PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Aroo (ranked 3950 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Billy Wilson (ranked 473 p4p, 374 weight class). Wilson has chosen Under the knife as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aroo
vs
Wilson

193 cm
24
199
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
215
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Suit Up!

Redemption ink
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kang Aroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson controlling the position.
Wilson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aroo is avoiding damage well.
Aroo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aroo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aroo, who protects the arm well.
Aroo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroo manages to get back to half guard.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson not doing much here.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Wilson working over Aroo with some ground and pound. Aroo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson is pressing down on Aroo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aroo is holding on for now.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Aroo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Aroo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson is thwarting Aroo's attempts to control the position.
Wilson passes to side control.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aroo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Wilson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aroo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the action but Aroo is working from the bottom.
Wilson slows the pace down.
Wilson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aroo is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson cracks Aroo with a big elbow.
Aroo is letting Wilson control him for a moment.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is putting a hurting on Aroo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilson looks up at the clock and then as Aroo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wilson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson wants to control but Aroo is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aroo tries to escape but Wilson is in control.
Aroo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aroo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aroo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.

Wilson gets the takedown into side control.

Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aroo dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Billy Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aroo is not content to let Wilson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aroo dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aroo keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Aroo's temple.
Wilson in side control lands a decent elbow.

Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Aroo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson cracks Aroo with a big right hand but Aroo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aroo to see if he's OK.
Wilson throws an elbow but Aroo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilson just content to control the position.
Wilson working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroo regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
Aroo is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aroo has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson passes to side control.
Wilson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Aroo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aroo tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wilson tries for a kimura but Aroo is defending well.
Wilson 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.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson swings around for an armbar but Aroo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wilson's guard.
Aroo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Aroo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Wilson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aroo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wilson has tightened it up now! Aroo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Wilson!
After winning the bout, Billy Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.