PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Wilson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wilson
vs
Bernard

184 cm
18
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bernard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bernard stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bernard is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Bernard keeps moving.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bernard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson trying to control but Bernard is working from the bottom.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Bernard's brow.
Bernard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control but Bernard is working from the bottom.
Wilson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Wilson tries for a kimura but Bernard is defending well.
Wilson trying to control the position but Bernard is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernard is looking for a sweep.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Bernard is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson wants to control but Bernard is keeping him busy.
Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bernard is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bernard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bernard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Bernard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson cracks Bernard with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernard is looking for a sweep.
Bernard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson trying to control the position but Bernard is working away.
Wilson working the head with strikes.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Bernard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bernard is trying to improve his position.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to improve position but can't.
Wilson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.
Wilson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bernard some visible discomfort.
Wilson 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.
Bernard is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet but Wilson drags him back down.
Bernard tries to bench press Wilson off him but Wilson keeps the position.
Bernard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilson connects with a decent elbow.
Wilson wants to control but Bernard is keeping him busy.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Wilson lands a nice forearm strike.

Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bernard, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Bernard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson scoring with punches and elbows.
Bernard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson taking a breather here.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Bernard's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bernard is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bernard throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Bernard misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Bernard.
Bernard misses with a two punch combination.
Mitch Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilson.
Bernard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wilson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bernard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bernard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wilson off and has taken his back!
Bernard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bernard struggling to land strikes to the head as Wilson covers up.
Bernard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bernard's guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Wilson passes Bernard's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bernard trying to control from the bottom.
Bernard is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitch Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Bernard is looking to improve his position.

Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bernard defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Bernard's hands, connecting with Bernard's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Bernard's head.
Wilson passes to full mount!
Wilson lands a big shot there that rocks Bernard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Wilson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bernard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Wilson wants to control the pace but Bernard is squirming around nicely.
Bernard is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bernard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson with a couple of short strikes.
Bernard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson breaks from Bernard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bernard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bernard hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bernard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Bernard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Bernard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bernard is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wilson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bernard?
Bernard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wilson lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Bernard looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wilson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bernard's face.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bernard is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilson has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilson looking to control but Bernard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bernard is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Wilson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bernard.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Bernard.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernard punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.

Bernard looking to score a takedown here. Wilson is defending well but Bernard drives through and ends up in Wilson's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Bernard from controlling successfully.
Bernard postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Bernard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bernard is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bernard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernard!
Wilson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mitch Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wilson tries to control but Bernard wriggling away.
Bernard tries to reverse the position but Wilson maintains control.
Wilson trying to control but Bernard is having none of it.
Bernard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilson looking to control but Bernard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Bernard tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.
Wilson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bernard's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitch Wilson.
Bernard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wilson eats them both and turns towards Bernard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saint Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bernard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bernard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Saint Bernard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saint Bernard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Wilson!