PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderleei Silvoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvoo comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silvoo
vs
Wilson

187 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderleei Silvoo!
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, John Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Silvoo.
Wilson has Silvoo pressed against the cage, preventing Silvoo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvoo tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson prevents Silvoo from breaking the clinch.
Silvoo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvoo is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvoo down to the mat. Silvoo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvoo is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Silvoo tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silvoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvoo is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Silvoo is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvoo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvoo walks away with a smile on his face. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wanderleei Silvoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wilson.
Silvoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Silvoo sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson rushes Silvoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silvoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvoo is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Silvoo fails to pull guard.
Silvoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silvoo is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Silvoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silvoo breaks the clinch.
Silvoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvoo avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Silvoo.

Silvoo takes the fight into the clinch.

Wilson tightens his grip and picks Silvoo up, before dumping him to the ground. Silvoo manages to land in guard.

Silvoo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilson is controlling him.

Silvoo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wilson passes into side control.
Silvoo is breathing heavily.

Wilson stands up and beckons Silvoo to his feet.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvoo is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Silvoo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silvoo misses with a double jab.
A combination from Silvoo does no damage.
Silvoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvoo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silvoo's guard now.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Silvoo is keeping the position.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silvoo throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvoo throws a one two combo.
Silvoo scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silvoo throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silvoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Silvoo is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Silvoo trying to control here.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Silvoo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvoo wants to stand back up but Wilson manages to pass into side control.
Silvoo wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is dominant here and he's now got Silvoo's back!
Silvoo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Silvoo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wilson.
Silvoo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Silvoo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Silvoo fending off the submission attempt from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson struggling to land strikes to the head as Silvoo covers up.
Silvoo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Wilson tightening his grip on Silvoo, looking for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silvoo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvoo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson wants to clinch up but Silvoo keeps it at a distance.
Silvoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvoo throws a head kick that misses.

Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson wants to control but Silvoo is keeping him busy.
Silvoo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvoo wants to get back to his feet.

Silvoo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wilson.
Wilson tries to keep control of the position but Silvoo is staying busy.
Silvoo has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's two 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.

Wilson tightening his grip on Silvoo, looking for the choke.

Wilson is looking for the choke from the back position but Silvoo is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvoo wants to get back to his feet.
Will Wilson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wanderleei Silvoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvoo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wilson looking for the RNC.

Silvoo showing good submission defense here.
Silvoo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
John Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wilson!