PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tj Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Wash comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. The crowd seem to be enjoying tj Wash's choice of entrance music: You Don't Know. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wash
vs
Wash

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, tj Wash!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen Wash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tj Wash.
tj Wash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Owen Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owen Wash throws a left and a right that both miss

and tj Wash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by tj Wash.
tj Wash has Owen Wash pressed against the cage, preventing Owen Wash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen Wash tries to circle away but tj Wash has him pinned against the cage.

Owen Wash breaks the clinch.
Owen Wash misses with a combination

and tj Wash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

tj Wash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owen Wash misses with a wild combination.
tj Wash wants to clinch but Owen Wash slips to the side
and Owen Wash counters with a series of strikes. tj Wash will be more careful next time no doubt.
tj Wash moves in looking to clinch but Owen Wash pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Owen Wash counters with a two punch combo.
Owen Wash misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

tj Wash takes the fight into the clinch.

tj Wash manages to break the clinch.
tj Wash tries to close the distance and clinch but Owen Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tj Wash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Owen Wash counters with a series of strikes. tj Wash will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Wash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

tj Wash closes the distance but Owen Wash moves to the side
and Owen Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owen Wash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owen Wash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and tj Wash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tj Wash is trying to break the clinch but Owen Wash is controlling him.
tj Wash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tj Wash wants to break free but Owen Wash has control.
Owen Wash prevents tj Wash from breaking the clinch.
tj Wash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen Wash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Owen Wash wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but tj Wash has him pressed against the cage.
tj Wash is trying to force a seperation but Owen Wash has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash can't break the clinch.
tj Wash working hard to break the clinch.
tj Wash has Owen Wash pressed against the cage, preventing Owen Wash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

tj Wash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owen Wash throws a combination that misses

and tj Wash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on tj Wash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

tj Wash breaks the clinch.
tj Wash looks to clinch
and Owen Wash counters with a series of strikes. tj Wash will be more careful next time no doubt.
tj Wash is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tj Wash darts in trying to clinch

and Owen Wash counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends tj Wash down! Owen Wash is looking to finish but tj Wash is intelligently defending himself.

tj Wash is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Owen Wash decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on tj Wash, up you get!
Owen Wash circles away from the clinch attempt
and Owen Wash counters with a left and a right that stings tj Wash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Wash dominated that second round.
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!

tj Wash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owen Wash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owen Wash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and tj Wash counters by clinching up.
tj Wash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owen Wash's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Owen Wash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Owen Wash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Owen Wash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
tj Wash tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Owen Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
tj Wash tries to clinch up but Owen Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Owen Wash throws a combination that misses

and tj Wash counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

tj Wash manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Owen Wash.
Owen Wash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
tj Wash tries to clinch but Owen Wash moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen Wash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and tj Wash counters by moving into the clinch.

Owen Wash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
tj Wash tries to clinch up
and Owen Wash counters with a three punch combo that has tj Wash backing up. tj Wash nods at Owen Wash to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Wash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Owen Wash, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Wash!
A pretty intense looking Owen Wash took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.