PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Haize (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Overkill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilkinson
vs
Haize

190 cm
23
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

200 cm
20
206 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Torment Fightwear

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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Haize!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haize.
A big left from Haize misses.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Haize avoids it.
Haize misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilkinson.
Haize checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Wilkinson forces Haize back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haize is defending well for now.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson is working for takedown but Haize is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haize blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haize is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haize.
Haize blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haize pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Haize pushes him off.
Wilkinson fails to land the takedown.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haize throws out the jab.
Wilkinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haize loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch.
Haize's corner calls for a 1-2. Haize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haize cracks Wilkinson with a good jab.
Haize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haize misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Haize.
Wilkinson cracks the inside of Haize's front leg.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haize with a jab.
Haize throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Haize scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a lazy head kick
and Haize counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Haize misses.

Wilkinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilkinson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilkinson is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haize tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilkinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilkinson trying to control the position but Haize is working away.
Wilkinson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Haize regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wilkinson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Haize takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wilkinson stays in close to Haize's body and controls the position.
Haize controls Wilkinson momentarily but Wilkinson frees himself.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Haize keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson looking to sit in guard and control but Haize gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clay Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Haize.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Haize scores with a nice head shot.
Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haize has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haize circles away.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Haize circles away.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Haize to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haize counters with a straight right hand.
Wilkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Haize misses with a hook

and Wilkinson counters by clinching up.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haize lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haize is trying to stall.
Haize stalling against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Haize turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Haize avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson pushes Haize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haize wants to stall.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haize is trying to break free.
Wilkinson letting Haize take a breather here.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Haize blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haize avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Haize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haize managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Haize leaning against his opponent.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Haize blocks with his arms.
Haize displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilkinson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Haize gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haize is trying to push Wilkinson away but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilkinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bo Haize has been cut.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Haize's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haize connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilkinson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Wilkinson lands but Haize takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Haize finds it's target.
Wilkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haize lands a nice shot that snaps Wilkinson's head back.
Wilkinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Haize manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haize missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haize misses with a hook.
Bo Haize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Haize finds it's target.
Haize throws a hook but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson shoots in for a double leg but Haize sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Haize.
Haize feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilkinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Haize scores with a three punch combo!
Haize moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Haize dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haize.
Haize displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a front kick but Haize steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Haize.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Haize circles away easily
and Wilkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haize cracks Wilkinson with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson drops his hands momentarily and Haize takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkinson. That's going to slow Haize down.
Haize looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Haize throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haize scores with a jab to the head.
Haize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkinson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Haize moves out of range.
Haize might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Haize.
Haize lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Haize.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Haize as he connects with a hook.
Haize misses with a looping right.
Haize throws a right and a left that Wilkinson avoids nicely.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but Haize checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haize uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilkinson has time to react.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Haize moves out of range.
Haize throws a series of strikes that have Wilkinson backpedaling.
Wilkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haize misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo Haize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Haize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that Haize ducks under and follows up with a left that Haize also avoids with ease.
Haize throws a series of strikes that have Wilkinson backpedaling.
Haize throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Haize looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Haize scores with a four punch combination!
Haize lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Haize circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Haize moved away.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haize lands a two punch combo.
Wilkinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilkinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Haize pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilkinson back to the cage. Haize follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bo Haize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilkinson moves out of range as Haize strikes.
Haize misses with the combination.
Haize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haize misses the shot to the body.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haize circles away.
Clay Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown but Haize shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Haize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilkinson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
A less than humble Clay Wilkinson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.