PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Phinnius Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Phinnius Bacon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wayne
vs
Phinnius Bacon

199 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Kangaroo Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sir Phinnius Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Wayne both land. Nice combination.

Bacon has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Bacon is trying to maintain a safe position but Wayne gets an underhook and turns Bacon into the cage.
Bacon avoiding damage.
Bacon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wayne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Bacon has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Bacon taking a breather.
Bacon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Bacon takes a shot to the head.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.

Bacon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bacon instigates a clinch.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Bacon.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Bacon 's eye.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Bacon keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bacon throws an elbow but misses.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Bacon is controlling the position.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon stuffs the takedown.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bacon tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch up.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bacon gets the takedown into side control.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Wayne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bacon asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bacon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bacon wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bacon's hands.

Wayne pushes Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon scores a nice knee to the body.
Wayne stalling.

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

Wayne rushes Bacon and presses him up against the cage.

Wayne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wayne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayne is trying to control the position but Bacon postures up.
Bacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Bacon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Bacon from controlling successfully.
Bacon won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bacon stands up from Wayne's guard - Bacon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon misses with a wild body shot.
Bacon tries to clinch but Wayne moves away

and Wayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacon.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.

Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Bacon in a clinch.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bacon or not.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bacon.

Bacon decides to pull guard.

Bacon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wayne fails with the takedown

and Bacon counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bacon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bacon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bacon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bacon showed some decent athleticism there.

Bacon stands up and beckons Wayne to join him on the feet.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wayne counters with a single leg into guard. Bacon didn't expect that.
Bacon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Bacon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bacon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sir Phinnius Bacon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wayne throws a head kick that Bacon semi-blocks.
Bacon closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wayne moves into the clinch.
Bacon is pressed up against the cage. Wayne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bacon down to the mat. Bacon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Bacon wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Wayne shoots in and bounces Bacon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bacon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch
and Wayne counters with a series of strikes. Bacon will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bacon instigates a clinch.

Bacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keith Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bacon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bacon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bacon controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bacon controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sir Phinnius Bacon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bacon clinches but Wayne breaks the clinch

and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bacon's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne wanted to stand there but Bacon had control of the position.

Bacon pushes Wayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Wayne closes the distance but Bacon moves to the side

and Bacon counters by moving into the clinch.

Bacon breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne misses with a takedown

and Bacon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bacon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne has his takedown stuffed

and Bacon counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bacon stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Wayne stops a takedown attempt from Bacon.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bacon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacon wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side

and Wayne counters by clinching up.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bacon.
Bacon lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bacon working aggressively here.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon is working for takedown but Wayne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne prevents the takedown attempt.
Wayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bacon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
Bacon has Wayne pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Bacon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.

Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Wayne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wayne lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wayne duly obliges.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon wants to clinch

and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Bacon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Bacon.
Bacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Bacon in the body.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bacon.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Bacon shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well.
Bacon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fails to land the takedown.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wayne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bacon.
Bacon crunches a lovely knee into Wayne's ribcage.
Bacon cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Sir Phinnius Bacon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bacon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Bacon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bacon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bacon shoots and misses

so Wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Keith Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Phinnius Bacon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Wayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Wayne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wayne wants to stand up but Bacon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wayne wants to control but Bacon is keeping him busy.
Wayne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bacon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bacon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Bacon stalls.
Wayne looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bacon.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bacon prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon lands a knee to the body.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Bacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wayne clinches but Bacon breaks the clinch

and Bacon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wayne won't be happy with that.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Bacon takes a little break here. Wayne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Bacon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wayne to his feet.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Bacon looks to clinch
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wayne drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacon wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne being controlled here momentarily.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bacon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Bacon clinches but Wayne breaks the clinch

and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wayne.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Bacon looking to stall.
Wayne connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sir Phinnius Bacon has been cut.
Bacon gets underhooks to prevent Wayne's takedown attempt.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bacon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bacon has Wayne pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bacon.
Bacon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sir Phinnius Bacon.
I think Bacon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Phinnius Bacon!