PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drizontay Wilder (ranked 1648 p4p, 225 weight class) and Jolly Roger (ranked 2058 p4p, 267 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roger's choice of entrance music: Under Jolly Roger. Drizontay Wilder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilder
vs
Roger

188 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizontay Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jolly Roger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder connects with a single shot there.
Wilder cracks Roger with a good jab.
Wilder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilder with a hook.

Roger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Roger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilder throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Roger is chipping away with strikes.
Wilder is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Iron mikes mma that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wilder on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilder tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder taking a bit of punishment here - Roger scoring with strikes.
Wilder tries to improve position but can't.

Roger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Roger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wilder rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Roger's guard! Nice work there by Wilder!
Wilder distracts Roger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger wants to sweep but no luck.
Roger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilder.
Roger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilder is one step ahead there.

Roger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilder lands a couple of digs.
Roger 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.
Wilder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder throwing strikes but missing.
Roger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilder won't allow Roger to sweep him here.
Wilder with a flurry of punches that miss.

Roger looking for a triangle here. Wilder is fighting it but it looks tight! Roger pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wilder is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jolly Roger!
Our winner, Jolly Roger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.