PBP Commentary

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

Wilson
vs
Freitas

186 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Freitas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Freitas to the mat! Freitas manages to get full guard.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson pushing down on Freitas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Freitas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freitas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Freitas to control.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Freitas hang on?
Wilson 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.
Freitas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freitas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Freitas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Freitas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Freitas?
Freitas looks gassed!

Wilson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Freitas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Freitas tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Freitas is squirming around nicely.
Freitas is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitas tries to lock up and control but Wilson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
Wilson breaks from Freitas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
Wilson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freitas is looking to escape.
Wilson landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson wants to finish this one by submission but Freitas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wilson.
Freitas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson dominating with strikes here.
Wilson controlling from mount.
Wilson breaks from Freitas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freitas gets caught flat footed, as Wilson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Freitas wants to control the position but Wilson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Freitas trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wilson manages to pass to mount!
Wilson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Freitas?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson prevents Freitas from getting the reversal.
Wilson with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Freitas working to try and regain half guard.
William Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freitas tries to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.

Wilson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Freitas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilson.
Freitas wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Freitas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilson trying to control but Freitas is having none of it.
Freitas is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilson has a good base and remains in mount.
Freitas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Freitas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Freitas to control.
Wilson is landing with some decent strikes but Freitas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilson controlling from the full mount.
Freitas can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wilson with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilson landing punches.
Wilson cracks Freitas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Freitas is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilson won't let Freitas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Freitas is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Freitas is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wilson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Freitas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freitas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Wilson has an Americana. Freitas didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wilson is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wilson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). William Wilson!