PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Overkill. McLovin has chosen Nas - Etherl as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clay Wilkinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rj McLovin's chin.

Wilkinson
vs
McLovin

190 cm
26
216 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

185 cm
38
201 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 14 - 7 - 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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rj McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McLovin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but McLovin keeps moving.

McLovin has an active guard here but Wilkinson has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilkinson is looking to take a break and control but McLovin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilkinson trying to mount his opponent but McLovin defends it.

Wilkinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Wilkinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilkinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to control the pace but McLovin is squirming around nicely.
Wilkinson prevents McLovin from getting the reversal.

McLovin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilkinson.
McLovin is in all sorts of trouble here.

Wilkinson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McLovin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wilkinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLovin keeps working.
McLovin is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wilkinson is trying to control but can't.
McLovin prevents Wilkinson from improving his position.

Wilkinson actively working from the bottom here.

Wilkinson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilkinson won't allow McLovin to pass to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McLovin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wilkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. McLovin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McLovin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilkinson, right into the meat.
McLovin moves out of range of the body kick.
McLovin throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
Wilkinson throws a nice looking combination but McLovin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from McLovin.

Wilkinson clinches.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLovin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
McLovin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLovin tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLovin tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
McLovin misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLovin's face.
Wilkinson landing knees to the head.

Wilkinson successfully pulls guard.

Wilkinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McLovin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McLovin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wilkinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McLovin defends it easily.

Wilkinson is looking for a triangle but McLovin pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilkinson looking to control.
Wilkinson wants to sweep here but McLovin controlling him for the moment.
Wilkinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing McLovin from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson has McLovin pulled in close to control his posture.
McLovin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McLovin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by McLovin. Beautiful body shot.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but McLovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkinson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wilkinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clay Wilkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkinson stops McLovin from getting back to his feet.
Wilkinson works his way into full mount!
Wilkinson controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wilkinson has control of McLovin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McLovin regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wilkinson. What's that going to do exactly?
McLovin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wilkinson controlling his opponent.
McLovin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McLovin working to try and regain half guard.

Wilkinson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McLovin wants to hold on but Wilkinson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is looking to get to half guard.
Wilkinson wants to control the pace but McLovin is squirming around nicely.
McLovin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McLovin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilkinson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson advances position into side control!
McLovin is trying to improve his position.
McLovin is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson wants to control but McLovin is keeping him busy.
McLovin can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McLovin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Wilkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McLovin has escaped the position, nice work there.
McLovin is trying to control Wilkinson's posture but Wilkinson avoids it.
McLovin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wilkinson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wilkinson controlling the pace for now.

Wilkinson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson wants to finish this one by submission but McLovin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wilkinson controlling from mount.
Wilkinson wants to control the pace but McLovin is squirming around nicely.
McLovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilkinson dives in and grabs McLovin's left leg, looking for a takedown. McLovin pushes down on Wilkinson's head and hops out.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilkinson shoots in and bounces McLovin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McLovin keeping moving, preventing Wilkinson from controlling successfully.

McLovin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilkinson stacks McLovin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wilkinson!
Wilkinson works to advance to full mount. McLovin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
McLovin is squirming around, avoiding Wilkinson's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkinson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McLovin is looking to improve his position but Wilkinson isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilkinson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McLovin is working to get back to half guard.
Wilkinson content just to control the position here.

Wilkinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McLovin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wilkinson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McLovin tries to hold on but Wilkinson postures up.
McLovin working to try and regain half guard.
Wilkinson tries to control but McLovin wriggling away.
McLovin is trying to escape the mount.

Wilkinson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McLovin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLovin defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson works to advance to full mount. McLovin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wilkinson controlling the pace for now.
McLovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilkinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McLovin is looking to escape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Wilkinson is working for a guillotine from mount but McLovin frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking to control but McLovin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilkinson looking to ground and pound but McLovin is blocking nicely.
Wilkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLovin can do to turn this around?
McLovin tries to hold on but Wilkinson postures up.
McLovin is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilkinson has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLovin blocking the ground and pound.
Wilkinson looking to control but McLovin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson punching from mount but McLovin doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Wilkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilkinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
An out of breath Clay Wilkinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.