PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Slyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slyker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's Amazing by Kanye West. Wilkinson has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slyker
vs
Wilkinson

186 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

190 cm
26
216 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Slyker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slyker sprawls well. Slyker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilkinson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slyker paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Slyker clinches.
Wilkinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slyker avoids it.

Slyker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slyker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilkinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson trying to keep a closed guard but Slyker is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Wilkinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slyker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilkinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slyker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilkinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slyker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Slyker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilkinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slyker has managed to get both his arms back between Wilkinson's legs - danger averted.
Slyker with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slyker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Wilkinson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Slyker frees his head nicely. Oh but Wilkinson has switched to an armbar! Slyker is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Clay Wilkinson!
After winning the bout, Clay Wilkinson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.