PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Nailes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winston Wilson
vs
Nailes

188 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Nailes!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nailes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nailes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nailes circles away.

Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nailes trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Nailes defends it.
Nailes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nailes trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nailes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Winston Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nailes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Nailes shows good takedown defense.
Nailes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nailes duly obliges.

It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nailes enables Wilson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nailes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nailes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Nailes working Wilson over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson holds on for dear life, controlling Nailes's posture momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nailes tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Wilson wants to hold on but Nailes pushes him away.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Nailes avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Nailes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Nailes has a good base and remains in mount.

Nailes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wilson is now in Nailes's guard. A big mistake from Nailes there, giving up the dominant position!
Nailes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wade Winston Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Nailes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nailes throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Nailes is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Winston Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nailes misses with a right hand

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rusty Nailes has been cut.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Nailes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nailes takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Nailes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Nailes 's eye.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nailes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailes's face.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Nailes 's eye.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson just leaning against Nailes, taking a breather.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nailess head.
Wilson is pushing Nailes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailes tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Nailes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Nailes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nailes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nailes can't break the clinch.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Wilson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nailes's efforts to push away.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Nailes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nailes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nailes is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nailes is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Nailes 's eye.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Nailes in his tracks for a moment.
Nailes being controlled against the cage.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Nailes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nailes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Wilson working Nailes over with knees to the body.
Nailes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nailes's defenses.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson gets through Nailes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nailes is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson prevents Nailes from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson keeps control of Nailes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nailes tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nailes backwards.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nailes's efforts to push away.
Wilson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nailes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson has Nailes pressed against the cage, preventing Nailes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson is working Nailes over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Nailes in his tracks for a moment.
Nailes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nailes is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nailes takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nailes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailes's face.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nailes misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailes's face.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Nailes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nailes won't want to take too many of those.
Nailes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson pushes Nailes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nailes can't break the clinch.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailes's face.
Nailes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nailes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Nailes 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Winston Wilson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Nailes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Nailes.
Nailes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nailes as he avoids it easily.
Rusty Nailes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nailes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Winston Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nailes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson defending well as Nailes loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nailes tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nailes to the ground. Nailes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Nailes tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nailes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nailes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Nailes shows good takedown defense.
Nailes scores with a body shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Nailes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nailes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
Nailes is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailes wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nailes is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Wade Winston Wilson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Wilson rushes Nailes and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nailes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Nailes in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nailes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nailes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Nailes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Nailes wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nailes's face.
Nailes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Nailes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nailes backwards.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Nailes is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Nailes letting Wilson take a breather here.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Wade Winston Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Nailes.
Nailes takes an elbow to the temple.
Nailes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Nailes in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Nailes letting Wilson take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson has Nailes pressed against the cage, preventing Nailes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nailes has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Nailes is trying to break free.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson prevents Nailes from breaking the clinch.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nailes up against the cage.
Wilson prevents Nailes from breaking the clinch.
Nailes is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Rusty Nailes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nailes misses with the head strike.
Wade Winston Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson working Nailes over with knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Nailes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Winston Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

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