PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Willer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willer has chosen 50 Cent - Ready For War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Willer

162 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Willer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Willer on that attempt.

Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wilson postures up.
Willer keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willer is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
Willer looking to control.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Wilson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Wilson stands and steps away. Willer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willer on the ground.
Willer keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson stops Willer from standing up.
Willer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilson stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works his way into side control.

Wilson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A shot to de liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Willer looks gassed!
Willer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Wilson decides to stand back up.

Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Willer is pushing Wilson's head away, looking to escape. Wilson manages to hold on to the position though.
Willer is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Willer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Willer moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willer wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.

Willer wriggles free and stands up.
Willer connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Willer.
Willer tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Willer counters with an inside leg kick.
Wilson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Willer manages to get underhooks.
Willer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Willer down.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Willer circles away easily
and Willer counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willer wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown. Willer fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willer keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Wilson 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.

Willer slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Nice takedown defense from Willer. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Willer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Willer tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Willer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard.
Willer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willer wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Willer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Willer stands up from Wilson's guard - Willer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Willer sprawls well.
Willer throws a head kick that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Willer's guard.
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Willer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Willer is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.
Scott Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Willer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willer wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Willer working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willer digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Willer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Wilson has Willer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Willer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson wants to break free but Willer has control.
Wilson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Willer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Wilson pulls guard.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.

Wilson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Willer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wilson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Willer's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willer is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wilson.
Willer tries to escape but Wilson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wilson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
What can Willer do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Willer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson is pressed up against the cage. Willer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilson down to the mat. Wilson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Willer or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.

Wilson clinches up with Willer and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Willer.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wilson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Willer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willer, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Willer.
Willer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilson.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Willer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wilson trying to control but Willer is working from the bottom.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willer is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willer is pulling down on Wilson's head to control his posture.
Wilson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Willer wants to control but Wilson postures up.
Willer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Willer misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working away.

Willer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A left and a right from Willer both land. Nice combination.

Wilson has managed to clinch.
Wilson stops a takedown attempt from Willer.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.

Wilson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilson stalling.
Wilson blocks the strikes from Willer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willer is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Wilson is working for a kimura but Willer is defending it quite comfortably.
Willer is looking to improve his position.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Willer won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Wilson!