PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes to the cage accompanied by Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Puh
vs
Wheldon

185 cm
22
198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

187 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Wheldon!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Puh rushes Wheldon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Puh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Puh breaks the clinch.
Puh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puh misses with a few strikes there.
Wheldon throws a right hand that Puh ducks under and follows up with a left that Puh also avoids with ease.
Puh lands a jab.
Puh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wheldon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Wheldon.
Puh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wheldon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wheldon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wheldon avoids the head kick by Puh.
Wheldon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puh finds it's way round the side to connect with Wheldon's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wheldon throws a hook to the side of Puh's head but Puh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wheldon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puh circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Wheldon there.
Puh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wheldon connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puh thuds a left hand into Wheldon's body.
Wheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Puh is just out of range.
Wheldon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puh was well out of range. Poor timing from Wheldon.
Wheldon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puh slips a jab and a cross from Wheldon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wheldon throws a big shot that misses.
Puh swings for the body but Wheldon moves out of range.
Puh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wheldon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wheldon loads up on a big right hand but Puh slips the punch.
Puh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wheldon.
Puh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wheldon throws a series of punches but Puh moves out of range.
Puh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wheldon lands a right hook to the body.
Puh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheldon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puh ducks under a wild hook from Wheldon.
Puh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wheldon.
Kevin Wheldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Puh pushes Wheldon up against the cage in a clinch.
Wheldon is trying to break the clinch but Puh has him pressed against the cage.
Puh is trying to maintain a safe position but Wheldon gets an underhook and turns Puh into the cage.
Puh misses with some punches.
Wheldon wants to get back to striking at distance but Puh won't allow it.
Wheldon stops a takedown attempt from Puh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wheldon working hard to break the clinch.
Wheldon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheldon working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wheldon.
Wheldon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Puh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wheldon throws a hook but Puh blocks it.

Puh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wheldon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puh has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Puh.
Wheldon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheldon gets underhooks to prevent Puh's takedown attempt.
Puh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wheldon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Puh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puh is breathing heavily.
Puh prevents Wheldon from breaking the clinch.
Puh wants to stall.

Wheldon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wheldon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puh.
Wheldon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puh.
Wheldon misses with a wild combination.
Wheldon throws a series of punches but Puh avoids them all with ease.
Wheldon lands a really nice looking cross but Puh seems unphased.
Puh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheldon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wheldon.
Wheldon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puh fails with a takedown attempt.
Wheldon lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Puh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wheldon thuds his right hand into Puh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wheldon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Puh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Puh scores with a sloppy right hand. Wheldon should have avoided that one.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Puh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puh tries to clinch there but Wheldon circles away.
Puh ducks under a wild hook from Wheldon.
Wheldon cracks a nice hook into Puh's ribs.
Wheldon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wheldon throws a one two combo.
Wheldon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puh's head backwards.
Puh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wheldon cracks Puh with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheldon throws a jab but it's blocked by Puh.
Wheldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kevin Wheldon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon misses with a two punch combination.
Wheldon throws a series of punches but Puh avoids them all with ease.
Wheldon loads up on a big right hand but Puh slips the punch.
Puh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wheldon misses with a straight left.
Wheldon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Puh counters with a single leg into guard. Wheldon didn't expect that.
Puh prevents Wheldon from getting back to his feet.
Puh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Wheldon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Puh swinging wildly here.
Puh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wheldon works Puh's body with a nice hook.
Wheldon throws a sloppy body shot
and Puh counters with a nice uppercut.
Kevin Wheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puh misses the jab.
Puh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wheldon if he has to take too many more of those.
Wheldon throws a shot from downtown. Puh moves away and avoids it.
Puh tries a head kick but it misses.
Wheldon lands with a nice body punch.
Wheldon throws a right hand that Puh ducks under and follows up with a left that Puh also avoids with ease.
Puh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Puh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Wheldon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Puh counters with a body kick.
Nalle Puh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puh tests Wheldon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puh slips under a jab.
Wheldon blocks a head kick by Puh.
Wheldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puh has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Wheldon misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon misses with a straight left.
Puh throws a series of punches but Wheldon moves out of range.
A punch combination from Puh misses.
Puh is looking to slow Wheldon down with leg kicks.
Puh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puh connects with a solid leg kick.
Puh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wheldon's calf.
Puh thuds his right hand into Wheldon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wheldon looks to land a combination but Puh avoids it well.
Wheldon punishes Puh's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Puh finds it's way through Wheldon's defenses.
Wheldon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wheldon looks to land a right hand but Puh moved out of range.
Wheldon moves away from the strike by Puh.
A left and a right from Wheldon both land. Nice combination.
Wheldon keeps the fight on the outside.
Wheldon lands a body shot.
Wheldon throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wheldon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puh has time to react.
Wheldon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wheldon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puh.
Horrible takedown by Puh or perhaps it was just good defense by Wheldon which made him look bad.
Wheldon throws a hook but Puh blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws a sloppy head kick and Wheldon moves out of range easily.
Wheldon connects with a crisp jab.
Wheldon lands a jab to the nose.
Wheldon lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheldon clobbers Puh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A leg kick checked by Wheldon.
Puh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheldon moves away.
Puh slips under a jab from Wheldon.
Puh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wheldon works Puh's body with a nice hook.
Puh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puh misses with a looping right.
Wheldon just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheldon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Puh looks for the body kick but Wheldon saw that one coming.
Puh scores with a decent looking hook.
Puh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wheldon.
Wheldon digs a good body shot into Puh's ribs.
Wheldon digs a good hook to Puh's body.
Puh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puh thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Wheldon.
Puh throws a head kick but Wheldon moves out of range.
Puh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Wheldon misses the shot to the body.
Wheldon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Wheldon.
Wheldon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wheldon lands a body shot.
Wheldon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puh slips a jab and a cross from Wheldon.
Wheldon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puh.
Wheldon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Wheldon.
Wheldon lands a jab to Puh's midsection.
Wheldon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Wheldon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wheldon.
Wheldon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puh walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon throws a sloppy body shot
and Puh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wheldon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wheldon works over Puh's head and body with a nice combination.
Wheldon lands a nice shot that snaps Puh's head back.
Wheldon jabs Puh right on the nose. Puh blinks but takes it well.
Wheldon throws a right hand that Puh ducks under and follows up with a left that Puh also avoids with ease.
Wheldon misses with a wild combination.
Wheldon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puh moves in looking to clinch but Wheldon pushes him off.
Wheldon scores with a jab to the body.
Wheldon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheldon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wheldon lands a jab-cross combination.
Wheldon misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puh takes one to the chin there.
Wheldon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Puh throws a push kick but Wheldon slaps the foot to one side.
Wheldon lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wheldon.
Wheldon throws a combination. Puh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Wheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wheldon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wheldon moves away from the strike by Puh.

