PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dogen Zenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Zenji

175 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogen Zenji!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright tries to clinch there but Zenji circles away.
Wright is looking to clinch but Zenji is avoiding it.

Zenji tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zenji missing with knees to the body.
Wright keeps control of Zenji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zenji looking to slow down the pace here.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
Zenji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright is working Zenji over against the cage.
Zenji has Wright pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wright manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zenji.
Ronnie Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dogen Zenji.
Wright keeps control of Zenji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries a body shot but Zenji blocks it.
Zenji is trying to stall.
Zenji tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright is leaning against Zenji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zenji prevents a body shot from Wright.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Zenji trying to land knees to the body.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Zenji avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zenji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zenji changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wright tries to avoid it but Zenji manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wright to the ground. Wright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wright tries to clinch but Zenji is having none of it.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Ronnie Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wright moves into the clinch.
Zenji tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Zenji drops back down to his feet.
Zenji takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wright lands a nice knee to the body.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zenji tries to break the clinch but Wright is controlling the position.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenji.
Wright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zenji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zenji wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Zenji managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.

Zenji jumps guard.

Zenji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Wright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zenji fails with a takedown attempt.

Wright moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zenji as the two fighters clinch.
Zenji avoiding damage.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wright keeps control of Zenji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Zenji is blocking nicely.
Zenji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zenji looks gassed!

Zenji breaks the clinch.
Wright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zenji managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wright tries to clinch up.
Zenji shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zenji.
Wright wants to clinch up but Zenji keeps it at a distance.
Zenji looks to clinch

and Wright moves into the clinch.
Zenji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Zenji fails to pull guard.
Ronnie Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dogen Zenji.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zenji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Zenji avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Wright.
Zenji is breathing heavily.
Wright scores a nice knee to the body.
Wright missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zenji lands an elbow inside that Wright shrugs off.
Wright is pressed up against the cage. Zenji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wright down to the mat. Wright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zenji looks to land a body kick but Wright moved away.
Wright tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zenji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zenji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zenji.
Zenji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright darts in and clinches Zenji up against the cage.
Zenji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wright just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zenji is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wright gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright works on Zenji's body with a couple of short punches.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wright.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright tries to work over Zenji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Wright.
Zenji trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
Zenji wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Zenji is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Zenji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Wright looks to clinch

and Zenji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Zenji's ribcage. Zenji let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zenji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
Wright connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zenji's face.
Wright scores a nice knee to the body.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Zenji avoids the damage to the body.
Zenji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zenji managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.
Zenji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wright landing knees to the body.
Wright stops a takedown attempt from Zenji.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wright throws an elbow but it misses.
Zenji fails to pull guard.
Zenji prevents a body shot from Wright.
Zenji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zenji has had enough of the clinch but Wright keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zenji looking for a takedown.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Wright 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!

Zenji swats away the attempt to clinch by Wright.

Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zenji wants to break free but Wright has control.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenji.
Zenji is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Zenji's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zenji trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wright.
Zenji tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Zenji drops back down to his feet.
Wright tries to land knees in the clinch but Zenji avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zenji.
Ronnie Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dogen Zenji.
Wright lands a knee to the body.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenji.
Zenji with a knee to the head.
Wright gets underhooks to prevent Zenji's takedown attempt.
Zenji looking for a takedown.
Zenji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zenji avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wright.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Zenji avoids the elbow strike from Wright, against the cage.
Zenji misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright crunches a lovely knee into Zenji's ribcage.
Zenji is trying to break free.
Wright landing knees to the body.
Wright lands a nice knee to the body.
Zenji is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zenji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zenji stalling the fight.
Zenji managing to block the knees to the body from Wright.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zenji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Zenji tries to pull guard but Wright holds him up against the cage and eventually Zenji drops back down to his feet.
Wright crunches a lovely knee into Zenji's ribcage.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zenji trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Wright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wright darts in and clinches Zenji up against the cage.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zenji jumps guard but Wright stands there with Zenji around his waist. Zenji gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zenji tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.
Zenji tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenji.
Wright scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wright.
Wright blocking some punches.
Zenji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zenji goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wright prevents it.
Wright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zenji fails to pull guard.
Zenji tries to pull guard but Wright won't allow it.
Zenji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dogen Zenji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright avoiding damage as Zenji throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Wright!