PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelenij comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Evil Deeds. Wilkinson has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zelenij
vs
Wilkinson

191 cm
25
219 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
216 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkinson. That's going to slow Zelenij down.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that misses
and Zelenij counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilkinson misses with a two punch combination.

Wilkinson clinches with his opponent.
Zelenij tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilkinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Zelenij swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelenij takes a shot to the head.
Zelenij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Zelenij manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zelenij.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelenij avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zelenij's face.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zelenij avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Zelenij blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zelenij is defending well for now.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zelenij.
Zelenij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zelenij lands an uppercut.
Zelenij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Zelenij throws knees to the body.
Zelenij fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zelenij throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Zelenij controls the action.
Zelenij misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson blocks the elbow strike.
Zelenij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelenij managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Zelenij blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zelenij misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson digs a right hand underneath Zelenij's ribcage. Zelenij let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zelenij throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zelenij avoids it.
Zelenij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zelenij's elbow.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Zelenij.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zelenij.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zelenij.
Zelenij throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zelenij misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zelenij is defending well for now.
Wilkinson is trying to drag Zelenij to the mat but Zelenij just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zelenij missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilkinson is trying to drag Zelenij to the mat but Zelenij just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Krokodil Zelenij has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
Zelenij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zelenij is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Zelenij blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Zelenij - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson misses with a knee strike.
Zelenij jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilkinson walks away with a smile on his face. Zelenij gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wilkinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wilkinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Zelenij keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zelenij circles away.
Wilkinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilkinson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zelenij counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wilkinson!
Wilkinson is looking to improve his position but Zelenij isn't that keen on the idea.
Zelenij controlling from the full mount.
Wilkinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilkinson tries to lock up and control but Zelenij gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilkinson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wilkinson wants to get back to full guard.

Wilkinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zelenij with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilkinson manages to get to full guard.
Wilkinson trying to control the position.
Zelenij postures up in Wilkinson's guard and throws a big left but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson is trying to control the position but Zelenij postures up.

Wilkinson is looking for a triangle but Zelenij pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking to control but Zelenij passes into half guard.
Zelenij takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilkinson is trying to control but Zelenij passes into side control!
Zelenij in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wilkinson prevents Zelenij from moving into mount.
Wilkinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wilkinson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson trying to control but Zelenij postures up.
Wilkinson is staying active underneath Zelenij, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson wants to improve his position but Zelenij is controlling well.
Wilkinson is staying active underneath Zelenij, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilkinson gets back to full guard.
Zelenij trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zelenij passes into side control.
Zelenij is looking to take a break and control but Wilkinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krokodil Zelenij will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilkinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zelenij circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkinson tries to score with a low kick but Zelenij moves his leg out of the way.
Wilkinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zelenij tries to avoid it but Wilkinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zelenij to the ground. Zelenij escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zelenij circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zelenij counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck for Wilkinson with that takedown attempt.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Zelenij circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a high kick!
Zelenij stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilkinson. Wilkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Krokodil Zelenij has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Zelenij moves out of range.

Zelenij forces Wilkinson back against the cage and clinches.

Zelenij lands a takedown into guard.

Wilkinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zelenij is aware though and is defending well.
Wilkinson trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilkinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Clay Wilkinson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zelenij is aware though and is defending well.
Wilkinson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wilkinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zelenij!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson trying to control but Zelenij is having none of it.
Wilkinson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wilkinson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wilkinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Clay Wilkinson.
Zelenij checks a leg kick.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelenij counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilkinson thinking.
Wilkinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zelenij misses with a low kick.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick as Zelenij jumps back.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zelenij circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Wilkinson does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilkinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.