PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Rai

188 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Rai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!
Rai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilson hang on?
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rai on the ground.
Rai lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rai landing punches.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rai unloading with bombs!
Rai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai unloading with bombs!
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rai breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rai throws some wild stikes that Wilson manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rai with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Rai trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.
Rai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rai working the ground and pound effectively.
Rai working Wilson over with strikes here.
Rai throwing strikes here but Wilson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Rai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rai scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
Rai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rai unloads with some shots from mount but Wilson bucks and avoids them well.
Rai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Rai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wilson tries to clinch up.

Rai is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
Wilson is refusing to be controlled, as Rai sits in half guard.
Rai is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rai is looking to stall here but Wilson recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rai cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rai passes Wilson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rai drops an elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson is not content to let Rai control the position.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rai.
Rai is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rai.
Rai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Rai pushes him off.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rai is breathing heavily.
Rai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rai stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Rai.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Wilson throws a series of punches but Rai avoids them all with ease.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Wilson clinches.
Rai is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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!

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson scores with a one two! Rai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt

and Rai counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rai.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Rai is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wilson stuffs the takedown.

Rai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wilson wants to control the position but Rai says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Rai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Rai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Rai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Rai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rai lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Rai.
Rai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilson hang on?
Rai controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rai.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Rai is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Rai isn't that keen on the idea.
Rai controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilson tries to lock up and control but Rai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Rai's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Rai!