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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bautista with that takedown attempt.
Bautista fails with a takedown attempt.
Bautista drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Wright keeps control of Bautista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista wants to stand but Wright has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bautista is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wright won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wright trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bautista moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wright regains guard.
Bautista lands a couple of digs.
Wright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautista is one step ahead there.
Wright will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to strike off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Bautista passes into half guard.
Bautista stops Wright from getting back to his feet.
Bautista with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bautista's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright pushes Bautista off but Bautista dives into side control.
Bautista trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bautista 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.
Wright darts in and clinches Bautista up against the cage.
Bautista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Bautista. Bautista maintains the clinch.
Bautista tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bautista is trying to trip Wright. He has hold of a leg but Wright is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bautista persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bautista throws a big right hand that misses.
Dave Bautista has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista distracts Wright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bautista is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bautista 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Bautista showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wright is looking to stand back up but Bautista counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wright.
Bautista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright has a hand on Bautista's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bautista takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bautista with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bautista controlling from the full mount.
Bautista is continuing to stall.
Wright working to try and regain half guard.
Wright is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bautista prevents Wright from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bautista wants to control but instead Wright manages to regain half guard.
Bautista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It looks like Bautista is going to stand back up.
Bautista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bautista performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wright tries to kick Bautista off but Bautista keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Come on Wright - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Bautista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bautista slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautista 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.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Bautista has him pressed against the cage.
Bautista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands an elbow inside that Bautista shrugs off.
It looks like Dave Bautista has been cut.
Bautista wants to take the fight to the mat but Wright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista lands a takedown into guard.
Wright manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bautista smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordon Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Bautista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bautista pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Bautista is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to stall but Bautista uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bautista jumps guard.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.
Bautista wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
Bautista doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
Bautista is looking for a triangle here but Wright uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is looking to reverse the position.
Bautista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright controlling the position from side mount.
Wright looks up at the clock and then as Bautista takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wright throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Bautista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright landing a few strikes.
Bautista holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
More stalling from Bautista.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Bautista.
Well Bautista 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Bautista!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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