PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clemente Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weidman has chosen It's my Life-Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Chris Weidman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Warner
vs
Weidman

208 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clemente Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Weidman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner throws a head kick that misses.

Warner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Warner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Warner wants to pass to mount but Weidman is defending the position.
Warner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warner seems to be looking for submissions.

Warner is looking for a kimura here.
Weidman wants to get back to full guard.

Weidman actively working from the bottom here.
Warner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weidman on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner tries to stand but can't do so whilst Weidman controls his leg.

Weidman actively working from the bottom here.
Weidman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Weidman tries to roll over but Warner keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Weidman.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Clemente Warner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Weidman. No joy for Warner on that attempt.
Weidman scores with a sloppy right hand. Warner should have avoided that one.
Weidman shoots for a takedown but Warner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Warner gets a double leg takedown into Weidman's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weidman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warner manages to get himself to full guard.
Weidman throws a big elbow that misses.

Weidman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warner is breathing heavily.
Weidman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weidman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warner is keeping the position for now.
Weidman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weidman postures up in Warner's guard and throws a big left but Warner blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clemente Warner dominated that round.
That's time! Warner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Weidman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weidman.

It looks like Clemente Warner has been cut.
Weidman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weidman throws a sloppy head kick

and Warner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Weidman's guard now.
Warner looking to pass the guard.
Warner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warner advances to mount.
Weidman tries to reverse the position but Warner maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warner has control of Weidman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Weidman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Warner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Weidman tries to hold on but Warner postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Weidman tries to improve his position but instead Warner has taken his back!
Warner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warner keeps control of the position easily here as Weidman tries to buck him off.
Warner misses with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Warner controlling the positon.

Weidman fending off the submission attempt from Warner.
Weidman can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warner really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Weidman.
Warner throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Weidman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Weidman is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clemente Warner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clemente Warner's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Warner gets tackled into the cage by Weidman. Weidman maintains the clinch.
Weidman lands with a left to the head.
Weidman tries to circle away but Warner has him pinned against the cage.
Weidman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weidman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weidman wants to break free but Warner has control.
Weidman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Warner drags the fight down to the ground.
Warner pulls Weidman in close to prevent any damage.
Weidman throwing strikes but missing.
Warner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weidman pushing down on Warner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weidman trying to control the action but Warner is working from the bottom.
Weidman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warner tries to roll over but Weidman keeps him under control.
Weidman wants to control but Warner is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Weidman throws a strike but Warner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Weidman prevents Warner from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Warner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weidman is looking to work some ground and pound but Warner has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Weidman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weidman postures up in Warner's guard and throws a big left but Warner blocks it.
Weidman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weidman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Warner's guard.
Weidman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warner is trying to stand.
Weidman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Warner!
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!
Weidman throwing strikes here but Warner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Weidman working the ground and pound effectively.
Weidman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner tries to reverse the position but Weidman maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Weidman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Weidman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weidman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Weidman wants to control the pace but Warner is squirming around nicely.
Weidman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Warner is rocked!

Weidman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Warner is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Warner flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Weidman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Warner and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Weidman slips an arm under Warner chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Weidman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Weidman is squeezing on Warner like an anaconda would it's prey. Warner fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Weidman!
A very excited looking Chris Weidman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.