PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Tillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wildemeer Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tillion
vs
Washington

177 cm
26
181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Tillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wildemeer Washington!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillion shoots for a double leg takedown but Washington sprawls well. He's pushed Tillion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tillion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Washington tries to avoid it but Tillion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Washington to the ground. Washington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tillion fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Tillion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tillion drives through with a takedown into Washington's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tillion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tillion scoring with some ground and pound.
Washington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tillion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Washington is keen to just control but Tillion is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillion trying to control but Washington postures up.
Tillion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tillion tries to get out of the position.
Washington trying to control from half guard but Tillion is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington stops Tillion from getting back to his feet.
Washington tries to pass to full mount but Tillion defends it.
Tillion gets full guard.
Tillion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Tillion manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Tillion gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Washington is looking to control Tillion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
Washington looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tillion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tillion not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Washington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tillion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tillion's back!
Washington has the hooks in. Tillion is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tillion is trying to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington not allowing Tillion to control his hands.
Washington is hanging on to Tillion's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control but Tillion is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tillion is trying to get back to his feet but Washington has full control of the position and if anything, Tillion has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tillion is trying to break free.
Washington gets his hands free as Tillion looks to control.
Tillion is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Washington keeps control of the position as Tillion tries to break free.
Washington trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillion trying to control but not successfully.
Tillion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Washington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tillion is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tillion is holding onto Washington's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Tillion is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jared Tillion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tillion shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Washington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Jared Tillion has been cut.
Tillion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washington as he avoids it easily.
Washington throws a low kick but Tillion moves out of range easily.
Tillion tries to counter with a takedown but Washington is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Washington. Those never looked like landing.
Tillion attempts a counter takedown but Washington avoids it well and moves away.
Tillion shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Tillion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tillion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Washington tries to avoid it but Tillion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Washington to the ground. Washington escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Tillion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Washington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tillion is in Washington's guard.
Tillion tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Washington is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Washington controls Tillion momentarily but Tillion frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington keeping full guard, as Tillion tries to pass.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tillion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington seems keen to control Tillion's posture.
Washington can't keep his opponent in guard - Tillion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tillion throws a strike but Washington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tillion is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tillion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tillion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tillion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tillion postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
Jared Tillion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tillion postures up.
Tillion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Washington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tillion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tillion.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tillion working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tillion passes into half guard.
Tillion prevents Washington from standing back up.
Tillion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington won't allow Tillion to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washington trying to control here.
We've been hearing that Tillion has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tillion passes to full mount!
Washington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tillion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Washington hang on?
Tillion thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tillion lands a couple of good shots and Washington has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Tillion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Tillion's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tillion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely.
Tillion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Washington is fending him off so far but Tillion persists. Nope, Washington circles away and we're back to standing.
Tillion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?

Tillion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tillion showed some decent athleticism there.
Washington trying to control but Tillion postures up.
Tillion throwing shots but Washington is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington is trying to get back to full guard.
Tillion thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Tillion has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillion throws a strike but Washington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tillion throws a big elbow that misses.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Washington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tillion.
Tillion looking to pass the guard.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.

Tillion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tillion lands in his opponent's guard.
Tillion passes Washington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Washington trying to hold on to Tillion's head to control him but Tillion postures up.
Tillion thows a huge punch but Washington dodges it nicely.
Tillion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Washington trying to hold on to Tillion's head to control him but Tillion postures up.
Tillion lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillion working the head and body with strikes.
Tillion stops Washington from getting back to his feet.
Washington is concentrating on defense, preventing Tillion from advancing position.
Tillion works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Washington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tillion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Washington is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tillion connects with a decent elbow.
Tillion landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.
Tillion working the body and head with strikes.
Tillion lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Washington defending against the ground and pound.
Tillion landing a few strikes.
Washington defending against the ground and pound.
Washington parries the strikes from Tillion easily there. Tillion is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Washington to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tillion looks up at the clock and then as Washington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tillion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Washington can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Tillion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Tillion clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Tillion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tillion.
Tillion misses with the ground and pound.
Washington can't do much from the bottom here.
Washington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tillion.
Sloppy strikes there by Tillion.
Washington is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tillion is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillion lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tillion scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Washington is rocked!
Tillion drops a big elbow. That's hurt Washington! More shots from Tillion and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Tillion!
Jared Tillion made sure to mention his sponsor, BlackStar Athletics in his post fight interview.