PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilcox's entrance music is Danger: Wildman. A fine choice. Howard has chosen Immortality by Pearl Jam as his entrance music. Jacoby Wilcox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilcox
vs
Howard

196 cm
25
218 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

189 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacoby Wilcox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwayne Howard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard slips a jab from Wilcox.
Wilcox lands with a nice body punch.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt

and Wilcox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Howard's guard.
Wilcox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilcox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilcox trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilcox throwing strikes from guard but Howard blocks nicely.
Wilcox postures up and lands a big shot to Howard's brow.
Wilcox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilcox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Howard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilcox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howard can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wilcox is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Howard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilcox.
Wilcox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilcox seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Howard is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jacoby Wilcox!