PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton comes to the cage accompanied by Break Ya Neck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Caustic Are The Ties That Bind. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Clinton
vs
Wilson

189 cm
21
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
28
197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clinton is out of range.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Clinton. Clinton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.

Clinton clinches up against the cage.

Clinton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilson uses from the top position.
Clinton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Clinton raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Clinton dominating with strikes here.
Clinton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clinton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wilson because Clinton loaded up on that one.

Clinton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wilson is now in Clinton's guard. A big mistake from Clinton there, giving up the dominant position!
Clinton wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clinton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson tries to stand but Clinton is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clinton is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clinton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clinton looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clinton's guard. Nice move by Wilson!

Clinton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clinton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Clinton has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Clinton has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
Clinton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Clinton has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Clinton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clinton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Clinton moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton avoids the head kick by Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Clinton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clinton.
Clinton dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clinton. That did some damage!
Clinton fails with a takedown attempt.
Clinton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilson.
Clinton tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.

Clinton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clinton tries to move to mount but Wilson blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Clinton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Clinton is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.

Clinton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wilson down.
Wilson is not content to let Clinton control the position.
Clinton controlling from side mount.
Clinton is putting a hurting on Wilson here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton takes a little break here. Wilson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Clinton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wilson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Clinton lands a nice forearm strike.
Clinton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Clinton.

Clinton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Clinton cracks Wilson with a big right hand but Wilson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clinton is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
Bill Clinton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wilson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton advances to full mount.
Clinton working Wilson over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Clinton dominated that second round.
That's time! Clinton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Clinton drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinton won't allow it.

Clinton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clinton is pressing down on Wilson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilson is holding on for now.
Clinton passes to full mount!
Clinton misses with a head shot.

Clinton goes for an armbar but Wilson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wilson.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clinton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clinton is on top in guard.
Clinton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clinton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
Clinton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clinton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clinton pushing down on Wilson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Clinton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bill Clinton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clinton in particular looking to stall.
Clinton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson tries to roll over but Clinton keeps him under control.
Clinton sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Clinton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clinton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Clinton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Clinton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Bill Clinton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Clinton throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson tries to score with a low kick but Clinton moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Clinton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clinton throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Clinton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clinton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton thanked the fans post fight for their support.