PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Something in the Way by Nirvana as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
vs
Wayne

185 cm
21
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

186 cm
26
173 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MERKIN FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Buonarroti Simoni dives in and grabs Wayne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes down on Buonarroti Simoni's head and hops out.
Wayne scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buonarroti Simoni feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down.
Wayne stalks Buonarroti Simoni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Buonarroti Simoni's face. Buonarroti Simoni staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Buonarroti Simoni tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Wayne misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Buonarroti Simoni moved out of range nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Buonarroti Simoni moved out of range nicely.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Ronnie Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne throws a low kick but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range easily.
Wayne swings for the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buonarroti Simoni moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Buonarroti Simoni dips to his left and cracks Wayne with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne catches Buonarroti Simoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wayne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buonarroti Simoni scrambles back to his feet.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the shot to the body.
Wayne 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.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Buonarroti Simoni ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a right hand that Buonarroti Simoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Buonarroti Simoni also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne cracks Buonarroti Simoni 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.
Buonarroti Simoni lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buonarroti Simoni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buonarroti Simoni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Wayne 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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Wayne.
Wayne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wayne works Buonarroti Simoni's body with a nice hook.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Buonarroti Simoni's shoulder, as Buonarroti Simoni tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Buonarroti Simoni.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Buonarroti Simoni might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Buonarroti Simoni saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne throws a right hand that Buonarroti Simoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Buonarroti Simoni also avoids with ease.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Buonarroti Simoni should have avoided that one.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
letting Buonarroti Simoni counter with a right hand.
Buonarroti Simoni moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a jab.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne tries to work over Buonarroti Simoni's front leg with a kick but Buonarroti Simoni checks it.
Wayne lands the left hand.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wayne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Buonarroti Simoni moved out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne takes a swing at Buonarroti Simoni's ribcage but misses.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Buonarroti Simoni's shoulder, as Buonarroti Simoni tries to avoid the shot.
Buonarroti Simoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buonarroti Simoni. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wayne thows a body shot but no joy.
Wayne misses with a hook. Buonarroti Simoni ducked under it nicely.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buonarroti Simoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Buonarroti Simoni punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the shot to the body.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves away.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Buonarroti Simoni moved out of range.
Buonarroti Simoni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buonarroti Simoni. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Wayne.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Buonarroti Simoni. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range of the strikes.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne swings for the body but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Buonarroti Simoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a leg kick
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Buonarroti Simoni's ribs.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne slips a straight right by Buonarroti Simoni.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne throws a hook but Buonarroti Simoni blocks it.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buonarroti Simoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Ronnie Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buonarroti Simoni momentarily.
Buonarroti Simoni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Buonarroti Simoni eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Wayne!
Ronnie Wayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.