PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Double Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by I'll Make a Man Out of You. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wang
vs
Trouble

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clubber Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Double Trouble!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Trouble avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trouble throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang tries for a takedown but Trouble sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trouble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Trouble misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trouble.
Trouble defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Trouble lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trouble throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Trouble moves away and avoids it.
Trouble misses with a kick to the body.
Clubber Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Trouble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trouble is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wang.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang misses with a left hand
and Trouble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wang's knee momentarily.
Trouble moves away from the strike by Wang.
Trouble scores with a spinning back kick!
Trouble blocks a jab.
Wang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble moves out of range of the strikes.
Double Trouble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang connects with the punch.
Trouble cracks the inside of Wang's front leg.
Trouble bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wang's head backwards.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trouble.
Trouble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Trouble.
Wang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trouble.
Wang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trouble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Trouble fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wang misses with a right hand
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trouble doesn't seem bothered though.
Trouble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trouble fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wang lands a nice hook to Trouble's body. Trouble takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trouble has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wang finds it's way round the side to connect with Trouble's head.
Wang cracks Trouble with a good jab.
Trouble misses with a wild body shot.
Trouble misses with an uppercut.
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang misses with a hook
and Trouble counters with an outside leg kick.
Wang throws a shot from downtown. Trouble moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Trouble is out of range.
Wang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Trouble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Trouble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trouble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trouble misses with a looping left.
Wang takes a swing at Trouble's ribcage but misses.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Trouble sprawls well.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trouble counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Wang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Wang does no damage.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Trouble misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Wang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trouble doesn't seem phased though.
Wang blocks a head kick by Trouble.
Trouble swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
Wang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trouble slips under a jab.
Trouble is looking to land body kicks.
Wang tests Trouble's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wang is looking to clinch but Trouble is avoiding it.
Clubber Wang is winning the standup battle so far.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang stuns Trouble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Trouble throws a head kick but Wang moves out of range.
Wang lunges at Trouble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trouble's hand.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Trouble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trouble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trouble walks into a left hand.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trouble on the side of the head.
Wang 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.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trouble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Wang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wang cracks Trouble with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Wang stands up.
Trouble dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Trouble tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wang is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trouble thuds a left hand into Wang's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Wang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Trouble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wang avoids the body shot from Trouble.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trouble. Trouble obviously looking to wear him down.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Wang.
Trouble moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trouble blocks a jab.
Trouble moves away from the strike by Wang.
Trouble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses.
Trouble ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Trouble ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trouble avoids the head kick by Wang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang misses with an uppercut
and Trouble counters with a head kick. That will keep Wang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wang throws out a loose jab but Trouble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clubber Wang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trouble staying out of range there.
Good work by Trouble as he checks the leg kick.
Trouble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
Trouble looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wang misses with an uppercut. Trouble saw that one coming.
Trouble has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Wang lands an overhand right.
Wang swings for the body but Trouble moves out of range.
Wang throws a jab when Trouble was well out of range.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trouble manages to avoid it.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trouble was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trouble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wang to score with a decent uppercut.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Trouble moved out of range nicely.
Trouble throws a body punch but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a hook
and Trouble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Trouble moves out of range of the strikes.
Trouble swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Trouble is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wang rather than just go for the knockout.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Trouble tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Double Trouble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trouble 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 Wang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wang throws a push kick but Trouble slaps the foot to one side.
Wang misses with a hook. Trouble ducked under it nicely.
Wang 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.
Wang checks the leg kick.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trouble doesn't seem bothered though.
Trouble misses with a wild body shot.
Trouble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wang misses with a straight left.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick from Trouble.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wang lands.
Trouble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang scores with a hook to the body. Trouble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body punch from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Trouble scores with a nice body kick.
Wang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Trouble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang misses with a straight right.
Trouble misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trouble throws a shot from downtown. Wang moves away and avoids it.
Trouble misses with a low kick.
Clubber Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wang blocks a leg kick.
Wang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wang lands with a nice combination. Trouble backs away looking to recover.
Trouble takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wang cracks Trouble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Trouble throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Trouble throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Wang!