PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dison Karabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karabre
vs
Wilson

192 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dison Karabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wilson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Karabre.

Karabre has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.

Karabre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Karabre.

Karabre gets a clinch.

Karabre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karabre.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Karabre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Karabre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wilson on his heels. He'll look to pass Wilson's guard now, I'm sure.
Karabre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Karabre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.

Karabre moves into the clinch.

Karabre manages to break the clinch.
Dison Karabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Karabre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karabre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Karabre moved out of range.
Karabre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like David Wilson has been cut.

Karabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Karabre stalling against the cage.

Karabre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Karabre clinches with his opponent.
Karabre lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Karabre manages to break the clinch.

Karabre has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karabre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilson is trying to stall.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Karabre.
Karabre trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Karabre advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karabre looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
Karabre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson tries to hold on but Karabre postures up.
Wilson is looking to get to half guard.
Karabre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karabre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karabre looking to finish Wilson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karabre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Karabre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Karabre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Karabre maintains control.
Karabre trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Karabre raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karabre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Karabre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Karabre landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!

Karabre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wilson has worked his arm free - good work by Wilson!
Karabre working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Karabre keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karabre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wilson is looking to regain half guard here but Karabre keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dison Karabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Karabre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Karabre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson misses with a left hand

and Karabre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
Karabre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Karabre passes into half guard.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Karabre is controlling well.
Karabre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is staying active underneath Karabre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karabre wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Wilson uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karabre passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Karabre gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Karabre throws a head kick that misses.

Karabre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karabre is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Karabre throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karabre's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karabre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karabre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karabre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Karabre decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wilson thows a leg kick but Karabre checks it
and Karabre counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karabre moves out of range of the strikes.
Dison Karabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Karabre looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Karabre is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wilson enables Karabre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wilson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Wilson has his feet on Karabre's thighs here. He's pushed Karabre off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Karabre screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Wilson!