PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Antietam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antietam has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Jamarcus Wiley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wiley
vs
Antietam

185 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamarcus Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Antietam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Wiley lands.
Antietam fails with a takedown attempt.
Wiley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antietam circles away quickly and effectively.
Antietam moves in looking to clinch but Wiley pushes him off.

Wiley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Antietam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wiley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wiley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antietam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wiley.
Wiley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wiley in particular looking to stall.
Wiley wants to pass to mount but Antietam is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Antietam wants to get back to his feet.
Antietam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wiley.
Wiley works his way into side control.
Antietam looks gassed!
Wiley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Antietam's face as Wiley controls the position.
Wiley lands a nice forearm strike.
Wiley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wiley cracks Antietam with a big right hand but Antietam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wiley remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wiley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Antietam is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wiley lands a nice forearm strike.
Wiley cracks Antietam with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Antietam taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wiley scores with punches from side control.
Antietam taking punishment in the form of punches.
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.
Wiley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley working the head and body with strikes.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Antietam down.
Wiley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Antietam some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wiley cracks Antietam with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamarcus Wiley dominated that round.
That's time! Wiley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wiley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wiley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Wiley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Antietam was covering up waiting for the punch and Wiley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wiley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wiley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Antietam takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Antietam takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wiley lands some shots froms side control.
Antietam is breathing heavily.
Wiley working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley is chipping away with strikes.
Antietam is trying to escape the position but Wiley is controlling the position.
Wiley working the body and head with strikes.
Antietam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Wiley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wiley working the head and body with strikes.
Wiley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wiley is putting a hurting on Antietam here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiley landing strikes.
Wiley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wiley is working Antietam over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wiley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Antietam seems a little lost for a moment, as Wiley dominates the positioning.
Wiley lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiley working the body and head with strikes.
Wiley scoring with punches and elbows.
Wiley takes a little break here. Antietam wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley working the body and head with strikes.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Antietam can't do much from the bottom here.
Wiley is chipping away with strikes.
Wiley taking a breather here.
Wiley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Antietam for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Antietam takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wiley working the ground and pound.
Wiley working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Antietam down.
Wiley controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamarcus Wiley dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Wiley scores with a takedown into Antietam's guard.
Wiley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wiley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wiley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wiley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wiley passes to side control.
Antietam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wiley working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley working the ground and pound.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wiley takes a little break here. Antietam wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Antietam is trying to control Wiley's posture but Wiley avoids it.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Antietam down.
The referee asks Wiley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wiley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jamarcus Wiley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamarcus Wiley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Antietam avoids the body shot from Wiley.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wiley.
Antietam is being controlled here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamarcus Wiley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jamarcus Wiley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wiley lands the left hand.
Wiley is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Wiley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wes Antietam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiley swinging wildly here.
Jamarcus Wiley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antietam wants to clinch up but Wiley keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Antietam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wiley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wiley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wiley stops Antietam from getting back to his feet.
Wes Antietam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiley is taking a breather. Antietam says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Wiley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Wiley!