PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Wilson (ranked 2309 p4p, 2249 weight class) and Bruno Dias (ranked 168 p4p, 162 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Bruno Dias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
Dias

160 cm
30
140
7 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
140
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dias!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dias lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilson takes a step back to recover.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dias circles away.
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Dias gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias slowing the pace effectively.
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Dias lands a damaging elbow.
Dias landing knees to the body.
Dias lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Dias on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
Dias content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Dias pushes Wilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dias is stalling here.
Dias taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Dias's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dias.
Dias works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dias lands with a right to the head.
Dias lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dias.
Dias scores with a hook to the body.
Dias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dias leaning his opponent against the cage.

Dias is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wilson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dias to the mat. Dias regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Wilson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dias working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson passes Dias's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dias is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilson from advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control. Dias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Dias looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dias trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Dias is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson is thwarting Dias's attempts to control the position.

Dias looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wilson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Dias's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dias dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilson misses with a takedown attempt
and Dias counters with a nice uppercut.
Dias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Dias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias.
Dias is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dias circles away.
Dias feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias lands with a thumping leg kick.

Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Dias. Dias maintains the clinch.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dias shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dias pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Dias as Wilson shoots in.

Dias throws a left that rocks Wilson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dias dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wilson regain composure!

Wilson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dias is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dias tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson is not content to let Dias control the position.

Dias tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.

Dias working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dias stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias.
Dias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wilson fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with an outside leg kick.
Dias throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dias is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Dias circles away and we're back to standing.
Dias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dias slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruno Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dias lands the left hand.
Dias lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dias swivels and escapes.
Chris Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dias circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Wilson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dias follows Wilson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dias!
An out of breath Bruno Dias thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.