PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Wilhelm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

vs
Wilhelm

184 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a lazy right hand but Wilhelm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilhelm scores with a three punch combo!
Wilhelm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

takes the fight into the clinch.
misses with a body punch.
A short left from Wilhelm.
stalls.
Nice body punch from .
misses with a hook to the ribs.
wants to stall.
lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
lands a left hand.
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!
is working Wilhelm over against the cage.
Wilhelm is trying to break the clinch but has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for .
misses with a shot to the kidneys.
lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilhelm backwards.
misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
works on Wilhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from as the two fighters clinch.
lands a right hand.
has Wilhelm pressed against the cage.
struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilhelm controls his hands.
throws a head punch that misses.
lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilhelm looks gassed!
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilhelm backwards.
has Wilhelm pressed against the cage, preventing Wilhelm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from .
misses with a body punch.
lands a shot to the body.
pushes Wilhelm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilhelm tries to break the clinch but is controlling the position.
lands a body shot.
scores with a shot to the side of Wilhelm's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
digs a right hand into Wilhelm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilhelm's gas tank.
prevents Wilhelm from breaking the clinch.
lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilhelm backwards.
A short right from .
A nice left hand lands by .
presses Wilhelm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from .
lands an uppercut.
works on Wilhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for .
lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilhelm backwards.
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from .
A shot in the inside from .
leaning against his opponent.
lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilhelm blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from .
Wilhelm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilhelm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
tries to work over Wilhelm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
lands a nice uppercut.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
lands a right hand.
Wilhelm working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from .
tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
lands with a right to the head.
pushes Wilhelm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
has Wilhelm pressed against the cage, preventing Wilhelm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilhelm being controlled against the cage.
works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from .
A bit of stalling here from .
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilhelm.
throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilhelm.
prevents Wilhelm from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
digs a right hand into Wilhelm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilhelm's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

throws a looping overhand right but Wilhelm ducks down to avoid it.
misses with a looping left.
A big left from Wilhelm misses.
Wilhelm throws the kick towards the body but avoids it.
Wilhelm throws the kick towards the body but avoids it.

Wilhelm tries to keep at a distance but has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
tries to work over Wilhelm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
misses with a punch to the body.
throws a head punch that misses.
lands with a short punch from the clinch.
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilhelm.
Wilhelm wants to get back to striking at distance but won't allow it.
is working Wilhelm over against the cage.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
scores with a nice hook to the head.
stalling in the clinch.
Wilhelm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilhelm can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from .
A right hand to the body from .
pressing his opponent against the cage.
lands with a right to the head.
Flea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
leaning his opponent against the cage.
gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flea .

drives through and clinches with Wilhelm against the cage.
digs a right hand underneath Wilhelm's ribcage. Wilhelm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilhelm working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilhelm.
stalling.
lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Wilhelm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
gets through Wilhelm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Wilhelm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Wilhelm.
misses with a straight left.
throws a jab when Wilhelm was well out of range.
thows a left - swing and a miss!
tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilhelm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilhelm thuds a left hand into 's body.

rushes Wilhelm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
works on Wilhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Wilhelm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

closes the distance and clinches.
Wilhelm lands a right hand.
misses with a shot to the kidneys.
tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by .
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
misses with a hook to the ribs.
throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilhelm.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from .
misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wilhelm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilhelm controls his hands.
looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Wilhelm fails to land.
Wilhelm is looking to break free of the clinch but has double underhooks.
tries a body shot but Wilhelm blocks it.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilhelm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
swings away with an uppercut that misses.
throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from .
Wilhelm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Wilhelm breaks the clinch.
Wilhelm lands with an overhand left.
Wilhelm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before has time to react.
checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flea dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilhelm misses with the combination.
Wilhelm misses with a body kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Wilhelm! is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Wilhelm!