Puh instigates a clinch.
Wheldon is trying to break free.
Wheldon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wheldon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wheldon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wheldon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wheldon breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Wheldon - just one landing.
Wheldon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheldon avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Wheldon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wheldon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puh feints and then cracks Wheldon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wheldon down.
Puh slips a jab and a cross from Wheldon.
Puh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puh.
Wheldon looks to land a combination but Puh avoids it well.
Wheldon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wheldon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puh lands a jab-cross combination.
Puh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puh dips to his left and cracks Wheldon with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon blocks a head kick by Puh.
Wheldon throws a series of punches but Puh avoids them all with ease.
Wheldon thumps Puh with a low kick.
Puh throws a looping overhand right but Wheldon ducks down to avoid it.
Wheldon throws the left hand but Puh avoids the punch easily.
Wheldon looks to land a left hand but Puh moved out of range nicely.
Wheldon scores with a three punch combo!
Puh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wheldon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Puh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wheldon throws out the jab.
Wheldon scores with a three punch combo!
Wheldon lands with a right hand.
Puh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wheldon moves away.
Puh connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Wheldon misses.
A slow jab from Wheldon misses its intended target.
Wheldon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puh throws a right and a left that both miss.

Puh closes the distance and pushes Wheldon back into the cage.
Puh is pushing Wheldon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Puh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puh walks into a straight right hand from Wheldon.
Puh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wheldon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wheldon throws an overhand right that lands on Puh's shoulder, as Puh tries to avoid the shot.
Wheldon throws a sloppy body shot
and Puh counters with a left and a right that stings Wheldon.
The fighters circling - Puh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Puh gets a clinch.
Puh has a couple of punches blocked by Wheldon.
Puh has Wheldon pressed against the cage, preventing Wheldon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wheldon tries to circle away but Puh has him pinned against the cage.
Puh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puh is trying to maintain a safe position but Wheldon gets an underhook and turns Puh into the cage.
Wheldon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puh looking to throw knees to the head but Wheldon is blocking nicely.
Puh throws a head punch that misses.
Wheldon is trying to break the clinch but Puh is controlling him.
Puh stalling in the clinch but Wheldon improves position.
Puh scores with a nice hook to the head.

Puh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puh misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Puh there.
Puh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wheldon takes a swing at Puh's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puh.
Wheldon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wheldon misses with an uppercut.
Wheldon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wheldon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wheldon digs a good body shot into Puh's ribs.
Wheldon moves out of range of the strikes.
Wheldon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puh. Puh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puh avoids the body shot from Wheldon.
Wheldon looks to land a left hand but Puh moved out of range nicely.
Wheldon works over Puh's head and body with a nice combination.
Wheldon throws a series of punches but Puh avoids them all with ease.
Puh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wheldon jabs Puh right on the nose. Puh blinks but takes it well.
Puh throws a head kick but Wheldon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheldon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puh finds it's way round the side to connect with Wheldon's head.
Puh wants to clinch up but Wheldon keeps it at a distance.
Wheldon looks to land a left hand but Puh moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wheldon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wheldon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wheldon misses with a body shot.
Nalle Puh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wheldon lands a jab-cross combination.
Puh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puh slips a jab from Wheldon.
Puh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wheldon.
Wheldon swings for the body but Puh moves out of range.
Wheldon throws a right and a left that Puh avoids nicely.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Wheldon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puh misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puh slips a jab from Wheldon.
Wheldon swinging wildly here.
Wheldon digs a good body shot into Puh's ribs.
Kevin Wheldon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puh pushes Wheldon away with a front kick.
Wheldon's corner calls for a 1-2. Wheldon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Wheldon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wheldon 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Wheldon!