PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Wyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McWilliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wyzewski
vs
McWilliam

180 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Wyzewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James McWilliam!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWilliam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wyzewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McWilliam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McWilliam. Wyzewski shrugs it off though.
Wyzewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyzewski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McWilliam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McWilliam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McWilliam's coach down at Highland Brawl Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McWilliam's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wyzewski misses with a hook to the body
and McWilliam counters with a head kick. That will keep Wyzewski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McWilliam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wyzewski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McWilliam counters with a straight right hand.
Wyzewski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Wyzewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McWilliam scoring well with a low kick there.
McWilliam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McWilliam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wyzewski to score with a decent uppercut.
McWilliam throws a quick inside leg kick.
McWilliam scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyzewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wyzewski is breathing heavily.
McWilliam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A good leg kick by McWilliam.
McWilliam tests Wyzewski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McWilliam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McWilliam throws a front kick that sends Wyzewski stumbling back into the cage.
McWilliam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wyzewski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McWilliam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from McWilliam.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McWilliam!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWilliam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McWilliam connects with a leg kick. Wyzewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wyzewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McWilliam.
McWilliam connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam scores with a head kick. Wyzewski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McWilliam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wyzewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWilliam was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyzewski.
Wyzewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McWilliam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McWilliam connects with a high kick.
Wyzewski is looking to wear down McWilliam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McWilliam lands a head kick. Wyzewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Wyzewski is rocked!
Wyzewski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McWilliam feints and then cracks Wyzewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyzewski down.

McWilliam rushes Wyzewski and presses him up against the cage.
McWilliam taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by McWilliam.
McWilliam connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Wyzewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McWilliam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wyzewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wyzewski seems to have got his legs back now.
McWilliam lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McWilliam.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McWilliam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McWilliam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McWilliam is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McWilliam.
McWilliam lands a good knee to the midsection. Wyzewski won't want to take too many of those.
McWilliam is working Wyzewski over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McWilliam obliges.
McWilliam stalling.
Wyzewski letting McWilliam take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by McWilliam.
McWilliam scores with a knee to the head.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWilliam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McWilliam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McWilliam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wyzewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

McWilliam manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McWilliam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wyzewski throws a big shot that misses.
Wyzewski misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James McWilliam dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

McWilliam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wyzewski misses with a jab to the body

and McWilliam counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! McWilliam looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wyzewski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

McWilliam content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Wyzewski has locked up a guillotine! Wyzewski's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? McWilliam is holding on here and Wyzewski must be using up a lot of energy. McWilliam has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Wyzewski gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Markus Wyzewski!