PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
Dye

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dye has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Dye.

It looks like Mitchell Wilson has been cut.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
Dye lands a nice knee to the body.
Dye stalling the fight.
Dye has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Dye.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dye has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dye.
Dye gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Dye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Dye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Dye.
Dye lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Wilson letting Dye take a breather here.
Dye receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Dye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dye moves into range and clinches up with Wilson.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dye smiles and moves away.

Dye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Dye just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dye stalling.
Wilson tries to circle away but Dye has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dye landing knees to the head.
Dye slowing the pace effectively.
Wilson working hard to break the clinch.
Dye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson wants to break free but Dye has control.
Dye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mitchell Wilson's cut is getting worse.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dye taking a breather.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
Dye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dye tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Dye pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Dye stalls.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dye tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

Dye moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Dye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dye has him pressed against the cage.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Dye working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dye lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dye lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dye scores a nice knee to the body.
Dye crunches a lovely knee into Wilson's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Dye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Dye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dye feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dye should have avoided that one.
Cameron Dye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Dye's shoulder, as Dye tries to avoid the shot.
Dye tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dye is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Dye circles away and we're back to standing.
Dye tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

Dye forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Dye won't allow it.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Dye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Dye's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilson up against the cage.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
Cameron Dye seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dye lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Dye.
Dye leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dye lands a nice knee to the body.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Dye has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Dye has him pressed against the cage.
Dye taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dye scores a nice knee to the body.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Dye landing knees to the head.

Mitchell Wilson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dye landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Dye to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking for a takedown.
Wilson letting Dye take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cameron Dye.

Dye takes the fight into the clinch.
Dye stalling.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Dye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dye connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Dye has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dye obliges.
Dye has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dye lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Dye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson tries to break free but Dye pushes him back against the cage.
Dye stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cameron Dye.
Dye wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dye.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Dye sprawls well.

Dye takes the fight into the clinch.
Dye lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Dye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Dye keeps him there for the moment.
Dye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dye with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Dye keeps him there for the moment.
Dye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Mitchell Wilson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dye's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dye landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dye blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Dye.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Dye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dye lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
Wilson wants to break free but Dye has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Dye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Dye leaning against his opponent.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dye lands a damaging elbow.
Dye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Dye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dye has double underhooks.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dye just leaning against Wilson, taking a breather.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Dye lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dye stalls.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Dye is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dye.
Dye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Wilson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson is trying to drag Dye to the mat but Dye just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dye connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dye is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
Dye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
Dye taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dye continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Wilson tries to circle away but Dye has him pinned against the cage.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Dye with a knee to the head.
Wilson wants to break free but Dye has control.
Dye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilson blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dye gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dye obliges.
Wilson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Dye has the dominant position.
Dye working Wilson over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson wants to break free but Dye has control.
Wilson has Dye pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dye manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dye takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dye lands an elbow just above Wilson 's eye.
Dye scores with a knee to the head.
Wilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson being controlled against the cage.
Wilson is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Dye has the dominant position.
Dye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mitchell Wilson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cameron Dye!