PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mijain Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Wilson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wilson
vs
Lopez

172 cm
18
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
154 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mijain Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Wilson moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson pushes Lopez away with a front kick.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wilson throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilson thows a body kick. Lopez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Wilson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilson lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Don Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Wilson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Wilson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wilson looks to clinch
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Don Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez taking a breather.
Wilson landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working Lopez over with knees to the body.
Lopez looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

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