PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Del Muro
vs
Wilson

190 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Del Muro is trying to control but can't.
Wilson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Del Muro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilson stands up out of the half guard.

Wilson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Del Muro's ribcage. Del Muro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Muro stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.

Del Muro manages to break the clinch.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Del Muro tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Muro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Muro wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson prevents Del Muro from breaking the clinch.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Del Muro tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Del Muro is struggling to control the position.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Del Muro is blocking nicely.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson looks gassed!
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Del Muro.
Del Muro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Del Muro tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Del Muro swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Del Muro has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Del Muro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro working hard to break the clinch.
Del Muro lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro wants to stall.
Del Muro is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilson drives through and clinches with Del Muro against the cage.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Del Muro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Del Muro managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Del Muro trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Muro into the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Muro.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Del Muro tries to tie him up.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Del Muro.
Don Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson has Del Muro pressed against the cage, preventing Del Muro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Del Muro's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Muro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Del Muro.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Muro is defending well for now.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Muro avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Del Muro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Del Muro tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Del Muro is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Muro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Del Muro working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilsons head.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Del Muro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Muro working aggressively here.
Del Muro throws a head punch that misses.
Del Muro lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Del Muro.
Del Muro is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Muro blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Del Muro's efforts to push away.
Del Muro looking to stall.
Del Muro tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson keeps control of Del Muro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks with his arms.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Muro wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Del Muro misses with the head strike.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Del Muro is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Del Muro avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson has Del Muro pressed against the cage, preventing Del Muro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Del Muro is trying to stall.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Del Muro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Del Muro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilson forces Del Muro back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Del Muro avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Del Muro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Muro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Muro slowing the pace effectively.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Muro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Muro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Muro blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Muro lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Muro taking a breather.
Del Muro wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Muro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Muro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Del Muro fails to land.
Del Muro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Del Muro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Del Muro throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Del Muro wants to stall.
Wilson prevents Del Muro from breaking the clinch.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Del Muro blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
Del Muro misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Muro's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Muro.
Del Muro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Muro avoids it.
Del Muro lands with a light punch inside.

Wilson is rocked!
Del Muro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wilson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Del Muro is unloading with more strikes now! Wilson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerardo Del Muro!