PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Champ Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: The Last Dragon. Don Wilson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bombada
vs
Wilson

183 cm
37
175 lbs
31 - 29 - 0

189 cm
32
180 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Champ Bombada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bombada to the ground. Wilson is now in Bombada's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bombada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bombada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Bombada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Bombada!
Wilson wants to stand up but Bombada is controlling him.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Bombada from standing up.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bombada is one step ahead there.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bombada manages to get himself to full guard.
Bombada is controlling Wilson's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bombada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bombada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wilson throwing strikes but Bombada manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wilson tries to buck Bombada off but Bombada is having none of it.
Wilson looking for a sweep but Bombada has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wilson tries to hold on but Bombada pushes him away.
Wilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bombada avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson controlling the position well.
Bombada tries to stand and escape but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Bombada is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Wilson.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bombada breaks from the clinch.
Bombada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bombada throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries to bum rush Bombada with a series of wild strikes but Bombada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Champ Bombada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bombada swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Bombada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bombada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombada missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Bombada moved out of range nicely.
Bombada lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson throws a hook but Bombada avoids it easily.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bombada manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Bombada circles away.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bombada counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bombada's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Bombada shows good takedown defense.
Don Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Bombada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bombada keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson scores with a jab. Bombada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bombada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bombada circles away.
Wilson misses the body punch
and Bombada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bombada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bombada moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson misses with a combination
and Bombada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bombada misses with a wild combination.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bombada.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson swings for the body but Bombada moves out of range.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Bombada's defenses.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bombada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Bombada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bombada lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
Wilson scores with a one two! Bombada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bombada clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bombada throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bombada to score with a decent uppercut.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bombada circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wilson gets a takedown into half guard.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson with the ground and pound but Bombada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bombada has wrist control.
Wilson works over Bombada with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Bombada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Bombada!
Bombada wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Wilson is working an open guard so Bombada takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Don Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Wilson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bombada.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson closes the distance but Bombada moves to the side
and Bombada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Bombada does no damage.
Bombada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bombada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
Wilson shoots in but Bombada avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bombada throws out the jab.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bombada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson throws a right hand that misses
and Bombada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws the left hand but Bombada avoids the punch easily.
Bombada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bombada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Bombada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bombada misses with a body shot.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Bombada moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Bombada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombada ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
The fighters circling - Bombada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bombada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Bombada counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bombada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombada moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Wilson drives through and clinches with Bombada against the cage.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bombada.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bombada controls his hands.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bombada, pushing him back against the cage.

Bombada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Don Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Bombada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Champ Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bombada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bombada in his tracks.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Bombada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bombada.
Wilson misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Bombada's head but Bombada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bombada under the eye.
Bombada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bombada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bombada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson shoots in but Bombada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilson connects with a right hand. Bombada shakes it off.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Bombada.
Bombada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombada throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Bombada's head but Bombada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Wilson!
After the big win, Don Wilson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - MONEY LAUNDER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.