PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 4006 p4p, 4815 weight class) and Ethan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 581 weight class). Wade Wilson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wilson
vs
Anderson

177 cm
25
177
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
175
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.

Anderson feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Wilson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks Wilson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson!
Anderson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wilson's legs.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Wilson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Wilson working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Anderson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilson working Anderson over with strikes.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Wilson passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anderson is positioning himself well to prevent Wilson advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wilson tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?

Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Anderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wilson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Wade Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.

Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson manages to get to full guard.

Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Wilson's legs - danger averted.

Wilson working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A nice combination there by Anderson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.

Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson passes into half guard.
Wilson manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.

Wilson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Wilson is looking for a kimura here.

Wilson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson keeping control of the position.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.