PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Clark

201 cm
30
299 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
285 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.

Wilson shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilson tries to stand but Clark is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clark has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilson takes one to the chin there.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Clark's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but Clark instead regains half guard.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Clark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clark wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson misses with a head shot.
Wilson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson controlling the pace for now.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Clark is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson punching from mount but Clark doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clark is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clark misses with a body shot.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nick Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Clark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clark prevents Wilson from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clark wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Clark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson wants to control but Clark is keeping busy.
Wilson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Clark is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson is in trouble now - Clark has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
Clark looking to ground and pound but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark looking to finish with strikes here!
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but Clark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson really wants to buck Clark off and get back to his feet.
Clark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clark sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Clark controlling the position easily from mount.
Clark breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark unloads with some shots from mount but Wilson bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Clark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Wilson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Clark is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Clark won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Clark defends the submission attempt.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilson.
Wilson postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Clark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark punching from mount but Wilson doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson is looking to get to half guard.
Clark looking to ground and pound but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Clark avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Clark isn't that keen on the idea.
Clark tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Nick Wilson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Nick Wilson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Nick Wilson!

Nick Wilson wins by unanimous decision!
Nick Wilson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.