PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Gogh has chosen Carl Orff - O Fortuna as his entrance music. Jack Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wilson
vs
Van Gogh

188 cm
21
289 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
225 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Gogh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson missing with a left hand there. Van Gogh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Gogh pinned against the cage. Van Gogh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Van Gogh moves out of range.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gogh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Gogh throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Jack Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Gogh as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Van Gogh throws a front kick that sends Wilson stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.
Wilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gogh lands a front kick.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That kick from Van Gogh tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Gogh scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jack Wilson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Gogh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Van Gogh tenderised Wilson's leg. Wilson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gogh. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Van Gogh chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Gogh.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gogh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Gogh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Gogh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Van Gogh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Wilson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Gogh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Gogh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Gogh scores with a leg kick.
Van Gogh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Gogh.
A head kick misses from Van Gogh.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Gogh. Wilson shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gogh, right into the meat.
Van Gogh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wilson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Van Gogh throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Gogh - the referee stops the clock and Wilson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Gogh. Wilson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gogh. Van Gogh obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Gogh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilson will feel that in the morning.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Gogh.
Wilson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gogh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Van Gogh knocks Wilson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
Van Gogh controls the position.
Van Gogh advances to full mount.
Van Gogh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Gogh takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Gogh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Vincent Van Gogh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Van Gogh counters with a solid body kick.
Wilson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gogh throws a front kick that sends Wilson stumbling back into the cage.
Van Gogh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gogh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Gogh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Gogh connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Gogh thumps Wilson with a low kick.
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Vincent Van Gogh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Gogh.
Jack Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Van Gogh tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Gogh counters with a leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gogh. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gogh. That's going to slow Wilson down.
Van Gogh lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Van Gogh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Gogh fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Van Gogh feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Van Gogh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Van Gogh keeps Wilson at a distance using the push kick.
Van Gogh connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Gogh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh throws a leg kick which misses Wilson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilson tries to avoid it.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gogh. Van Gogh obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gogh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Van Gogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Gogh feints and then cracks Wilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilson down.
Van Gogh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh scores with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Gogh - that will leave a mark!
Van Gogh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Van Gogh moves into the clinch.

Van Gogh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Gogh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Gogh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Van Gogh throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gogh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gogh, right into the meat.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Gogh.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gogh. Van Gogh obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Van Gogh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Gogh.
Wilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilson in the body.
Van Gogh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gogh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh scores with a head kick.
Van Gogh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Gogh, right into the meat.
Van Gogh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Wilson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Van Gogh rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Van Gogh, against the cage.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Van Gogh.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Gogh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilson avoids it.
Van Gogh working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Van Gogh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Van Gogh manages to break the clinch.
Van Gogh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gogh can pounce on him.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Gogh. Van Gogh obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Gogh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilson's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Gogh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Gogh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Van Gogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Gogh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Van Gogh!