PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Negrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wylde
vs
Negrete

184 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Ryan Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Negrete!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Negrete.
Negrete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a low kick.
Negrete swings for the body but Wylde moves out of range.
Negrete swats away the attempt to clinch by Wylde.
Negrete tries to clinch up but Wylde circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Wylde or perhaps it was just good defense by Negrete which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Negrete as he avoids it easily.
Negrete keeps Wylde at a distance using the push kick.
Wylde looks to clinch

and Negrete holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Wylde.
Wylde can't break the clinch.
Negrete misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wylde works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Negrete looking for a sweep. Not yet Negrete, not yet.
Negrete looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wylde puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Negrete is looking to improve his position.
Negrete looks gassed!
Wylde is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Negrete is not content to let Wylde control the position.
Negrete tries to roll over but Wylde keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Negrete misses

and Wylde moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde has Negrete pressed against the cage.
Negrete is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Negrete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Negrete looking to stall.
Negrete tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Wylde breaks from the clinch.
Wylde closes the distance but Negrete moves to the side
and Negrete counters with a series of strikes. Wylde will be more careful next time no doubt.
Negrete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wylde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Wylde rushes Negrete and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wylde.

Wylde tightens his grip and picks Negrete up, before dumping him to the ground. Negrete manages to land in guard.
Negrete not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wylde controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negrete controlling Wylde's posture.

Negrete looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Negrete is pulling down on Wylde's head. It's preventing any offense from Wylde, at least for the moment.
Wylde stopping the sweep attempt from Negrete.
Wylde is looking to stand up but Negrete won't let him.
Negrete wants to sweep but no luck.
Wylde wants to stand and escape but instead Negrete has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Negrete trying to control but Wylde is working from the bottom.

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.
Wylde is trying to control the position but Negrete postures up.
Wylde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wylde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wylde is looking to clinch but Negrete is avoiding it.
Wylde fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Wylde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negrete swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wylde counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wylde.
Negrete is pressed up against the cage. Wylde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Negrete down to the mat. Negrete avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Negrete fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Negrete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde throws a head kick but Negrete moves out of range.

Wylde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Wylde dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wylde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan Wylde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wylde is looking to clinch but Negrete is avoiding it.
Wylde clinches but Negrete breaks the clinch
and Negrete counters with an outside leg kick.
Negrete is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses
and Negrete counters with an outside leg kick.
Wylde tries to clinch but Negrete is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde tries to clinch up
and Negrete counters with a three punch combo that has Wylde backing up. Wylde nods at Negrete to acknowledge the strikes.
Negrete is breathing heavily.
Negrete walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wylde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a takedown
and Negrete counters with a three punch combo that has Wylde backing up. Wylde nods at Negrete to acknowledge the strikes.
Wylde tries to clinch but Negrete is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Wylde - just one landing.
Wylde lands a high kick to the side of Negrete's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Wylde dives into guard, looking to finish.

Negrete is rocked!

It looks like Raul Negrete has been cut.

Wylde stands up and waves to Negrete to follow him.
Negrete is still on wobbly legs! Can Wylde finish him?
Wylde wants to clinch up but Negrete keeps it at a distance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Negrete tries to keep at a distance but Wylde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Negrete seems to have recovered his senses.
Wylde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wylde is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wylde tries for a takedown. No joy.

Wylde breaks the clinch.
Negrete misses with a combination
and Wylde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.

Wylde shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Negrete wants to sweep but no luck.
Negrete tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Negrete is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Negrete lands a couple of elbows.
Negrete passes into half guard.
Negrete looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negrete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wylde punching from the bottom.
Negrete not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Negrete.
Negrete with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wylde is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wylde throws a leg kick but Negrete sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Negrete pinned against the cage. Negrete gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Wylde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negrete throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wylde counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big head kick from Wylde and Negrete is sent sprawling to the canvas!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to stand but Negrete is controlling from the bottom.
Negrete has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wylde trying to control the position from guard on top but Negrete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylde trying to stand up but can't free himself from Negrete's guard.
Wylde trying to control the position from guard on top but Negrete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wylde trying to stand up but can't free himself from Negrete's guard.
Wylde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wylde trying to control but Negrete is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Negrete is trying to control the position but Wylde postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wylde forces Negrete back against the cage and clinches.
Negrete has Wylde pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Negrete's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wylde tries to clinch up but Negrete circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde is looking to land body kicks.
Wylde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Negrete tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wylde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Negrete fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negrete shoots in for a takedown but Wylde shows good takedown defense.
Negrete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wylde throws a head kick but Negrete moves out of range.

Wylde closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde crunches a lovely knee into Negrete's ribcage.
Negrete scores with a shot to the side of Wylde's head.
Negrete wants to stall.
Wylde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wylde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Negrete avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wylde.
Wylde stalls.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Negrete takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.

Wylde darts in and clinches Negrete up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wylde.
Wylde lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Wylde breaks the clinch.

Wylde drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Negrete is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Negrete prevents Wylde from improving his position.
Negrete passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wylde!
Wylde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Negrete landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wylde tries to reverse the position but Negrete maintains control.
Negrete dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to hold on but Negrete pushes him away.
Negrete scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wylde?
Wylde wants to control but Negrete is having none of it.
Wylde is squirming around, avoiding Negrete's attempts to control the action.
Wylde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wylde avoids a series of strikes thrown by Negrete.
Wylde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Negrete tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wylde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Negrete thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wylde is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wylde is trying desperately to improve position.
Wylde tries to hold on but Negrete postures up.
Wylde's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wylde tries to hold on but Negrete postures up.
Wylde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wylde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wylde really wants to buck Negrete off and get back to his feet.
Raul Negrete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wylde is trying to escape the mount.
Wylde tries to lock up and control but Negrete gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ryan Wylde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wylde regains half guard.
Wylde is trying to stand up here but Negrete is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Wylde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wylde 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Wylde!