PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilkins
vs
Terry

180 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Terry!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry throws a right and a left that Wilkins avoids nicely.
Terry misses with a wild combination.

Wilkins has Terry up against the cage in a clinch.

Wilkins manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Terry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Terry.
Wilkins stalling against the cage.

Wilkins breaks the clinch.
Terry moves out of range as Wilkins strikes.
A nice combination there by Terry.
Wilkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Terry doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Wilkins.
Wilkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Wilkins moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wilkins scores with a nice short uppercut.

Wilkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkins is looking to clinch but Terry is avoiding it.
A low kick from Wilkins is predictable there
and Terry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins works over Terry's head and body with a nice combination.
Terry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilkins scores with a nice strike.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Wilkins pushes him off.
Terry misses with a kick to the body.
Terry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Terry duly obliges.
Wilkins slips a straight right by Terry.
Terry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilkins checks it well.
Terry loads up on a big right hand but Wilkins slips the punch.
Wilkins lands a jab to Terry's midsection.
Terry looks gassed!
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!
Wilkins scores with a jab to the head.
Wilkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Terry counters with a series of strikes. Wilkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice cross by Wilkins.
Wilkins lands a nice hook to Terry's body. Terry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins drops Terry with a right and a left! Wilkins comes rushing in but Terry regains his composure and manages to keep Wilkins in guard.

Terry is rocked!
Terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Terry is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilkins finish him?
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terry seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Terry is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wilkins wanted to stand there but Terry had control of the position.

Terry pushes Wilkins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wilkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Terry staying out of range there.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkins lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wilkins.
Terry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Terry shoots in and drives through. Wilkins sprawls well.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Terry avoids nicely.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Terry avoids nicely.
Terry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Terry wants to clinch
and Wilkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Terry misses with a few strikes there.
Wilkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Terry counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkins cracks Terry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like John Terry has been cut.
Wilkins lands with a nice body punch.
Wilkins lands a jab to Terry's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terry moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Terry misses with a left hand
and Wilkins counters with a straight right hand.
Terry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Terry circles away.
Wilkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terry.
Terry looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkins is just out of range.
Terry throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkins.
Terry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilkins.
Wilkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Terry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Wilkins.
Terry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terry throws the kick towards the body but Wilkins avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terry misses with a body kick.
Wilkins tries to clinch up.
Terry tries to clinch but Wilkins is having none of it.
Wilkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkins throws a series of punches but Terry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Terry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Terry closes the distance but Wilkins moves to the side

and Wilkins moves into the clinch.
Terry wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkins won't allow it.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terry wants to clinch but Wilkins slips to the side
and Wilkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch lands to the side of Terry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terry throws a combination that misses
and Wilkins counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Terry! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Wilkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Wilkins!