PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Wilder (ranked 707 p4p, 689 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 90 p4p, 88 weight class). Wilder comes into the arena with Tombstone - Avatar Darko blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilder
vs
Thomas

199 cm
23
275
9 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
265
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilder winds up and cracks Thomas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Wilder wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilder 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 one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Wilder.
Wilder wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Wilder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas 's head.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Wilder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilder is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colton Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a takedown

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilder is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thomas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Wilder has clasped his hands together around Thomas 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wilder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas parries the strikes from Wilder easily there. Wilder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wilder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wilder trying to control the position but Thomas is working away.
Wilder taking a break here but Thomas is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is not content to let Wilder control the position.
Wilder content to control rather than advance.
Wilder tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Wilder trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wilder drops an elbow to the side of Thomas 's head.
Wilder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colton Wilder dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilder moves away from the strike by Thomas .
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilder.
A big right from Thomas misses.

Wilder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilder wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Thomas is defending well.
Wilder thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder passes to side control.
Thomas defending against the ground and pound.
Wilder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wilder sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thomas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
An elbow from Wilder crashes against the mat.
Wilder cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wilder trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Wilder politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wilder prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thomas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Wilder looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomas is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Wilder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas trying to remain calm as Wilder controls from the top position.
Wilder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Wilder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wilder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Wilder tries to score with some ground and pound. Thomas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder working the ground and pound from side control.
Thomas parries the strikes from Wilder easily there. Wilder is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thomas to escape.
Thomas is letting Wilder control him for a moment.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wilder trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilder scoring with punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colton Wilder dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilder shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Wilder takes one to the side of the head.

Wilder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.
Thomas is staying active underneath Wilder, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilder is looking to stall here but Thomas recovers full guard.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilder is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Wilder is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thomas for as long as he can get away with.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Wilder showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Wilder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wilder manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilder controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilder has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Thomas 's face.
Wilder won't let Thomas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilder.
Derrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilder trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Wilder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas ?
Wilder landing shots from mount.
Wilder tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Wilder looking to finish Thomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thomas !
Wilder with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilder with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder controlling from the full mount.
Thomas wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilder.
Wilder breaks from Thomas 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomas is looking to escape.
Wilder is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Colton Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colton Wilder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilder tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colton Wilder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilder, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colton Wilder!
Our winner, Colton Wilder, 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.