PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Wanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Suckalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wanger
vs
Suckalot

190 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Wanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Suckalot!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wanger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suckalot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Wanger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Suckalot shoots in but no luck this time.
Suckalot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suckalot shoots for a double leg takedown but Wanger sprawls well. He's pushed Suckalot's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suckalot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wanger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willy Wanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suckalot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wanger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suckalot tries to clinch up.
Wanger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suckalot counters with a two punch combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wanger.

Suckalot throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Suckalot has managed to clinch.

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

Wanger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wanger is breathing heavily.
Wanger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wanger wants to stand up but Suckalot is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suckalot trying to control but Wanger postures up.
Wanger lands strikes from half guard.
Suckalot preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Suckalot trying to control here.

Wanger is trying to work for a kimura but Suckalot is defending well.
Suckalot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suckalot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wanger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suckalot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suckalot has Wanger pulled in close to control his posture.
Wanger tries to stand but Suckalot is controlling from the bottom.
Suckalot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wanger gets full guard.

Wanger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suckalot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanger wants to sweep here but Suckalot controlling him for the moment.
Wanger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suckalot is controlling him.
Wanger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Wanger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suckalot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suckalot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suckalot prevents Wanger from getting back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Suckalot trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suckalot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wanger wants to sweep here but Suckalot controlling him for the moment.
Wanger looking to control.
Wanger wants to hit a switch here but Suckalot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wanger there!
Wanger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Wanger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Suckalot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wanger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Suckalot.
Suckalot tries for a takedown but Wanger circles away easily

and Wanger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wanger.
Wanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suckalot swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Wanger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Wanger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wanger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suckalot is in a horrible position here. Wanger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suckalot is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Suckalot really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Willy Wanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suckalot is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wanger landing strikes from the mount and Suckalot is in trouble!
Suckalot can't escape the position.
Suckalot squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Suckalot tries to hold on but Wanger postures up.
Wanger scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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.
Wanger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suckalot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wanger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suckalot wants to control but Wanger is having none of it.
Wanger is landing with some decent strikes but Suckalot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Suckalot looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Suckalot sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suckalot tries to kick Wanger off but Wanger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suckalot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Suckalot makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Suckalot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wanger, pushing him back against the cage.

Suckalot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suckalot misses with a kick to the body.

Suckalot rushes Wanger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suckalot has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wanger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Suckalot pulls guard effortlessly.
Suckalot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wanger is controlling him.
Wanger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wanger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Suckalot's guard.
Wanger looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanger is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wanger postures up.
Wanger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wanger trying to control the position from guard on top but Suckalot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Suckalot has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wanger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wanger works over Suckalot's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Wanger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Suckalot drives through and clinches with Wanger against the cage.
Suckalot gets through Wanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Suckalot has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wanger is trying to keep an underhook but Suckalot manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Suckalot decides to return to a standing position.
Wanger misses with a kick to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Suckalot has picked Wanger up - he's going for a ride! Suckalot dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wanger is looking to escape.
Suckalot is keen to just control but Wanger is a slippery customer.
Wanger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suckalot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wanger is trying to get back to full guard.
Suckalot blocks the strikes from Wanger.
Wanger wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Suckalot closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Suckalot.
Nice body punch from Suckalot - that landed with a thud.
Wanger has had enough of the clinch but Suckalot keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Suckalot.

Suckalot has picked Wanger up - he's going for a ride! Suckalot dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wanger is looking to get back to full guard here but Suckalot has managed to pass to side control instead.
Suckalot tries to control but Wanger wriggling away.
Suckalot controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanger is squirming around, avoiding Suckalot's attempts to control the action.
Suckalot sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sam Suckalot just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Suckalot scores a takedown into full mount!
Wanger is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanger regains half guard.
Suckalot is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wanger gets back to full guard.

Suckalot stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Wanger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Suckalot to the mat! Suckalot manages to get full guard.
Suckalot working a defensive guard here.

Suckalot manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suckalot fails with the takedown

and Wanger counters with a takedown into side control.
Wanger laying and praying for a moment but Suckalot takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wanger wants to advance to full mount but Suckalot doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suckalot wants to stand up but Wanger is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suckalot holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suckalot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sam Suckalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Suckalot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wanger 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Willy Wanger!