PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wilder
vs
Assassin

190 cm
27
194 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assassin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilder misses with a hook. Assassin ducked under it nicely.
Assassin feints and then cracks Wilder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilder down.
Wilder misses with a series of wild punches.
Assassin misses with a head kick.
Wilder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilder lands a jab to Assassin's midsection.
Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assassin throws a front kick aimed at Wilder's knee but Wilder avoids it well.
Nice shot by Wilder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assassin moves out of range as Wilder strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin throws a chopping leg kick but Wilder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilder.
Wilder fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder checks it.
Assassin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
Assassin thows a leg kick but Wilder checks it
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilder missing with a left hand there. Assassin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Wilder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Wilder throws a body punch but Assassin moves out of range.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assassin. Assassin obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Wilder.
Wilder looks to land a combination. Assassin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assassin ducks right into an uppercut from Wilder.
Assassin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilder catches Assassin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Assassin cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Assassin saw that one coming.
Wilder misses with a kick to the body
and Assassin counters with a body kick that stops Wilder in his tracks momentarily.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assassin misses with a kick to the body.
Wilder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Assassin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assassin, right into the meat.
Assassin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Assassin's shoulder, as Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
Wilder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Assassin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilder's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin connects with a solid leg kick.
Assassin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilder's sensitive parts.
Wilder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Assassin - that will leave a mark!
Wilder takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Assassin feints and then cracks Wilder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilder down.
Assassin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assassin connects with a right hand. Wilder shakes it off.
Wilder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Assassin's shoulder, as Assassin tries to avoid the shot.
Assassin is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilder has time to react.
Wilder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin slips a jab from Wilder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Assassin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Assassin wants to land a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Wilder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Assassin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Assassin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Assassin counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilder shrugs it off.
Wilder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Assassin lands a big head kick that sends Wilder tumbling to the mat! Assassin takes a step backwards and waves Wilder back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Wilder is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assassin feints and then cracks Wilder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilder down.
Wilder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assassin.
Good leg kick by Assassin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Assassin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assassin is looking to slow Wilder down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder checks the leg kick nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Assassin!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assassin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wilder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wilder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assassin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilder checks it well.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin throws a hook but Wilder avoids it easily.
Wilder connects with a right hand. Assassin shakes it off.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Assassin.
Wilder takes a kick to the side of the head.

Van Wilder's cut is getting worse.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Wilder does no damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assassin.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Assassin. Assassin obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Assassin's head but Assassin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assassin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assassin can pounce on him.
Assassin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Assassin throws a low kick, looking for Wilder's leg but Wilder calmly moves out of range.
Assassin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Assassin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brazilian Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to land a leg kick but Wilder saw it coming and moves away.
Wilder thows a leg kick but Assassin checks it
and Assassin counters with a low kick, right behind Wilder 's knee.
Assassin connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Assassin slips a straight right by Wilder.
Assassin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Assassin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wilder might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Assassin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assassin tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Assassin gets a clinch.
Wilder takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilder takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilder's face.
Assassin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Assassin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assassin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assassin backwards.
Assassin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilder.
Wilder misses with some punches.
Assassin looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Assassin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder swinging wildly here.
Assassin tries a low kick but Wilder avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
Assassin moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assassin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilder misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Van Wilder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Assassin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assassin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left and a right from Wilder both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a combination
and Assassin counters with a leg kick.
Wilder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilder's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assassin, right into the meat.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assassin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assassin.
A clash of legs there as Wilder blocks the low kick.
Assassin misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilder throws a leg kick
and Assassin counters with an outside leg kick.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assassin throws a low kick, looking for Wilder's leg but Wilder calmly moves out of range.
Wilder misses with a leg kick
and Assassin counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks to land a body kick but Wilder moved away.
Assassin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Wilder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Assassin lands a big head kick that sends Wilder tumbling to the mat! Assassin takes a step backwards and waves Wilder back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Wilder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Assassin.
Assassin shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Wilder takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Assassin sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Wilder bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brazilian Assassin!
Brazilian Assassin is the new middleweight champion!