PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connall Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Wiaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chulainn
vs
Wiaz

178 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Connall Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Wiaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chulainn moves into the clinch.

Chulainn has hold of one of Wiaz's legs. Wiaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Chulainn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Chulainn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chulainn postures up in Wiaz's guard and throws a big left but Wiaz blocks it.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Wiaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Wiaz!

Wiaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Chulainn has wrist control.
Chulainn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chulainn tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chulainn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wiaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wiaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chulainn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiaz is controlling him.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Wiaz from controlling successfully.
Wiaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chulainn's head.
Chulainn wants to stand up but Wiaz is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Connall Chulainn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chulainn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn wants to take a breather but Wiaz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chulainn.
Wiaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiaz, not yet.
Chulainn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chulainn won't allow Wiaz to sweep him here.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but Wiaz keeps moving.
Wiaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiaz keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Wiaz blocks nicely.
Chulainn postures up and lands a big shot to Wiaz's brow.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wiaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is in close to Wiaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wiaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is looking to pass into half guard but Wiaz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wiaz is in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connall Chulainn dominated that 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.

Wiaz tries for a takedown but Chulainn circles away easily

and Chulainn counters by clinching up.
Wiaz wants a takedown.

Chulainn has Wiaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chulainn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wiaz tumbling to the mat - Chulainn dives into Wiaz's guard.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform us that Wiaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chulainn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wiaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chulainn defends well.
Chulainn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiaz can do to turn this around?
Chulainn trying to control but Wiaz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Wiaz blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Wiaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chulainn is aware though and is defending well.
Chulainn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chulainn trying to control but Wiaz is working from the bottom.
Chulainn postures up in Wiaz's guard and throws a big left but Wiaz blocks it.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.

Chulainn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chulainn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiaz has wrist control.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four 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.

Chulainn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wiaz did well to prevent Chulainn getting side control.
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
Chulainn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Wiaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Wiaz is rocked!
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wiaz is still in real trouble! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn lands a big elbow - Wiaz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chulainn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connall Chulainn!