PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tra Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tra Fulton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Wilson's chin.

Fulton
vs
Wilson

180 cm
23
242 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

192 cm
27
255 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tra Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fulton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Wilson throws the left hand but Fulton avoids the punch easily.
Fulton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fulton throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.

Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Fulton is working away.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Fulton dodges it nicely.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fulton's head.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fulton defending well though.
Fulton trying to control but Wilson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fulton did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Wilson trying to control the action but Fulton is working from the bottom.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson throws a strike but Fulton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fulton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Fulton's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fulton wants to control but instead Wilson manages to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Fulton seems content to control.
Wilson is not content to let Fulton control the position.
Fulton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fulton looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.

Fulton looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fulton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson trying to control but Fulton is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fulton checks a leg kick nicely.
Fulton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fulton moves away.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fulton manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Fulton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fulton lands a body shot.
A jab from Fulton misses.
Fulton thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like David Wilson has been cut.
Fulton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Fulton. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
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 Tra Fulton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fulton misses with a body shot

so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Fulton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fulton advances to half guard.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Fulton is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Fulton wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Fulton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson gets full guard.
Wilson is trying to keep Fulton in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fulton misses with a looping right.
Fulton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson slips a jab from Fulton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Fulton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fulton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fulton.
Fulton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Wilson throws a body punch but Fulton moves out of range.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fulton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Fulton counters with a straight right hand.
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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wilson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fulton sprawls well initially but Wilson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fulton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wilson is staying tight to Fulton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wilson cracks Fulton with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fulton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fulton keeps working.
Fulton is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fulton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four 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.
Wilson moves into full mount! Fulton won't be happy about that!
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Fulton can't escape the position.
Wilson tries to control but Fulton wriggling away.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fulton?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson landing punches.
Wilson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fulton's face.
Fulton working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David 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. This is the final round!

Fulton throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fulton throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Fulton blocks a jab.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fulton slips a jab from Wilson.
Fulton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fulton misses the jab.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Fulton sprawls well.
Fulton with a nice cross.
Tra Fulton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Fulton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fulton counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up David Wilson's cut even more.
Fulton moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Fulton misses with the combination.

Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fulton wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.

Fulton looking for subs from the bottom but Wilson mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fulton gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson wants to control but Fulton is keeping him busy.
Fulton is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Fulton defends the submission attempt.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Fulton dodges it nicely.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Fulton is having none of it.
Fulton is looking to improve his position.
Wilson throwing shots but Fulton is blocking nicely.
Wilson looks to land a strike but Fulton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Fulton keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Fulton misses its intended target.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulton is just out of range.
Wilson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fulton rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fulton wants to clinch
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fulton misses the shot to the body.
Fulton misses the jab.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fulton is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Fulton throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Fulton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tra Fulton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fulton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tra Fulton!