PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't no sunshine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wilkins
vs
White

182 cm
28
175 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

184 cm
27
173 lbs
11 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. White tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilkins is in White's guard.
Wilkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilkins 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.
Wilkins throws a big right hand that misses.

White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilkins defends well.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilkins is controlling him.
Wilkins scoring with punches to the head and body.

White working for a triangle but Wilkins defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilkins defends well.
Wilkins cracks White with a solid left hand.
Wilkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilkins cracks White with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilkins lands a couple of elbows.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilkins stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilkins stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilkins cracks White with a solid left hand.
Wilkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilkins is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilkins working some strikes from top position.
Wilkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkins is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilkins defends it easily.
Wilkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilkins is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilkins cracks White with a solid left hand.
Wilkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.

White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White looks winded!
Wilkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White has momentary wrist control but Wilkins slips an elbow through the middle.

Wilkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
Wilkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
Wilkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wilkins lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Wilkins there.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura here.

White actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins working White over with strikes.
White has hold of Wilkins's hands but Wilkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkins lands strikes from half guard.
Wilkins 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.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura here.
White tries to kick Wilkins off but Wilkins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura here.

Wilkins is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wilkins wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Wilkins!
Jay Wilkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry), into his post fight interview.