PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanoo Ifucan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Winston Wilson
vs
Ifucan

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanoo Ifucan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ifucan is looking to clinch.
Ifucan wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ifucan lands a body punch.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Ifucan blocks it.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ifucan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a big head kick but Ifucan shrugs it off.

Ifucan gets a clinch.
Ifucan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ifucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ifucan clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ifucan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ifucan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Ifucan pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Ifucan breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Ifucan darts in trying to clinch

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ifucan manages to break the clinch.
Ifucan tries to clinch

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson.

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

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Ifucan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ifucan breaks the clinch.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Ifucan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ifucan clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a head kick.
Wilson thuds his shin into the meat of Ifucan's side.
Ifucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ifucan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Ifucan blocks it.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Ifucan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.

Ifucan breaks from the clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Ifucan is having none of it.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ifucan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ifucan.
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Ifucan stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Ifucan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Ifucan moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ifucan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanoo Ifucan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ifucan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ifucan closes the distance and clinches.
Ifucan looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

Ifucan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ifucan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ifucan tries to clinch up

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.

Wilson breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ifucan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Ifucan blocks an elbow strike.
Ifucan lands a knee to the body.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Ifucan is blocking nicely.

Ifucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ifucan circles away.

Ifucan has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Ifucan pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ifucan is trying to break free.
Ifucan is trying to stall.
Wilson avoiding damage as Ifucan throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ifucan - that landed with a thud.
Wilson looking to slow down the pace here.
Ifucan is working Wilson over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ifucan breaks from the clinch.
Wilson throws a nice head kick!
Ifucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ifucan really felt that one!
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

Ifucan darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Ifucan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson avoiding damage as Ifucan throws knees to the body.

Ifucan breaks from the clinch.
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wilson drives through and clinches with Ifucan against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wilson moves into the clinch.

Ifucan manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanoo Ifucan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ifucan circles away.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Ifucan is avoiding it.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Ifucan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Ifucan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilson clinches but Ifucan breaks the clinch

and Ifucan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Ifucan blocks with his arms.
Ifucan digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ifucan can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ifucan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ifucan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ifucan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Ifucan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ifucan tries to clinch up

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Ifucan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Ifucan clinches.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Ifucan.
Ifucan is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Ifucan trying to land knees to the body.

Ifucan breaks the clinch.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Ifucan wants to clinch.
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

Wilson has managed to clinch.
Ifucan scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ifucan.
Kanoo Ifucan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ifucan takes an elbow to the temple.

Ifucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ifucan wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ifucan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ifucan tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wade Winston Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanoo Ifucan.
Wilson is looking to control Ifucan's arms but Ifucan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.

Ifucan breaks the clinch.
Wilson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ifucan wants to clinch

and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Ifucan is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Ifucan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ifucan's brow.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Ifucan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ifucan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ifucan is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ifucan down to the mat. Ifucan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ifucan tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Ifucan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.

Ifucan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ifucan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Ifucan tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Ifucan is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Ifucan is avoiding it.
Ifucan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson.

Wilson decides to pull guard.

Wilson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ifucan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ifucan tries to clinch up

and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Ifucan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ifucan prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Ifucan blocks with his arms.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that Ifucan shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ifucan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ifucan manages to break the clinch.
Ifucan wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a head kick.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ifucan is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Wilson.

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

Ifucan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Ifucan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Ifucan darts in and clinches Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ifucan has double underhooks.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson moves away

and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ifucan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ifucan is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ifucan is keeping busy.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Winston Wilson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ifucan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ifucan instigates a clinch.
Ifucan wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Ifucan lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ifucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilson has Ifucan up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ifucan manages to break the clinch.
Ifucan closes the distance but Wilson moves to the side

and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Ifucan throws an elbow that misses.
Ifucan is trying to break free.
Wilson jumps guard but Ifucan stands there with Wilson around his waist. Wilson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Ifucan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ifucan swivels and escapes.
Ifucan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ifucan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ifucan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ifucan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Winston Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ifucan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ifucan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Ifucan is avoiding it.

Ifucan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ifucan wants to stall.
Ifucan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Ifucan.

Ifucan is trying to trip Wilson. He has hold of a leg but Wilson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ifucan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Ifucan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilson, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ifucan looks to clinch

and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ifucan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ifucan avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ifucan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ifucan wants to stall.
Wilson tries to stall but Ifucan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ifucan.

Ifucan breaks the clinch.

Ifucan moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ifucan has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Ifucan can't break the clinch.
Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Ifucan's takedown attempt.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ifucan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ifucan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ifucan stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ifucan tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Ifucan lands a knee to the body.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Ifucan trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Ifucan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ifucan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wade Winston Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Ifucan will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ifucan has managed to clinch.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Ifucan.

Ifucan breaks from the clinch.
Ifucan wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Ifucan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ifucan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ifucan tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ifucan doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Ifucan tries to clinch

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.

Ifucan manages to break the clinch.

Wilson darts in and clinches Ifucan up against the cage.
Ifucan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ifucan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ifucan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ifucan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Ifucan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ifucan backwards.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilson scores with a knee to the head.
Ifucan looking to throw knees to the head but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ifucan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ifucan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Ifucan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ifucan backwards.
Ifucan tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Ifucan 's eye.

It looks like Kanoo Ifucan has been cut.
Wilson prevents Ifucan from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kanoo Ifucan.
I think Ifucan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanoo Ifucan!