PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Wrench (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison Wrench could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Rost's chin.

Wrench
vs
Rost

190 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Wrench!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Rost!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wrench shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rost's guard.
Wrench has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wrench trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wrench passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wrench working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wrench fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rost struggling a bit here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rost lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wrench sprawling to the canvas. Rost follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wrench hang on?

Wrench is rocked!

It looks like Harrison Wrench has been cut.
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!
Wrench regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wrench is on top in guard.
Wrench is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rost looking for a sweep. Not yet Rost, not yet.
Rost trying to control the position.
Rost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wrench is one step ahead there.
Rost keeping moving, preventing Wrench from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wrench missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Rost looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rost looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wrench counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rost!
Wrench is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rost can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wrench in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rost tries to lock up and control but Wrench gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wrench breaks from Rost's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wrench could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wrench working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wrench pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrench connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wrench cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wrench raining down shots from the mount!
Wrench is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rost can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrench lands a heavy elbow.
Wrench has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rost's face.
Wrench working the ground and pound effectively.
Wrench pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrench landing punches.
Wrench trying to control but Rost is having none of it.
Wrench landing strikes from the mount and Rost is in trouble!
Rost is squirming around, avoiding Wrench's attempts to control the action.
Wrench controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrench landing strikes from the mount and Rost is in trouble!
Wrench scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wrench landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wrench tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wrench scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrench can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rost is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Wrench dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Wrench's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wrench shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wrench's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrench passes Rost's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rost trying to hold on to Wrench's head to control him but Wrench postures up.
Ground and pound from Wrench.
Wrench wants to take a breather but Rost is having none of it.
Rost won't allow Wrench to pass to mount.
Rost taking some punishment here, with Wrench in his half guard.
Wrench is keen to just control but Rost is a slippery customer.
Harrison Wrench overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Wrench.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrench lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wrench landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wrench is tying to control. Rost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Harrison Wrench just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Wrench closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rost takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wrench wants to control but Rost is keeping him busy.
Wrench scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrench cracks Rost with a big elbow.
Rost takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wrench trying to control the action but Rost is working from the bottom.
Rost tries to escape but Wrench is in control.
Rost is looking for a sweep.
Wrench lands a nice forearm strike.
Wrench working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrench working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wrench cracks Rost with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rost struggling a bit here.
Wrench lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Wrench's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wrench working the body and head with strikes.
Wrench taking a breather here.
Wrench landing strikes.
Wrench works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Rost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rost tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wrench cracks Rost with a big right hand but Rost just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wrench wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rost keeps working.
Wrench working the ground and pound.
Wrench working the head and body with strikes.
Wrench connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rost some visible discomfort.
Wrench working away.
Wrench working the ground and pound.
Wrench is chipping away with strikes.
Wrench working the ground and pound.
Wrench looks up at the clock and then as Rost takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wrench smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Wrench dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Wrench's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wrench looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wrench makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wrench in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wrench postures up.
Rost wants to stand and escape but Wrench is having none of it.
Wrench lands a couple of digs.
Wrench cracks Rost with a solid left hand.
Wrench cracks Rost with a solid left hand.
Wrench tries to free his leg and advance position but Rost is retaining full guard.
Wrench keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rost's head.
Rost wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rost trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrench works over Rost with some ground and pound from guard.
Wrench lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rost is trying to control the position but Wrench postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wrench's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wrench working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wrench is in close to Rost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wrench postures up.
Wrench landing with the ground and pound.
Rost looking to control.
Wrench chips away with some ground and pound.

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.
Wrench is in close to Rost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wrench wants to control from the top but Rost keeps moving.
Wrench with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wrench wants to control from the top but Rost keeps moving.
Wrench scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wrench not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rost wants to sweep here but Wrench controlling him for the moment.
Wrench landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrench works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wrench looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wrench trying to control the action but Rost is working from the bottom.
Rost is looking to escape.
Wrench lands with a punch from half guard.
Wrench working over Rost with some ground and pound. Rost looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wrench looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wrench missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rost is not content to let Wrench control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wrench connects with a nice short shot to Rost's temple.
Wrench prevents Rost from improving his position.
Wrench slips a nice elbow through Rost's hands, connecting with Rost's forehead.
Rost is trying to get back to full guard.
Wrench trying to control the pace.
Wrench trying to control from half guard but Rost is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Wrench showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wrench, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Wrench!