PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gk King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ACDC- Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Wilkins

180 cm
31
197 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

185 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gk King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Wilkins.
King tries for a takedown but Wilkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King tries to work over Wilkins's front leg with a kick but Wilkins checks it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkins is just out of range.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkins.
Wilkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Wilkins.
King misses with a body shot.
King misses with a head kick.
King tried to score with a low kick but Wilkins checks it.
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!
Wilkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King slips a jab from Wilkins.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King swings for the body but Wilkins moves out of range.
King takes one to the side of the head.

Wilkins feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Wilkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilkins throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King is trying to keep Wilkins in close.

Wilkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkins is retaining full guard.

Wilkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkins is retaining full guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Wilkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wilkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wilkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkins, not yet.
Wilkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Wilkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Wilkins kicks King off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilkins cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King moves forwards but Wilkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilkins lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkins off balance momentarily.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King slips under a jab from Wilkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Wilkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wilkins dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Wilkins's head and hops out.
Wilkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkins misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilkins should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkins manages to avoid it.
King wants to slow Wilkins down by chopping away at his legs.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilkins throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Andy Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilkins looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
King takes a swing at Wilkins's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilkins lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wilkins gets a double leg takedown into King's guard.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Wilkins is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkins trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilkins is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilkins to get the leverage.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkins on the ground.
King wants to control but Wilkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wilkins looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is in all sorts of trouble here.

Wilkins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wilkins working King over with strikes here.
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!
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilkins breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilkins breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King tries to buck Wilkins off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilkins scores with a jab to the head.
Wilkins throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Wilkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilkins is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King is staying active underneath Wilkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wilkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Andy Wilkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gk King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Wilkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
King shoots and misses

and Wilkins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilkins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King wants to sweep here but Wilkins controlling him for the moment.
Wilkins postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Wilkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Wilkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King has Wilkins pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
King missing with a left hand there. Wilkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andy Wilkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkins works King's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws a hook but Wilkins avoids it easily.
King misses with a body kick.
Wilkins avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Wilkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilkins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Wilkins!
A very excited looking Andy Wilkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.