PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randell Wilkingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Type. Simao Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Wilkingham

187 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randell Wilkingham!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkingham avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Wilkingham avoids it well.

Wilkingham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilkingham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilkingham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkingham stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilkingham moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Wilkingham is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkingham taking a breather here.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Wilkingham scoring with strikes.
Wilkingham working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wilkingham lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Wilkingham trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Wilkingham taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkingham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wilkingham controls the position.
Let's hope that Wilkingham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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!
Wilkingham working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkingham landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wilkingham is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilkingham working the head and body with strikes.
Wilkingham is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Wilkingham scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkingham is chipping away with strikes.
Wilkingham scores with punches from side control.
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!
Wilkingham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilkingham scoring with punches from side control.
Wilkingham controlling the position from side mount.
Wilkingham is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.

Silva is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkingham slows the pace down.
Wilkingham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randell Wilkingham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wilkingham closes the distance looking for a takedown. Silva stuffs it but Wilkingham still has hold of him. Wilkingham picks Silva up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Wilkingham slams Silva to the floor and that's really hurt Silva - he doesn't know where he is! Wilkingham throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randell Wilkingham!