PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Fight Music - D12. On his way into the cage it seems that David Wilson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Wilson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wilson
vs
Johnson

192 cm
25
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

185 cm
25
266 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Fightworld Formula

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wilson lands a nice forearm strike.
Wilson cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Wilson tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilson.
Johnson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Wilson looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.

Wilson looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Wilson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is in trouble now - Wilson has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Wilson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Wilson's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Wilson.
Wilson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Wilson wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilson landing punches.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Wilson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson shoots and misses

and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Wilson has passed into half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Wilson trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilson escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson wants to control but Wilson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.

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

Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wilson off and has taken his back!
Johnson tries to get the hooks in deep but Wilson pushed the leg off.
Wilson manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Johnson is now in side control.
Wilson trying his best to control but Johnson has mounted him.
Wilson tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.

Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wilson turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wilson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wilson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wilson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Johnson shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
David Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!

Wilson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Johnson is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Wilson!