PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Bobby
vs
Wilkins

184 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilkins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilkins wants to land a leg kick but Bobby is out of range.
Wilkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bobby!
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobby.
Wilkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bobby will feel that in the morning.
Wilkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobby blocks a leg kick.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wilkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bobby tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilkins.
Bobby tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bobby is out of range and Wilkins settles back down.
Bobby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilkins slips a jab and a cross from Bobby.
Wilkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bobby is out of range and Wilkins settles back down.
Wilkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkins is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilkins throws a low kick but Bobby avoids it.
Bobby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bobby scrambles back to his feet.
Wilkins throws a low kick, looking for Bobby's leg but Bobby calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a low kick, looking for Bobby's leg but Bobby calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bobby.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Wilkins misses

and Bobby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bobby prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Bobby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkins's face.
Wilkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bobby up against the cage.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobby looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Wilkins tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Bobby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobby avoids the damage to the body.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobby is breathing heavily.
Wilkins trying to stall but Bobby improves his position.

Wilkins manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bobby's head.

It looks like Ricky Bobby has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Bobby.
Wilkins throws a body kick that misses.
Wilkins misses with a double jab.

Wilkins gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby's elbow.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Bobby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Bobby avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
Bobby looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bobby misses with a knee to the head.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Bobby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bobby throws a knee to the head but misses.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobby.
Wilkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wilkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilkins throws a push kick but Bobby slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Bobby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bobby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wilkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilkins lands a shot to the body.
Wilkins controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Wilkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wilkins breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Bobby misses its intended target.
Bobby avoids a kick to the body.
Bobby checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bobby takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Bobby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Bobby blocks it.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Bobby moved away.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Bobby blocks the low kick.
Bobby lands a head kick!

Wilkins instigates a clinch.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilkins tries to work over Bobby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bobby lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobby looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins has Bobby pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wilkins scores with a hook to the body.
Wilkins stalling in the clinch.
Wilkins trying to stall but Bobby improves his position.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobby is defending well for now.
Bobby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkins's face.
Bobby misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkins.
Wilkins can't find room to land a body shot as Bobby controls the action.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins stalling.
Bobby takes an elbow to the temple.

Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Wilkins clinches.
Bobby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Bobby avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
Bobby looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkins is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Wilkins.
CJ Wilkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkins trying to land knees to the body.
Bobby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkins effectively controlling the action here.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkins misses with a body kick.
Bobby loads up on a big right hand but Wilkins slips the punch.
Ricky Bobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins scores with a head kick.
Wilkins throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
CJ Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins throws a solid leg kick but Bobby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilkins.
Wilkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wilkins closes the distance and clinches.
Bobby blocks an elbow strike.
Wilkins looking to stall.
Bobby being controlled against the cage.
Wilkins scores with a shot to the side of Bobby's head.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Wilkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby controls his hands.
Bobby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Bobby.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilkins.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobby blocks a body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkins.
Bobby managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkins.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilkins tries to land a leg kick but Bobby saw it coming and moves away.
Wilkins throws a wild body kick that Bobby sees coming a mile off.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
CJ Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bobby moves out of range easily.
Bobby is looking to clinch.
Wilkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bobby blocks a head kick by Wilkins.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bobby blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Wilkins closes the distance and pushes Bobby back into the cage.

Wilkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Bobby or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilkins which made him look bad.
Bobby tries to clinch but Wilkins is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bobby closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Bobby tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bobby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Bobby. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wilkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobby, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilkins missing with knees to the body.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Wilkins misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby misses with a knee strike.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Bobby avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins pushes Bobby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilkins pushes Bobby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilkins obliges.
Wilkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobby.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bobby is keeping busy.
Bobby prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a knee to the head.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bobby avoids the damage to the body.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilkins moves into range and clinches up with Bobby.
Wilkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bobby blocks a body shot from Wilkins.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkins.
A short right from Wilkins on the inside.
Bobby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Wilkins.
Bobby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkins.
Wilkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Bobby misses with a knee to the head.

Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins is looking to slow Bobby down with leg kicks.
Wilkins feints and then cracks Bobby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bobby down.
Wilkins throws a sloppy head kick and Bobby moves out of range easily.
Wilkins lands a front kick.
Wilkins misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilkins.
That kick from Wilkins tenderised Bobby's leg. Bobby is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins catches Bobby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bobby throws a hook but Wilkins avoids it easily.

Bobby gets tackled into the cage by Wilkins. Wilkins maintains the clinch.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Wilkins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobby avoids it.
Bobby misses with a knee to the head.
Ricky Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkins blocks with his arms.
Wilkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bobby misses with a knee strike.
Wilkins presses Bobby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Bobby gets an underhook and turns Wilkins into the cage.
Bobby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkins blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Bobby avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bobby with a knee to the head.
Bobby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
CJ Wilkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilkins stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Wilkins!
CJ Wilkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.