PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luther Rennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: 2NE1: FIRE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rennis
vs
Wilson

177 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Rennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rennis throws a shot to the body.

Rennis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Rennis getting side control.
Rennis trying to pass the guard but Wilson defending well.

Rennis is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Rennis in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rennis wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rennis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Rennis working the head and body with strikes.

Rennis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rennis prevents Wilson from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rennis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rennis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rennis is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rennis to get the leverage.
Rennis is pressing down on Wilson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilson is holding on for now.
Rennis lands with a punch from half guard.
Rennis misses with a head shot. Wilson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Rennis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rennis works over Wilson with some ground and pound from guard.
Rennis throws and elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rennis's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Rennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson pushes down on Rennis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rennis punching from the bottom.

Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rennis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rennis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control but Rennis is keeping him busy.
Rennis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rennis wants to get back to full guard.
Rennis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rennis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Rennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rennis wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Rennis is working hard here to advance position.
Rennis passes Wilson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rennis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
Rennis with a couple of short strikes.
Rennis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wilson wants to hold on but Rennis pushes him away.
Wilson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rennis is staying active.
Rennis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rennis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rennis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rennis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wilson turns into him and now he's in Rennis's guard.

Rennis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Rennis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rennis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rennis.

Rennis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rennis 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.
Rennis uses his free foot to push down on Wilson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilson.
Rennis avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Rennis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rennis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rennis landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Rennis connects with a bit shot that sees Wilson covering up! More strikes from Rennis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rennis is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Rennis!