PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Ruff Ryders anthem. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilson
vs
Pepper

205 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Transformer Supplements

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hal Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doctor Pepper!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson gets the takedown into side control.

Wilson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pepper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pepper keeps working.
Wilson taking a breather here.
Pepper is not content to let Wilson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper prevents Wilson from improving position.
Pepper is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Pepper regains half guard.

That's two 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.
Pepper is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Pepper is defending the position.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pepper on the ground.

Pepper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
Wilson throws and elbow that misses. Pepper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Pepper!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is controlling Pepper's posture.
Pepper advances to half guard.
Pepper passes into side control, despite Wilson's attempt to control the position.
Wilson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pepper seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but Wilson defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pepper manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pepper misses with a takedown

and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wilson trying to control but Pepper is working from the bottom.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pepper is keeping the position for now.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Pepper is trying to keep Wilson in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pepper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilson trying to move into half guard but instead Pepper has managed to sweep!
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson is tying to control. Pepper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Wilson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pepper's thigh. Pepper counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hal Wilson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pepper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pepper fails with the takedown

and Wilson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pepper's guard.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wilson advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Wilson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pepper throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pepper keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.

Pepper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control from Pepper's half guard. Pepper has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Pepper keeps moving.

Pepper has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wilson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Pepper has tightened it up now! Wilson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Doctor Pepper!