PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Wrestling Law was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Says
vs
Law

169 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wrestling Law!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Says stuffs the takedown attempt from Law. Law gets slowly back to his feet.
Law fails with the takedown.
Says throws a right and a left that both miss.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Says misses with a two punch combination.
Says tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Law keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Says both land. Nice combination.
Says is breathing heavily.

Law fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Says sprawls well initially but Law persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Says is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
Says might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Law lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Law working over Says with some ground and pound. Says looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Law landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Says is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
Says is staying active underneath Law, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Says taking some punishment here, with Law in his half guard.
Says taking some punishment here, with Law in his half guard.
Law looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Law scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Law lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Law is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Law seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Law winds up and cracks Says with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Law with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Says on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Says tries to get out of the position.
Law is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Says is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Says taking some punishment here, with Law in his half guard.
Says is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.
Says is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.
Says is trying to stand up here but Law is controlling him well.
Law landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Law connects with a nice short shot to Says's temple.
Law looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Says with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Says wants to get back to his feet.
Law seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Law lands strikes from half guard.
Law lands strikes from half guard.
Says on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law is nestled in close to Says, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Says kicks off Law and gets to his feet.
Says stuffs the takedown.
Matt Says has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Law.
Says dips to his left and cracks Law with an uppercut!
Matt Says seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Says rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Law moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Says throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Law tries to score a power double leg takedown but Says sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Law somewhat.
Says tries to clinch but Law is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Says swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Says throws a right hand that Law ducks under and follows up with a left that Law also avoids with ease.

Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Says is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Law lands a nice short elbow.
Law landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Says tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Law lands a nice short elbow.

Law is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Says is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Law there.
Law is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Law misses with a head shot. Says uses the momentum to regain guard.
Law won't allow Says to get back to his feet.
Law trying to control but Says is working from the bottom.
Law makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Says wants to stand up but Law is controlling him.
Law working some strikes from top position.

Says uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law is trying hard to land a takedown here. Says sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Law fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Says is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law avoids a punch combination nicely.

Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Law has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Law working Says over with strikes here.
Law won't let Says get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Law working the ground and pound effectively.
Law lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law lands a big elbow.
Law working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Law with the ground and pound from mount.
Law can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Says is looking to escape.
Law with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Law dominating with strikes here.
Says is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Law showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Says is looking to clinch but Law is avoiding it.

Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Says is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Law lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Law takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Law is nestled in close to Says, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Law is keen to just control but Says is a slippery customer.
Law working the head and body with strikes.
Wrestling Law has got the better of the ground game so far.
Law drops an elbow to the side of Says's head.
Says is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Law scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Law throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Law not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Law lands a nice short elbow.
Says tries to kick Law off but Law keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Says preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Law wants to control from the top but Says keeps moving.
Says is looking to stand up but Law isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law is in close to Says's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Law is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Says preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Law scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Law working some strikes from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Law shoots in for a double leg but Says sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Says fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
Says tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Law closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Says did well to prevent Law getting side control.
Law prevents Says from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Law.
Says is trying to stand.
Says has hold of Law's hands but Law slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Law.
Law scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Says is trying to stand back up but Law is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Says misses.
Says tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Law scores with a takedown into Says's guard.
Says has momentary wrist control but Law slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Law accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Law stops Says from standing up.
Law throwing strikes but missing.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Says is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Law comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Law 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Law!