PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Roach (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.

Wilson
vs
Roach

184 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Sydney, Mitch Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marko Roach!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Roach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marko Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.

Roach lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wilson sprawling to the canvas. Roach follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wilson hang on?

Wilson is rocked!

It looks like Mitch Wilson has been cut.
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!
Roach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson is controlling Roach's trapped leg to prevent Roach from advancing to side control.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roach.
Wilson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roach landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roach loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roach throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roach throws a big elbow that misses.
Roach distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roach throws a big elbow that misses.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
Roach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roach looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Roach is defending well.
Roach tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Roach's head.
Roach has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roach wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roach with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wilson is trying to control. Roach wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roach looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Roach's temple.
Roach is looking to escape.
Wilson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roach!
Wilson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roach hang on?
Roach is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Roach in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson looking to finish Roach with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roach!
Wilson raining down shots from the mount!
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Roach but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wilson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roach really wants to buck Wilson off and get back to his feet.
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wilson unloading with bombs!

Roach bucks Wilson off and manages to get back to his feet!
No joy there for Roach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Roach, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Roach against the cage but Roach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Roach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Roach misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Roach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Roach bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Roach misses with a double jab.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Roach.
Roach misses with a double jab.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roach defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Roach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Roach misses with the combination.
Roach misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Roach. Those never looked like landing.
Roach misses with the combination.
Marko Roach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitch Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Roach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Roach blocks the low kick.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Roach.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Roach.
Roach throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Roach throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roach did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Roach is trying to stand.

Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roach defends it well.
Roach tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Roach's head.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roach with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson prevents Roach from standing back up.
Mitch Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roach pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Wilson 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.

Roach has one foot on Wilson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Roach.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Roach throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Roach.
Roach throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roach.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Roach shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Roach misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Roach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mitch Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roach defends it nicely.
Roach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Roach lands a jab-cross combination.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roach tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Roach sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roach misses with a combination

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roach won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Roach parries the strikes from Wilson easily there. Wilson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Roach to escape.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Roach's temple.
Roach is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roach is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson landing strikes.
Roach is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Roach is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wilson is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach bucks up and tries to throw Wilson off but instead Wilson has got his back!
Wilson lands a shot to the head.
Wilson lands strikes to the head.
Roach is trying to get back to his feet but Wilson has full control of the position and if anything, Roach has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wilson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Roach is trying to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wilson.
Mitch Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson looking to break Roach's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Roach remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wilson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Roach is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilson is landing with strikes from the back.
Wilson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Roach could be in trouble here!
Wilson struggling to land strikes to the head as Roach covers up.
Roach is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilson scores with punches from the back.
Roach looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson has managed to slip his arm under Roach's chin. This could be all over... yep, Roach is tapping out! Submission win for Wilson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mitch Wilson!