PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dottson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck WIlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck WIlson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dottson
vs
WIlson

175 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Dottson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck WIlson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WIlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dottson keeps the fight on the outside.
WIlson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dottson counters with a shoot takedown. WIlson fights it but they end up in guard.
WIlson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
WIlson has momentary wrist control but Dottson slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dottson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dottson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dottson with a flurry of punches that miss.
WIlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dottson manages to get himself to full guard.
WIlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dottson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WIlson stops Dottson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chuck WIlson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dottson circles away from the clinch attempt.
WIlson tries to clinch up

and Dottson counters with a single leg into guard. WIlson didn't expect that.
Dottson landing with the ground and pound.
Dottson throwing strikes from guard but WIlson blocks nicely.
Dottson throwing strikes but missing.
Dottson throws an elbow that misses. WIlson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dottson's guard. Nice move by WIlson!
WIlson trying to control but Dottson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chuck WIlson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dottson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts WIlson as he jumps to the side.
WIlson moves in looking to clinch but Dottson pushes him off.
Chuck WIlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dottson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WIlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dottson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Michael Dottson has been cut.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dottson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WIlson tries to clinch but Dottson moves out of range.
WIlson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dottson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in WIlson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
WIlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
WIlson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dottson's guard.
WIlson throws a strike but Dottson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dottson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dottson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dottson is looking to work some ground and pound but WIlson has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dottson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dottson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dottson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dottson is working WIlson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
WIlson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
WIlson wants to control but Dottson is keeping him busy.
Dottson wants to get back to his feet.
WIlson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dottson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Dottson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Dottson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

WIlson is looking to clinch but Dottson is avoiding it.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dottson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WIlson misses with a double jab.
WIlson closes the distance but Dottson moves to the side

and Dottson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
WIlson pushes Dottson off looking to stand but Dottson dives back in and keeps control.
Dottson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks WIlson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
WIlson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dottson lands a nice short elbow.
Dottson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed WIlson's head.
Dottson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
WIlson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Dottson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dottson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dottson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed WIlson's head.
WIlson trying to control from the bottom.
Dottson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks WIlson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. WIlson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
WIlson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dottson.
Dottson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as WIlson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dottson is looking to work some ground and pound but WIlson has wrist control.
WIlson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
WIlson has momentary wrist control but Dottson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dottson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WIlson looking to control.
Dottson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
WIlson is trying to control the position but Dottson postures up.
Dottson is in close to WIlson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dottson won't allow WIlson to get back to his feet.
Dottson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dottson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of WIlson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dottson throws a big elbow that misses.
Dottson works over WIlson with some ground and pound from guard.
Dottson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
WIlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dottson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dottson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as WIlson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dottson throwing strikes but missing.
Dottson throws a strike but WIlson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
WIlson trying to control but Dottson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dottson wants to stand but WIlson is controlling the position.
Michael Dottson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chuck WIlson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
WIlson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dottson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. WIlson defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
WIlson misses with the combination.
Dottson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. WIlson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Dottson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WIlson tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Dottson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
WIlson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dottson working some strikes from top position.
Dottson postures up and lands a big shot to WIlson's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dottson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
WIlson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Dottson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Dottson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

WIlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dottson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts WIlson as he jumps to the side.
Dottson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but WIlson avoids it really well and circles away.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dottson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WIlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dottson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WIlson wants to clinch

and Dottson counters with a shoot takedown. WIlson fights it but they end up in guard.
Dottson won't allow WIlson to get back to his feet.
Dottson stands up over WIlson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
WIlson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dottson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dottson is looking to work some ground and pound but WIlson has wrist control.
Dottson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dottson postures up in WIlson's guard and throws a big left but WIlson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlson wants to stand and escape but Dottson is having none of it.
Dottson is looking to work some ground and pound but WIlson has wrist control.
WIlson is trying to control the position but Dottson postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dottson scoring with punches to the head and body.
WIlson controls Dottson momentarily but Dottson frees himself.
Dottson tries to free his leg and advance position but WIlson is retaining full guard.
Dottson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dottson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dottson preventing the sweep.
Dottson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
WIlson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dottson.
Dottson throwing strikes from guard but WIlson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dottson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dottson throws a big elbow that misses.
WIlson wants to stand up but Dottson is controlling him.
WIlson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dottson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dottson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WIlson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dottson postures up in WIlson's guard and throws a big left but WIlson blocks it.
WIlson keeping full guard, as Dottson tries to pass.
Dottson won't allow WIlson to get back to his feet.
Dottson forces his way into half guard.
WIlson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dottson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dottson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dottson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dottson lands strikes from half guard.
Dottson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed WIlson's head.
Dottson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed WIlson's head.
WIlson wants to get back to his feet.
WIlson tries to get to full guard but Dottson has control of the leg.
Dottson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dottson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
WIlson misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dottson working WIlson over with strikes.
WIlson trying to control here.
Dottson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dottson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dottson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dottson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dottson throwing shots but WIlson is blocking nicely.
Dottson looks to land a strike but WIlson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dottson is looking to work some ground and pound but WIlson has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
WIlson is looking to stand up but Dottson isn't so interested in that idea.
Dottson cracks WIlson with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Dottson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dottson, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Dottson!