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). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wayne's choice of entrance music: Something in the Way by Nirvana. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
vs
Wayne

185 cm
23
178 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

186 cm
27
173 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 8 - 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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne throws a body punch but Buonarroti Simoni moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Buonarroti Simoni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Buonarroti Simoni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Wayne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wayne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Wayne.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buonarroti Simoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Wayne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wayne gets through Buonarroti Simoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with the head strike.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wayne.
Wayne is stalling here.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buonarroti Simoni or not.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to stall.
Wayne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Buonarroti Simoni up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buonarroti Simoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to pull guard but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Buonarroti Simoni letting Wayne take a breather here.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Wayne lands with a left to the head.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wayne pushes Buonarroti Simoni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne digs a right hand into Buonarroti Simoni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buonarroti Simoni's gas tank.
Wayne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wayne.
Buonarroti Simoni stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayne smiles and moves away.
Buonarroti Simoni is breathing heavily.

Wayne forces Buonarroti Simoni back against the cage and clinches.
Wayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wayne is leaning against Buonarroti Simoni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 stalls.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buonarroti Simonis head.
Wayne is leaning against Buonarroti Simoni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wayne smiles and moves away.

Wayne drives through and clinches with Buonarroti Simoni against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to pull guard but Wayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Buonarroti Simoni drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Wayne closes the distance and pushes Buonarroti Simoni back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
A short uppercut from Wayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.

Buonarroti Simoni is rocked!
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Buonarroti Simoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buonarroti Simoni seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Wayne.
Wayne lands a right hand.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Buonarroti Simoni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wayne walks away with a smile on his face. Buonarroti Simoni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Wayne.

Wayne closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Wayne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wayne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to push Wayne away but Wayne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to pull guard but Wayne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wayne just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
A short right from Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne presses Buonarroti Simoni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buonarroti Simoni letting Wayne take a breather here.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to slow down the pace here.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to pull guard but Wayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Buonarroti Simoni drops back down to his feet.
Wayne stalls.
Wayne dodges an elbow strike from Buonarroti Simoni.
Wayne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni fails to pull guard.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wayne works on Buonarroti Simoni's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne presses Buonarroti Simoni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Wayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni jumps guard but Wayne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne lands a left hand.
Wayne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot to the head.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wayne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wayne drives through and clinches with Buonarroti Simoni against the cage.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Buonarroti Simoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Buonarroti Simoni's head back.

Buonarroti Simoni tries to keep at a distance but Wayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne digs a right hand into Buonarroti Simoni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buonarroti Simoni's gas tank.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni jumps guard but Wayne stands there with Buonarroti Simoni around his waist. Buonarroti Simoni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wayne.
Wayne creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Buonarroti Simoni's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Buonarroti Simoni drops to his knees and Wayne pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Wayne!
Ronnie Wayne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.