PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Winston Wilson
vs
Vladimir

188 cm
32
210 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Vladimir!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vladimir if he has to take too many more of those.
Vladimir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Vladimir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladimir.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vladimir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Vladimir is avoiding it.
Vladimir slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilson tries to work over Vladimir's front leg with a kick but Vladimir checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Vladimir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Vladimir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson lands a head kick. Vladimir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Winston Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Vladimir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Vladimir pushes him off.
Vladimir throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Vladimir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wade Winston Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wilson rushes Vladimir and presses him up against the cage.
Vladimir gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson keeps control of Vladimir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vladimir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson lands a leg kick that knocks Vladimir off balance momentarily.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vladimir swivels and escapes.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson wants to land a leg kick but Vladimir is out of range.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vladimir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Vladimir 's knee.
Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir moves away
and Vladimir counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladimir. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladimir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Vladimir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Vladimir down.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vladimir missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Winston Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir moves away
and Vladimir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir is having none of it.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Vladimir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Vladimir slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson with a hook.
Wilson moves to clinch but Vladimir breaks away
and Vladimir counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Vladimir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vladimir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilson moves to clinch but Vladimir breaks away
and Vladimir counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vladimir misses its intended target.
Vladimir keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Vladimir moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Vladimir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vladimir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vladimir as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Winston Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vladimir paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wilson gets a clinch.

Vladimir breaks from the clinch.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladimir.
A slow jab from Vladimir misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vladimir swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Lord Vladimir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vladimir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lord Vladimir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wilson tries to clinch there but Vladimir circles away.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.

Vladimir manages to break the clinch.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Vladimir shows good takedown defense.
Wilson cracks the inside of Vladimir's front leg.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Vladimir is avoiding it.
Wilson wants to clinch
letting Vladimir counter with a right hand.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Vladimir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Vladimir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson slips a straight right by Vladimir.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vladimir's head.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Vladimir is avoiding it.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Vladimir misses with a straight left.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Wilson tries to clinch
enabling Vladimir to counter with a crisp jab.

Wade Winston Wilson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Lord Vladimir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
letting Vladimir counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vladimir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vladimir avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vladimir is able to avoid easily.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Vladimir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Vladimir stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson tries to clinch but Vladimir is having none of it.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Vladimir avoids the damage to the body.
Vladimir has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Vladimir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Vladimir blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Vladimir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Vladimir breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Wilson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wade Winston Wilson.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wade Winston Wilson!