PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahaj Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilkerson
vs
Hassan

201 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josiah Wilkerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wahaj Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hassan feints and as Wilkerson raises his hands in defense, Hassan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hassan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilkerson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilkerson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilkerson!

Wilkerson in the domination position with Hassan hanging on.
Wilkerson gets to mount! Hassan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wilkerson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hassan gets back to half guard.
Wilkerson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hassan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Hassan has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wilkerson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wilkerson!
Wilkerson 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.
Hassan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan wants to control but Wilkerson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilkerson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hassan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilkerson thows a huge punch but Hassan dodges it nicely.
Hassan wants to control but Wilkerson passes into side.
Wilkerson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wilkerson lands a few punches from side control.
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.
Wilkerson working away.
Hassan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wilkerson is controlling him well.
Hassan looks winded!
Wilkerson working the ground and pound.
Hassan is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilkerson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hassan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wilkerson working the ground and pound.
Wilkerson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hassan defending against the ground and pound.
Wilkerson 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.
Wilkerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilkerson controls the position.
Wilkerson throws a strike aimed at the side of Hassan's head but Hassan avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hassan defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkerson grinds an elbow into Hassan's temple.
Wilkerson cracks Hassan with a big right hand but Hassan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hassan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wilkerson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wilkerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hassan keeps working.
Wilkerson 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.

Wilkerson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hassan has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hassan is trying to control Wilkerson's posture but Wilkerson avoids it.
Wilkerson scoring with punches from side control.
Hassan wants to get back to his feet but Wilkerson is dominant here and he's now got Hassan's back!
Wilkerson lands shots from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkerson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hassan's head.
Wilkerson struggling to land strikes to the head as Hassan covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Wilkerson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hassan forces Wilkerson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkerson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hassan smiles and moves away.

Hassan feints and as Wilkerson raises his hands in defense, Hassan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hassan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilkerson is trying to keep Hassan in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hassan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hassan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilkerson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hassan is breathing heavily.
Hassan tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkerson is retaining full guard.
Wilkerson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hassan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilkerson wants to stand and escape but Hassan is having none of it.

Wilkerson has his feet on Hassan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hassan feints and as Wilkerson raises his hands in defense, Hassan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilkerson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wilkerson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassan's head.
Wilkerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkerson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilkerson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilkerson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hassan has wrist control.
Wilkerson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hassan's head.

Hassan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilkerson defends it easily.
Wilkerson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilkerson throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely.
Wilkerson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hassan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilkerson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilkerson won't allow Hassan to get back to his feet.

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

Wilkerson tries to keep at a distance but Hassan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilkerson fails to pull guard.

Wilkerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hassan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilkerson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wilkerson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Josiah Wilkerson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

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

Hassan manages to break the clinch.

Hassan gets a double leg takedown into Wilkerson's guard.

Wilkerson pushes Hassan off and gets back to his feet.

Hassan clinches up with Wilkerson and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hassan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wilkerson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkerson wants to get back to his feet.
Hassan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hassan punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkerson manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Wahaj Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hassan gets a double leg takedown into Wilkerson's guard.
Wilkerson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hassan being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkerson looking for a guillotine here but Hassan defends easily.
Wilkerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilkerson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hassan trying to control but Wilkerson is working from the bottom.
Wilkerson pulls Hassan in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hassan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilkerson.

Hassan takes the fight into the clinch.

Wilkerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hassan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hassan working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson manages to get back to half guard.
Wilkerson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hassan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilkerson pushes Hassan off looking to stand but Hassan dives back in and keeps control.
Hassan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wilkerson reverses the position - he's now on top in Hassan's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkerson with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wahaj Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilkerson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!