PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Beauty and the Beat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Savage

192 cm
19
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Savage!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilson.
Savage throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilson throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Savage stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Savage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Savage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savage throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Savage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Savage. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Wilson scores with a one two! Savage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Savage. That snapped Wilson's head back.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savage.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Savage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage scores with a jab to the body.

Savage clinches.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Savage wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Wilson takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Savage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Savage backpedaling.
Savage avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice straight punches there by Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savage.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
Savage stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Savage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson is looking to wear down Savage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Savage. That snapped Wilson's head back.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage with a hook.
Savage throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Savage clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savage.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenny Wilson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savage scores with a shot to the body.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
Wilson defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.

Savage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Savage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Savage keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savage tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savage is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenny Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Wilson tries to move into range but Savage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Wilson scores with a jab. Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Kenny Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Savage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savage walks into a jab.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage thuds a left hand into Wilson's body.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot

and Savage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Savage.
Wilson has Savage pressed against the cage, preventing Savage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.

Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Savage digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Savage takes a step back to recover.
Savage misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilson checks a leg kick.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson with a hook.
Savage stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Wilson works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
William Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Savage takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilson has time to react.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
Savage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilson lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Savage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Savage misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilson digs a good hook to Savage's body.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
A cross from Wilson lands.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage misses with a body punch
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage misses with a low kick as Wilson jumps back.
Savage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage connects with a body shot.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a one two combo.
Savage tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Wilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wilson slips under a jab from Savage.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson with a jab.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Wilson throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Savage fails with an attempt to clinch.

Savage rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Savage has him pressed against the cage.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Savage lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage scores with a nice strike.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Wilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage is looking to clinch.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Savage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savage misses with a body punch.
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Savage.
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savage tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Savage back against the cage.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Savage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kenny Wilson!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Kenny Wilson!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Kenny Wilson!

Kenny Wilson wins by unanimous decision!