PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elyas Pical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elyas Pical has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pical
vs
Wylde

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elyas Pical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Wylde!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde keeps the fight on the outside.
Pical throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Pical throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wylde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pical counters by clinching up.

Pical breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wylde.
Pical throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wylde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wylde darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pical moves into range and clinches up with Wylde.
Wylde working hard to break the clinch.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonny Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pical misses with a hook. Wylde ducked under it nicely.
Wylde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pical showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Pical.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
Wylde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pical has Wylde up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pical connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wylde's face.
Wylde being controlled against the cage.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical throws a head kick that Wylde semi-blocks.
Pical goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wylde walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wylde tries to bum rush Pical with a series of wild strikes but Pical uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wylde looks gassed!
Pical scores with a three punch combo!
Wylde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pical slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pical clinches.

Pical breaks from the clinch.
Pical goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pical slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wylde throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pical counters with a nice leg kick.
Pical works over Wylde's head and body with a nice combination.

Pical gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pical scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pical is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pical lands a head kick. Wylde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pical fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Pical closes the distance and clinches.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pical closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pical looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pical throws a series of punches but Wylde avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pical scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
Wylde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pical lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pical misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pical lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wylde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pical manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pical misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pical misses with the combination.
Pical lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Pical moves into the clinch.

Pical breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pical scores with a nice body kick.
Pical tries to clinch but Wylde is having none of it.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wylde duly obliges.
Pical is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pical thows a body kick. Wylde tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Pical pushes Wylde up against the cage in a clinch.
Pical crunches a lovely knee into Wylde's ribcage.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Pical is controlling him.
Pical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wylde or not.

Pical breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde swats away the attempt to clinch by Pical.

Pical clinches up with Wylde and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pical tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pical tests Wylde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Pical there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pical tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylde swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pical clinches up with Wylde and pushes him back against the cage.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pical throws a head kick that misses.
Pical throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Pical.

Pical darts in and clinches Wylde up against the cage.
Pical leaning against his opponent.
Pical connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wylde's face.
Wylde being controlled against the cage.
Pical tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde is trying to force a seperation but Pical has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Pical has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pical landing knees to the body.
Pical lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pical landing knees to the body.
Wylde is trying to break the clinch but Pical is controlling him.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elyas Pical is winning the standup battle so far.
Pical moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.
Wylde lands a two punch combo.
Elyas Pical is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pical looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pical moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Pical moves into the clinch.
Wylde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pical has him pressed against the cage.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wylde tries to keep at a distance but Pical has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pical breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pical lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pical takes the fight into the clinch.

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pical darts in and clinches Wylde up against the cage.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pical clinches with his opponent.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pical scores with a kick to the midsection.

Pical drives through and clinches with Wylde against the cage.
Pical lands a nice knee to the body.
Pical content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Pical breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pical fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wylde steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pical. That one must have hurt.

Pical moves into range and clinches up with Wylde.

Pical breaks the clinch.

Pical forces Wylde back against the cage and clinches.

Pical breaks the clinch.
Pical throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wylde.
Pical misses the body punch

and Wylde counters by clinching up.
Pical connects with a knee to the head.
Wylde wants to get back to striking at distance but Pical won't allow it.
Wylde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pical.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pical counters with a low kick, right behind Wylde 's knee.

Pical forces Wylde back against the cage and clinches.

Pical manages to break the clinch.
Pical scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pical throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Pical lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Wylde.
Pical tries to clinch but Wylde is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Pical.
Pical moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Wylde slips a jab and a cross from Pical.
Pical misses with a few strikes there.
Wylde throws a right and a left that Pical avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pical moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pical tries to clinch but Wylde is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pical has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elyas Pical dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pical throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wylde tries to clinch but Pical moves out of range.
Nice shot by Wylde.
Wylde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wylde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pical has Wylde pressed against the cage, preventing Wylde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pical tries to land a knee to the head but Wylde blocks with his arms.
Wylde takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pical breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pical misses with a two punch combination.
Pical pushes Wylde away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pical doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylde circles away.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pical moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wylde circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pical throws a right hand that Wylde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wylde also avoids with ease.
Pical misses with a head kick.
Pical thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pical tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Pical moves out of range.
Wylde misses with the combination.

Pical forces Wylde back against the cage and clinches.
Wylde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pical pushes Wylde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pical is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wylde can do to turn this around?
Wylde lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Pical has closed the distance and engaged Wylde in a clinch.
Pical landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pical's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pical slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
Pical feints a jab promting Wylde to slip. Pical then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wylde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wylde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wylde scores with a jab to the body.
Pical lands with a kick to the temple. Wylde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pical fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pical has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pical. Wylde shrugs it off though.
Wylde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wylde throws a nice looking combination but Pical bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pical throws a right hand that Wylde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wylde also avoids with ease.
Pical throws a nice head kick!
Wylde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pical moves away.
Wylde misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pical clinches up against the cage.
Pical unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Wylde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pical drives through and clinches with Wylde against the cage.

Pical breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde looks to land a left hand but Pical moved out of range nicely.
Pical dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wylde. That did some damage!

Pical gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elyas Pical has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wylde takes a knee to the side of the body.

Pical manages to break the clinch.
Wylde looks to clinch

and Pical counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pical.

Pical manages to break the clinch.
Wylde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wylde fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pical forces Wylde back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pical working Wylde over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pical.
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!
Pical keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wylde's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wylde's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pical pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pical misses the body punch
and Wylde counters with a left and a right that stings Pical.
Wylde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.

Pical rushes Wylde and presses him up against the cage.

Pical escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pical connects with a single shot there.
Wylde throws a right hand that Pical ducks under and follows up with a left that Pical also avoids with ease.
Jonny Wylde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elyas Pical is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pical throws a head kick that Wylde semi-blocks.
Pical stalks Wylde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wylde's face. Wylde staggers backwards, shaken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elyas Pical showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pical has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elyas Pical!