PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boy
vs
Wilkes

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 London, Geordie Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Wilkes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilkes.
Wilkes dives in and grabs Boy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes down on Wilkes's head and hops out.
Wilkes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boy counters with a one-two to the body.
Geordie Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Wilkes.
Wilkes slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilkes is defended easily by Boy.
Boy leaves Wilkes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkes shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilkes looks gassed!
Boy tries to clinch up but Wilkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Wilkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boy shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilkes tries to sprawl out of it but Boy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilkes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boy throws a series of punches but Wilkes avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkes closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
Boy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilkes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilkes pulls his leg out and moves away.

Boy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilkes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilkes is pulling down on Boy's head to control his posture.
Wilkes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilkes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilkes scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilkes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boy is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wilkes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilkes lands a heavy elbow.
Boy wants to hold on but Wilkes pushes him away.
Wilkes scoring with strikes but Boy is staying in there.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
Wilkes cracks Boy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilkes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkes with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wilkes raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Wilkes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilkes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boy is in a horrible position here. Wilkes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilkes looking to control but Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilkes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilkes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Wilkes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Boy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Boy shrugs it off.
Wilkes is landing with some decent strikes but Boy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Wilkes dominated that round.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilkes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boy was covering up waiting for the punch and Wilkes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilkes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkes landing with the ground and pound.
Wilkes is looking to work some ground and pound but Boy has wrist control.

Boy looking for a guillotine here but Wilkes defends easily.
Boy has momentary wrist control but Wilkes slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilkes preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkes landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkes trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Wilkes chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilkes is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilkes postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
Wilkes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Wilkes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilkes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilkes working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Boy sneaks back into half guard.
Wilkes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilkes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Wilkes has control of the leg.
Boy trying to control but Wilkes postures up.
Wilkes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Wilkes.

Wilkes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilkes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilkes working over Boy with some ground and pound. Boy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Wilkes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boy has managed to free his arm - good work.

Wilkes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boy is just riding it out for now. Wilkes eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boy is looking for a sweep. Wilkes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
Wilkes works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but Wilkes keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Wilkes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilkes shoots in looking for a takedown. Boy tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilkes shoots in for a double leg but Boy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boy throws a head kick but Wilkes moves out of range.
Boy leaves Wilkes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Geordie Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Wilkes.
Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Wilkes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boy to the mat! Boy manages to get full guard.
Wilkes throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkes wants to pass the guard but Boy is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilkes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilkes distracts Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilkes postures up and lands a big shot to Boy's brow.
Wilkes throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
Wilkes distracts Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boy trying to control the position.

Wilkes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilkes has managed to get both his arms back between Boy's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes distracts Boy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilkes landing with the ground and pound.
Wilkes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Boy is working an open guard so Wilkes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wilkes gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilkes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilkes is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Wilkes winds up and cracks Boy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes prevents Boy from improving his position.
Wilkes moves into full mount! Boy won't be happy about that!
Boy tries to hold on but Wilkes pushes him away.
Boy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilkes looking to finish Boy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Boy!
Wilkes with good strikes from the mount here!

Wilkes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Douglas Wilkes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilkes is putting a hurting on Boy here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes trying to control the position but Boy is working away.
Boy sneaks back into half guard.
Wilkes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilkes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boy is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilkes scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Geordie Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglas Wilkes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilkes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Wilkes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilkes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Wilkes!
A very excited looking Douglas Wilkes 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.