PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Churchhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Wiseguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiseguy has chosen Mobster Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The Wiseguy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Churchhill
vs
Wiseguy

185 cm
27
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

The Knot

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Churchhill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Wiseguy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiseguy ducks under a wild hook from Churchhill.

Wiseguy closes the distance and clinches.
Wiseguy working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy misses with a body punch.
Churchhill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiseguy lands a left hand.
Wiseguy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiseguy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiseguy.
Wiseguy prevents Churchhill from breaking the clinch.
Churchhill tries to break free but Wiseguy pushes him back against the cage.
Churchhill is trying to break the clinch but Wiseguy has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy lands a shoulder strike.
Wiseguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchhill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Churchhill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiseguy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wiseguy has a couple of punches blocked by Churchhill.
Wiseguy has a couple of punches blocked by Churchhill.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchhill.
A short right from Wiseguy.
Churchhill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Churchhill is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Churchhill blocks a body shot from Wiseguy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchhill.
Wiseguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Churchhill wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiseguy won't allow it.
Churchhill working hard to break the clinch.
Churchhill being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Wiseguy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Churchhill up against the cage.
Wiseguy struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchhill controls his hands.
Wiseguy lands a right hand.
Wiseguy tries to throw a body punch but Churchhill avoids it by throwing Wiseguy back against the cage.
Churchhill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Churchhill blocking some punches.
Wiseguy is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiseguy working aggressively here.
Churchhill can't break the clinch.
Wiseguy can't find room to land a body shot as Churchhill controls the action.
Wiseguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiseguy is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiseguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Churchhill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiseguy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wiseguy 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.

Churchhill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wiseguy finds it's way round the side to connect with Churchhill's head.
Churchhill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Churchhill throws a body punch but Wiseguy moves out of range.
Churchhill looks to land a left hand but Wiseguy moved out of range nicely.
Churchhill misses with a hook
and Wiseguy counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiseguy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Churchhill.
Wiseguy scores with a shot to the body.
Churchhill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Churchhill cracks Wiseguy with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Churchhill.
Wiseguy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Churchhill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiseguy avoids the body shot from Churchhill.
Wiseguy lands a nice shot that snaps Churchhill's head back.

It looks like Brett Churchhill has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiseguy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Churchhill.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy throws a wild body kick that Churchhill sees coming a mile off.
Churchhill is looking to counter the offense by Wiseguy and move into the clinch.
The Wiseguy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Churchhill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiseguy manages to avoid it.
Churchhill moves out of range as Wiseguy throws a body kick.
Wiseguy missing with a left hand there. Churchhill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiseguy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Churchhill misses with a jab to the body
and Wiseguy counters with a leg kick.
Churchhill misses with a wild body shot.
Wiseguy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Churchhill. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Churchhill misses the jab.
Churchhill blocks a head kick by Wiseguy.
Wiseguy delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Churchhill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiseguy.
Churchhill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiseguy. Wiseguy obviously looking to wear him down.
Wiseguy avoids the body shot from Churchhill.
Wiseguy's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiseguy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchhill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wiseguy throws out the jab.
Churchhill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Churchhill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Churchhill lands with a shot to the body.
Wiseguy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiseguy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Churchhill. That did some damage!
Wiseguy tries a head kick but it misses.
Churchhill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wiseguy ducks under a wild hook from Churchhill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Wiseguy misses.
Churchhill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiseguy was well out of range. Poor timing from Churchhill.

Wiseguy closes the distance and pushes Churchhill back into the cage.
Wiseguy scores with a shoulder strike.
Churchhill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiseguy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiseguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchhill blocking some punches.
Wiseguy lands with a light punch inside.
Wiseguy tries to work over Churchhill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchhill blocks an uppercut.
Churchhill blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy has Churchhill pushed against the cage.
Wiseguy struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchhill controls his hands.
Wiseguy stalling the fight.
Churchhill prevents a body shot from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Wiseguy.
Churchhill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wiseguy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Churchhill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Churchhill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Churchhill takes a swing at Wiseguy's ribcage but misses.

