PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and faisal nosho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). faisal nosho will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilson
vs
nosho

188 cm
19
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

190 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, faisal nosho!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
nosho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
nosho misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson swings for the body but nosho moves out of range.
nosho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
nosho looks gassed!
nosho tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - nosho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nosho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
nosho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like John Wilson has been cut.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but nosho moves away.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for nosho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Wilson scores with a takedown into nosho's guard.
Wilson advances to half guard.
nosho wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. nosho defending well though.

Wilson is working for a kimura but nosho is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

nosho has one foot on Wilson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Wilson shoots in and bounces nosho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
nosho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nosho looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but nosho has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nosho's head.
nosho trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for nosho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nosho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
nosho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but nosho uses good head movement to avoid it.
nosho throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
nosho fails with a takedown attempt.
nosho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wilson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
nosho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilson stands up over nosho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nosho 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.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
nosho is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
nosho is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson throws a strike but nosho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson postures up in nosho's guard and throws a big left but nosho blocks it.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson throws a strike but nosho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
nosho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. nosho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
nosho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. nosho gets slowly back to his feet.
nosho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
nosho fails with a takedown attempt.
nosho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
nosho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.

Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
nosho is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson with the ground and pound but nosho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nosho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
nosho wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
nosho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nosho avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from nosho.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from nosho.

Wilson shoots in and bounces nosho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nosho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nosho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
nosho keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nosho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson is looking to wear down nosho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
nosho misses with a double jab.
faisal nosho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nosho misses with a wild combination.

Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
nosho struggling a bit here.
nosho holds on to Wilson's head and controls the position momentarily.
nosho dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
nosho is trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Wilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
nosho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson misses with the combination.

Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing nosho to regain full guard.
nosho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of nosho's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. nosho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by nosho!
nosho won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nosho wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
nosho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
nosho wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
nosho avoids the body shot from Wilson.
A right-left combo lands from nosho.

Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Wilson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nosho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
faisal nosho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
nosho is trying desperately to improve position.
nosho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
nosho wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
nosho tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
nosho is trying to escape the mount.

Wilson working for a submission but nosho is keeping him at bay.
Wilson thowing shots but they're missing.
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Wilson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, nosho has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
nosho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilson working nosho over with strikes here.

Wilson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now nosho is on top in guard.

Wilson looking for a guillotine here but nosho defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wilson!