PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding has chosen Daydream in Blue as his entrance music. Johnny Wilson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wilson
vs
Harding

169 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

183 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Supreme Nutrition

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Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Harding!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
Harding thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harding tries to clinch up.
Harding throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Harding manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harding cracks Wilson with a good jab.
Scott Harding 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.
Harding darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Harding avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Harding tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harding tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson throws a big counter combination but Harding scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harding throws out a powerful jab.
Harding on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been informed that Harding has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harding checks a leg kick.
Harding tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harding has managed to clinch.
Harding misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilson.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harding avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harding tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Harding avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Harding can't break the clinch.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harding scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Harding - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Harding avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harding backwards.
Harding goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a left to the head.
Harding lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Johnny Wilson has been cut.
A short left from Wilson.
Wilson taking a breather.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Wilson prevents Harding from breaking the clinch.
Harding lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harding working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Harding trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Harding lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harding.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harding looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harding wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Harding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harding darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Harding misses with the combination.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Harding clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harding avoids it.
Harding prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Harding misses with a body punch.
Harding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harding throws an elbow that misses.
Harding tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Harding tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harding tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Harding.
Harding is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Harding takes a shot to the head.
Harding unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Harding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding tries to clinch up.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Harding avoids them all with ease.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Harding 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harding tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harding lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harding misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harding might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body

and Harding counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wilson! Harding lets Wilson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Wilson is rocked!
A jab from Harding misses.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Harding.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harding.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harding.
Wilson stalks Harding and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harding's face. Harding staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson throws a leg kick that is checked

and Harding counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilson toppling to the canvas! Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harding finish him?!
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson tries to get into range but Harding steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Wilson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harding scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Harding!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Scott Harding waved his t-shirt featuring Dauntless's logo in front of the cameras.