PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Charneski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charneski has chosen Pongale por las hileras as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wilson
vs
Charneski

180 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
207 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Charneski!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swings for the body but Charneski moves out of range.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Charneski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charneski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Charneski circles away.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Charneski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Charneski saw that one coming.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Charneski saw that one coming.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Charneski pushes him off.
Charneski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Charneski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charneski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Charneski counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Charneski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a hook to the body
and Charneski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charneski counters with a one-two to the body.
Charneski lands the left hand.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charneski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charneski's waist but Charneski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
Wilson throws a sloppy body shot
and Charneski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charneski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson misses the body punch
and Charneski counters with a right hand to the body.
Charneski lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charneski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charneski throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson is looking to wear down Charneski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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 misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Charneski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charneski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Charneski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Charneski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Charneski counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Wilson blocks the low kick.
Charneski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Charneski finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Charneski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Charneski finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charneski blocks a low kick nicely.
Charneski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Charneski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Still in half guard, Charneski seems content to control.
Wilson is not content to let Charneski control the position.

Charneski seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilson trying to control but Charneski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charneski wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.

Charneski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Charneski is trying to control. Wilson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Charneski not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charneski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Charneski sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Charneski does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charneski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Charneski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charneski slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charneski throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Charneski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Charneski coming out on top.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Charneski slips the punch.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Charneski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charneski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
Wilson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charneski counters with a right hand to the body.
Charneski looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Charneski's shoulder, as Charneski tries to avoid the shot.
Charneski throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Charneski counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charneski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charneski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body

and Charneski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wilson's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charneski chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Charneski slips an elbow through the middle.
Charneski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Charneski passes into half guard.
Charneski moves nicely into side control.
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.
Charneski wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Charneski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charneski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wilson taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Charneski wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.

Charneski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Charneski throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.

Charneski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charneski tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Charneski looking to sit in guard and control but Wilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charneski looking to control.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Charneski keeps moving.

That's four 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.
Charneski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson cracks Charneski with a solid left hand.
Wilson stands and throws Charneski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson lands an elbow.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Charneski's temple.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wilson trying to control the position but Charneski is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson scores with punches from side control.
Charneski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Charneski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Charneski staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charneski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charneski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Charneski to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Wilson misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Charneski slips the punch.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charneski.

Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Charneski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Charneski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luiz Charneski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charneski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charneski is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wilson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Charneski is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Charneski is looking for a sweep.
Wilson lands a few punches from side control.
Wilson cracks Charneski with a big right hand but Charneski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Charneski is looking to reverse the position.
Charneski taking a bit of punishment here - Wilson scoring with strikes.
Charneski is looking to reverse the position.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Charneski down.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Charneski's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charneski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Charneski is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilson from advancing position.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Wilson is working for a kimura but Charneski is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson is thwarting Charneski's attempts to control the position.
Charneski wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson looks to land a strike but Charneski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Charneski keeps moving.

Charneski has an active guard here but Wilson has managed to pass into half guard.
Charneski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charneski wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson wants to control but Charneski is keeping him busy.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Charneski gets full guard.
Charneski is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Slade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charneski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Charneski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Luiz Charneski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charneski is keeping the position for now.
Charneski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Charneski 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Charneski!