PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Andazola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andazola kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Airbourne - Bottom Of The Well. Light is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride for This-Fabolous. Bobby Light has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andazola
vs
Light

182 cm
27
265 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
283 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde Andazola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Light!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Light looks for a takedown but Andazola sprawls well.
Light fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andazola manages to avoid it.
Andazola tries to clinch up.
Light throws a head kick that misses.
Andazola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Andazola gets a clinch.
Light blocks a body shot from Andazola.

Light breaks the clinch.
Light has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andazola throws a leg kick but Light sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Light on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andazola checks a leg kick nicely.
Andazola throws a leg kick which misses Light's front leg but catches the back leg as Light tries to avoid it.
Andazola looks for the body kick but Light saw that one coming.
Andazola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andazola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Light looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Light misses.
Light blocks a head kick by Andazola.
Light throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andazola's waist but Andazola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Light off to one side.
Light avoids the body shot from Andazola.
Andazola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Light throws a sloppy head kick and Andazola moves out of range easily.

Andazola clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Andazola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Light or not.
Andazola lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andazola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Andazola breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Light is defended easily by Andazola.
Wayde Andazola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Andazola lands a left and a right that send Light crashing to the mat, dazed. Andazola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wayde Andazola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andazola works Light's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light moves out of range of the body kick.
Light is trying desperately to land a takedown but Andazola is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Light.
Andazola cracks the inside of Light's front leg.
Andazola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andazola lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Andazola.
Andazola misses with a wild body shot.
Andazola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Light swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andazola moves out of range of the body kick.
Light takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Light's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Andazola connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Light scrambles back to his feet.
Andazola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Light is rocked!
Andazola drops Light with a big left hand! Light is injured, injured bad! Andazola jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayde Andazola!
After winning the bout, Wayde Andazola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.