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). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Roach

184 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 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 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marko Roach!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Roach. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Roach misses.
Roach throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Roach swinging wildly here.
Roach throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Roach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Roach.
Roach misses with a series of wild punches.
Roach looks winded!
Roach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roach misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Roach.

Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roach has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilson trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson working Roach over with strikes.
Wilson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Roach wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Roach wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.

Roach is rocked!
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson stops Roach from getting back to his feet.
Wilson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Roach!
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
Roach is trying to stand.
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roach is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Roach is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roach hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Roach defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilson.
Roach wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roach takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Wilson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Wilson!