PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1279 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 156 p4p, 125 weight class). Gellar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. James Randi exposes Uri Geller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Uri Gellar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Wilder's chin.

Wilder
vs
Gellar

170 cm
36
167
23 - 17 - 1

166 cm
38
165
35 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Gellar misses
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gellar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Gellar. No joy for Wilder on that attempt.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gellar moves into the clinch.
Wilder working hard to break the clinch.
Wilder tries to circle away but Gellar has him pinned against the cage.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Gellar lands a body shot.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilder.
Gellar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Gellar.

Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gellar throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gellar is fending him off so far but Wilder persists. Nope, Gellar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Wilder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Gellar avoids them all with ease.
Wilder swats away the attempt to clinch by Gellar.
Gellar with the inside leg kick.

Gellar closes the distance and pushes Wilder back into the cage.
Gellar tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gellar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilder. Wilder obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Wilder blocks the low kick.

Gellar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilder, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Gellar has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Gellar tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilder obliges.
Wilder pushes off an throws an elbow but Gellar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wilder breaks from the clinch.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar looks to land a body kick but Wilder moved away.
A head kick by Wilder misses
and Gellar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilder checks a low kick from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body shot.

Gellar clinches up with Wilder and pushes him back against the cage.

Wilder breaks from the clinch.

Gellar gets a clinch.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Wilder.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar is leaning against Wilder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wilder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gellar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilder's efforts to push away.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Gellar avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Gellar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gellar moves in looking to clinch but Wilder pushes him off.
Gellar throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Gellar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Gellar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gellar scores with a spinning back kick!
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gellar. Gellar obviously looking to wear him down.
Gellar misses with a hook

and Wilder moves into the clinch.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Wilder blocking some punches.
I was talking to Wilder's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Wilder.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Wilder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
Wilder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.

Wilder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar throws a leg kick but Wilder moved away.
As Gellar tries to get set, Wilder tries to push him back and clinch up but Gellar manages to avoid the attempt.
Wilder misses with a double jab.
Gellar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wilder counters with a series of strikes. Gellar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gellar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Uri Gellar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Gellar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gellar looks to clinch
and Wilder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Wilder drives through and clinches with Gellar against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Gellar.

Wilder manages to break the clinch.
Wilder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a head kick that misses.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder blocks a leg kick.
Gellar dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
Gellar tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gellar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Wilder.
Gellar throws a body kick that misses.
Wilder drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gellar sprawls and moves away.
Wilder misses with a head kick.
Gellar scores with a head kick.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack Wilder is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gellar backs up against the cage.
Jack Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gellar slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilder, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries to clinch up.
Gellar throws a chopping leg kick but Wilder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Wilder. Wilder maintains the clinch.
Wilder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gellar has him pressed against the cage.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder taking a breather.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.

Wilder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilder misses with a two punch combination.
Gellar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Gellar tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Gellar.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Uri Gellar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gellar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gellar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Gellar throws a low kick but Wilder avoids it.
Gellar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Gellar.
Gellar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gellar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilder misses with a body kick.
Wilder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gellar misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar tries to clinch there but Wilder circles away.
Gellar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Wilder is looking for a counter combo.
Wilder blocks a head kick by Gellar.
Wilder looks to land a combination. Gellar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good leg kick by Wilder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Wilder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wilder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar gets through Wilder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder wants to get back to striking at distance but Gellar won't allow it.
Wilder misses with a punch to the body.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Wilder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gellar tries to clinch but Wilder moves out of range.
Gellar throws a big shot that misses.
Wilder went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Gellar.
Gellar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilder throws a shot to the body.

Wilder drives through and clinches with Gellar against the cage.

Wilder breaks from the clinch.

Wilder rushes Gellar and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Wilder prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar has Wilder pressed against the cage, preventing Wilder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gellar misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder blocking some punches.
Wilder blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gellar backwards.
Wilder tries to break free but Gellar pushes him back against the cage.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wilder.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.

Wilder breaks the clinch.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gellar closes the distance and pushes Wilder back into the cage.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Wilder.
Wilder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Wilder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gellar moves into range and clinches up with Wilder.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gellar misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gellar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Gellar!
A relieved looking Uri Gellar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.