PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rabemananjara
vs
Wright

182 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

192 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Wright!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright goes for a double leg but Rabemananjara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rabemananjara continues to drive forward.
Wright shoots in but Rabemananjara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Rabemananjara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hery Rabemananjara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Wright.
Rabemananjara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright moves to clinch but Rabemananjara breaks away
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Rabemananjara catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a takedown

and Rabemananjara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rabemananjara stalling against the cage.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Rabemananjara slowing the pace effectively.
Rabemananjara leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.

Wright moves into range and clinches up with Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara stalls.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Rabemananjara.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wright jumps guard but Rabemananjara turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rabemananjara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wright up against the cage.
Wright looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rabemananjara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rabemananjara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wright working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rabemananjara.
A bit of stalling here from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch.
Rabemananjara has Wright pushed against the cage.
Rabemananjara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rabemananjara slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the body punch
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright looks winded!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabemananjara connects with a nice looking jab.
Rabemananjara swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hery Rabemananjara dominated that round.
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.

Wright throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabemananjara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Rabemananjara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wright is looking to clinch but Rabemananjara is avoiding it.
Rabemananjara connects with a jab.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rabemananjara circles away.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rabemananjara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to clinch up
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rabemananjara as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rabemananjara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hery Rabemananjara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabemananjara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabemananjara defends it nicely.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Rabemananjara lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a leg kick

and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara leaning against his opponent.
Rabemananjara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rabemananjara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabemananjara won't allow it.
Rabemananjara presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabemananjara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rabemananjara lands with a left to the head.
Rabemananjara has Wright pressed against the cage.
Rabemananjara is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rabemananjara cracks Wright with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rabemananjara just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabemananjara.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rabemananjara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Wright wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara lands with a nice body punch.
Rabemananjara lands a nice shot to the body.
Rabemananjara lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara throws a shot to the body.
Hery Rabemananjara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabemananjara looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Bill Wright has been cut.
Rabemananjara works the jab nicely.

Rabemananjara moves into the clinch successfully.
Rabemananjara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rabemananjara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rabemananjara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Rabemananjara lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rabemananjara.
A right hand to the body from Rabemananjara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hery Rabemananjara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rabemananjara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rabemananjara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
Rabemananjara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara stalling the fight.
Rabemananjara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Rabemananjara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rabemananjara lands a body shot.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rabemananjara leaning his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabemananjara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rabemananjara as the two fighters clinch.
Rabemananjara scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Rabemananjara effectively controlling the action here.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabemananjara pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wright looking to stall.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Rabemananjara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Wright gets tackled into the cage by Rabemananjara. Rabemananjara maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabemananjara controlling the action here for a moment.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand underneath Wright's ribcage. Wright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rabemananjara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Rabemananjara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabemananjara.
Wright letting Rabemananjara take a breather here.
Rabemananjara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rabemananjara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rabemananjara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rabemananjara stalls.
Rabemananjara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rabemananjara for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rabemananjara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch.
Rabemananjara pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rabemananjara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head 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!
Rabemananjara scores with a body shot.
Rabemananjara scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Rabemananjara sends Wright crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rabemananjara is motioning to the referee to let Wright up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hery Rabemananjara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wright is rocked!
Rabemananjara cracks Wright with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wright tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rabemananjara pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wright is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hery Rabemananjara!
Hery Rabemananjara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.