PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Doe
vs
Wilson

185 cm
22
206 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Doe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wilson instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Doe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilson pushes Doe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Doe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wilson is trying to keep an underhook but Doe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Doe moves nicely into side control.
Doe trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.

Doe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson is looking to slow Doe down with leg kicks.
Doe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doe's calf.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson stalling in the clinch.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Doe takes a shot to the head.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doe up against the cage.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Doe shrugs off.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Doe in his tracks for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Doe tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Wilson gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson gets through Doe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Doe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Doe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doe has Wilson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doe.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Wilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the head.

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 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Doe breaks the clinch.
Doe wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Wilson clinches up with Doe and pushes him back against the cage.
Doe tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
Wilson keeps control of Doe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson stalling.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doe's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doe tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Doe moves into the clinch.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.

Doe gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Doe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doe wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson is staying active underneath Doe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doe prevents Wilson from standing back up.
Doe tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wilson controls his leg.
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.
Wilson tries to kick Doe off but Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doe trying to advance position but Wilson counters by regaining guard.
Doe trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilson.
Doe clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Doe backing up. Doe nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Doe keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Doe darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Doe backing up. Doe nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Doe looking for a takedown.
Doe tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe letting Wilson take a breather here.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson working Doe over with knees to the body.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doe.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doe.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!

Doe tightens his grip and picks Wilson up, before dumping him to the ground. Wilson manages to land in guard.
Doe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doe content to stall in guard here.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson controls Doe momentarily but Doe frees himself.

Wilson working for a triangle but Doe defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Doe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Doe backpedaling.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Doe in the body.

Wilson has managed to clinch.
Doe misses with some punches.
Doe is trying to stall.
Doe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.

Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Doe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doe jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Doe around his waist. Doe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Doe tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doe backwards.

Doe breaks from the clinch.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Doe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wilson, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Doe trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Doe trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Wilson pushes Doe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Doe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Doe tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chuck Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Doe goes for a takedown attempt but Wilson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Doe.
Wilson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doe wants a takedown.
Doe fails to pull guard.
Doe blocking some punches.
Wilson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

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