PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

maroon
vs
Wilson

198 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maroon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
maroon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with maroon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

maroon pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson tries to clinch there but maroon circles away.
maroon fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. maroon sprawls well.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but maroon is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
maroon tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
maroon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maroon is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maroon is on top in guard.
maroon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
maroon cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
maroon trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson controls maroon momentarily but maroon frees himself.
Wilson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
maroon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
maroon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
maroon looking to pass the guard.
maroon wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to keep maroon in close.
maroon wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
maroon stops Wilson from standing up.
maroon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
maroon trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Wilson darts in and clinches maroon up against the cage.
Wilson is trying to stall.
maroon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.

maroon jumps guard.
maroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
maroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to control but maroon is working from the bottom.
maroon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
maroon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
maroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but maroon is keeping the position.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from maroon.
Wilson advances to half guard.
maroon works his way to full guard. Good work.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maroon is keeping the position for now.
maroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

maroon looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. maroon tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag maroon to the ground. maroon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
maroon has his takedown stuffed

so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
maroon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
maroon looking for a sweep. Not yet maroon, not yet.
maroon tries to strike from the bottom.
maroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.

maroon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and maroon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson is trying to keep maroon in close.
Wilson is trying to hold maroon in close to prevent damage but maroon has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maroon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilson is trying to stand.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. maroon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

maroon is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for maroon to get the leverage.
maroon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
maroon works his way into full mount!
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
maroon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson taking shots to the head.
maroon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
maroon lands a heavy elbow.
maroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
maroon landing shots from mount.

maroon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wilson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
maroon unloading with bombs!
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but maroon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but maroon maintains control.
maroon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilson throwing hammer fists to the chest of maroon. What's that going to do exactly?
maroon dominating with strikes here.
maroon landing punches.
maroon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
maroon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson tries to hold on but maroon pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
maroon scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but maroon has a good base and remains in mount.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! maroon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by maroon.
maroon unloading with bombs!

maroon has control of Wilson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
maroon landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr maroon dominated that second round.
That's time! maroon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

maroon fails to land the takedown.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. maroon sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilson.
maroon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilson wants to take a breather but maroon is having none of it.
maroon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Can Wilson hold on?! maroon is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
maroon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Wilson could be in trouble here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards maroon.
Wilson trying to control the hands but maroon won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Wilson right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wilson!
maroon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
maroon controls the position.
maroon is working the ground and pound. Can Wilson escape?
maroon is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wilson up.
maroon lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by maroon.
maroon scores with punches from the back.
maroon is riding his opponent, not letting Wilson buck him off.
Wilson covers up after that shot from maroon.

maroon working for the choke.
maroon trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Wilson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson manages to reverse the position and now he's in maroon's guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
maroon throwing short punches from the bottom.
maroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
maroon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
maroon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
maroon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilson tries to reverse the position but maroon maintains control.
Wilson wants to control but maroon is having none of it.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
maroon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
maroon lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by maroon.
maroon landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

maroon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! maroon extends the arm and Wilson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr maroon!