Wiseguy instigates a clinch.
Wiseguy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiseguy lands a left hand.
Wiseguy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wiseguy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchhill's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiseguy digs a right hand underneath Churchhill's ribcage. Churchhill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Churchhill blocking some punches.
Wiseguy has Churchhill pressed against the cage, preventing Churchhill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy prevents Churchhill from breaking the clinch.
Wiseguy just leaning against Churchhill, taking a breather.
Churchhill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiseguy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Churchhill's efforts to push away.
Wiseguy can't find room to land a body shot as Churchhill controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiseguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiseguy is working Churchhill over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy tries a body shot but Churchhill blocks it.
The Wiseguy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiseguy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiseguy can't find room to land a body shot as Churchhill controls the action.
Wiseguy tries a body shot but Churchhill blocks it.
Wiseguy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchhill tries to circle away but Wiseguy has him pinned against the cage.
Churchhill wants to break free but Wiseguy has control.
Wiseguy is working Churchhill over against the cage.
Churchhill has had enough of the clinch but Wiseguy keeps him there for the moment.
Wiseguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy pushes Churchhill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiseguy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wiseguy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Churchhill's efforts to push away.
Wiseguy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchhills head.
Wiseguy lands with a left to the head.
Wiseguy lands a left hand.
Churchhill is looking to control Wiseguy's arms but Wiseguy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Churchhill has his back to the cage.
Wiseguy misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiseguy.
A shot in the inside from Wiseguy.

Churchhill is rocked!
Wiseguy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Churchhill prevents a body shot from Wiseguy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiseguy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiseguy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchhills head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wiseguy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Churchhill's cut.
That's time! Churchhill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Churchhill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy throws a fast counter high kick but Churchhill manages to duck under it in time.
Churchhill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiseguy throws a head kick but Churchhill moves out of range.
Wiseguy lands with a right hand.
Wiseguy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Churchhill is looking to wear down Wiseguy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wiseguy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiseguy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiseguy lands with a hook. Churchhill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wiseguy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Churchhill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiseguy throws a head kick but Churchhill moves out of range.
Churchhill cracks Wiseguy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiseguy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Churchhill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
A right-left combo lands from Churchhill.
Wiseguy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Churchhill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Churchhill.
Churchhill seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiseguy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Churchhill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Churchhill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy sizes up Churchhill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiseguy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Churchhill.
Wiseguy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wiseguy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Churchhill momentarily.
Churchhill lands a body shot.
Wiseguy cracks Churchhill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Churchhill misses.
Churchhill throws a right hand that misses
and Wiseguy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Churchhill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiseguy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Churchhill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchhill moves out of range of the body kick.
Wiseguy throws out a loose jab but Churchhill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiseguy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Churchhill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiseguy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wiseguy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiseguy moves out of range of the strikes.
Churchhill misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wiseguy.

Wiseguy clinches up with Churchhill and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Churchhill is trying to break free.
Wiseguy digs a right hand underneath Churchhill's ribcage. Churchhill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wiseguy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Wiseguy.
Churchhill tries to break the clinch but Wiseguy is controlling the position.
Wiseguy scores with a shot to the side of Churchhill's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Wiseguy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wiseguy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiseguy working aggressively here.
Wiseguy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchhills head.
Wiseguy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Wiseguy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brett Churchhill's cut.
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!

Wiseguy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wiseguy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiseguy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wiseguy slips a straight right by Churchhill.
Wiseguy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Churchhill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Churchhill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wiseguy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Churchhill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Wiseguy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Churchhill, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiseguy.
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!
Wiseguy scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiseguy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wiseguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiseguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiseguy misses with the head strike.
Wiseguy just leaning against Churchhill, taking a breather.
Wiseguy can't find room to land a body shot as Churchhill controls the action.
Churchhill has had enough of the clinch but Wiseguy keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiseguy.
Wiseguy pushes Churchhill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiseguy struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchhill controls his hands.
Wiseguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Churchhill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchhill blocking some punches.
Wiseguy tries a body shot but Churchhill blocks it.
Wiseguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiseguy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wiseguy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiseguy lands with a left to the head.
Churchhill blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy has Churchhill pressed against the cage, preventing Churchhill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Churchhill can't break the clinch.
Wiseguy slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Wiseguy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiseguy.
Wiseguy gets through Churchhill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wiseguy on the inside.
Wiseguy misses with some punches.
Wiseguy lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiseguy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Churchhill blocks a body shot from Wiseguy.
Wiseguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiseguy tries a body shot but Churchhill blocks it.
Wiseguy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Churchhill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiseguy has him pressed against the cage.
Brett Churchhill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiseguy blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Wiseguy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wiseguy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 43:50
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Wiseguy! The Wiseguy retains his middleweight title!
The Wiseguy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.