closed guard, preventing Bin Laden from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bin Laden looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wednesday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bin Laden is controlling him.
wednesday has his hands on Bin Laden's head, controlling the position.
Bin Laden tries to free his leg and advance position but wednesday is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
wednesday wants to get back to his feet but Bin Laden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
wednesday throws a lazy body kick

and Bin Laden counters by moving into the clinch.

wednesday pulls Bin Laden into guard.
wednesday wants to stand up but Bin Laden is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wednesday throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bin Laden wants to get up but he can't break wednesday's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bin Laden trying to control the position from guard on top but wednesday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bin Laden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
wednesday keeping moving, preventing Bin Laden from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

wednesday pushes Bin Laden off and gets back to his feet.
wednesday throws a one two combo.
wednesday misses with a combination

and Bin Laden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bin Laden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
wednesday wants to stand and escape but Bin Laden is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to william wednesday.
I think wednesday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... william wednesday!