PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Till (ranked 5040 p4p, 475 weight class) and Henry Wang (ranked 3337 p4p, 365 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Till might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Caroline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Till
vs
Wang

193 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Wang!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang connects with a high kick.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Till takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang misses with a head kick.
It looked like Till was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Till takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a big counter head kick but Till avoids it with no problem.
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wang. Till shrugs it off though.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Till is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.

Till clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang can't break the clinch.
Till looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Till tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Till's head back.
Wang misses with a head kick.
It looked like Till wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Till tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till blocks a head kick by Wang.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wang - that will leave a mark!
Wang has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang tries to land a front kick but Till steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Till swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Till avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darren Till is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Till takes the fight into the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Till has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Till crunches a lovely knee into Wang's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till looking to slow down the pace here.
Wang avoiding damage as Till throws knees to the body.
Till has Wang pressed against the ropes, preventing Wang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Till obliges.
Wang tries to break free but Till pushes him back against the ropes.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang is trying to push Till away but Till has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Till is looking to control Wang's arms but Wang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Till has his back to the ropes.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Henry Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Till tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang throws a fast counter high kick but Till manages to duck under it in time.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a counter combo.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a high kick!
Wang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Till throws a quick counter head kick but Wang was just out of range.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Till is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang is breathing heavily.

Till rushes Wang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang misses with a kick to the body.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang lands a head kick. Till smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Till wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Wang is looking for the big counter here.
Till tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Till has Wang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Till looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Wang 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Till is looking to clinch.
Till tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick there by Wang.
Till tries to clinch
and Wang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Darren Till has been cut.
Wang lands a really nice looking cross but Till seems unphased.

Till is rocked!
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Till is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Till closes the distance but Wang moves to the side
and Wang counters with a big head kick but Till shrugs it off.
Wang tries to land a front kick but Till steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till seems to have got his legs back now.
Till fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.

Till drives through and clinches with Wang against the ropes.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wang has had enough of the clinch but Till keeps him there for the moment.
Wang is trying to force a seperation but Till has the dominant position.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Till.

It looks like Henry Wang has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wang wants to break free but Till has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Till.
Wang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Till moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWang.
Till wants to clinch.
Wang lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick from Wang lands but Till takes it in his stride.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to clinch
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Till avoids the head kick by Wang.
Till tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick
and Till counters with a left to the body.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Till fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wang throws a body shot but no joy.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Till moves out of range easily.
Till tries to clinch up.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Till.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Till moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Till wants to clinch.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Till looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang scores with a push kick.

Wang gets tackled into the ropes by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Darren Till has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Wang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wang is trying to push Till away but Till has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Wang!
Henry Wang took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
The defeated Darren Till had this to say: 'That was a good fight but he got the best of me well have to run it back sometime'.