PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uusisto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wilson
vs
Uusisto

188 cm
31
177 lbs
24 - 5 - 1

177 cm
27
178 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uusisto tries to score with a low kick but Wilson moves his leg out of the way.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Uusisto.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uusisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Uusisto slips under a jab from Wilson.
Uusisto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson cracks Uusisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uusisto looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson thows a leg kick but Uusisto checks it
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Uusisto misses with a straight left.
Wilson wants to slow Uusisto down by chopping away at his legs.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Uusisto keeps it at a distance.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusisto scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson tries to clinch but Uusisto is having none of it.
Uusisto stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Uusisto's shoulder, as Uusisto tries to avoid the shot.
Uusisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uusisto throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusisto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson slips a jab from Uusisto.
Uusisto tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uusisto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Uusisto blocks the low kick.
Uusisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uusisto blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Uusisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uusisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a hook.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uusisto working hard to break the clinch.
Uusisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uusisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 nice hook to the head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Uusisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusisto trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Uusisto into the cage.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uusisto takes a shot to the head.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Uusisto blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uusisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uusisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson tries to move into range but Uusisto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uusisto throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Uusisto.
Uusisto throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Uusisto misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto takes one to the chin there.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Uusisto missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uusisto scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uusisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusisto misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a good, hard body kick but Uusisto shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uusisto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uusisto is breathing heavily.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Uusisto keeps it at a distance.
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Uusisto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wilson. That one must have hurt.
Uusisto checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Uusisto.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Uusisto slips the punch.
Uusisto moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Uusisto moved out of range nicely.
Uusisto moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Uusisto thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Uusisto throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Wilson lands but Uusisto takes it in his stride.

It looks like Jurmas Uusisto has been cut.
Uusisto scores with a nice head shot.
Uusisto misses with a jab to the body
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uusisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uusisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Uusisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uusisto throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
Wilson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uusisto will feel that in the morning.
Uusisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Uusisto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson scores with a spinning back kick!
Uusisto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Uusisto sees it coming and moves out of range.

Uusisto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Uusisto prevents Wilson from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson has his hands clasped together around Uusisto's back. He's all about the action.
Uusisto is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Wilson tenderised Uusisto's leg. Uusisto is trying to keep his angry face on.

Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Uusisto controls the action.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Uusisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Uusisto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Uusisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Uusisto.
Uusisto is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilson gets an underhook and turns Uusisto into the cage.
Uusisto seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Uusisto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Uusisto blocks an uppercut.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uusisto or not.
Uusisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Uusisto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wilson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson defending well as Uusisto loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Uusisto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Wilson is looking to slow Uusisto down with leg kicks.
Wilson with a hook.
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Uusisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws a solid leg kick but Uusisto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilson.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uusisto in his tracks.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uusisto can do to turn this around?
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Uusisto's knee but Uusisto avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.

Uusisto is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusisto. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wilson clinches up with Uusisto and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uusisto blocks an uppercut.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uusisto is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uusisto blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Uusisto misses with the head strike.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uusisto backwards.
Uusisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Uusisto avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Uusisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uusisto blocks an uppercut.
Uusisto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Uusisto blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusisto.
Uusisto seems to have recovered his senses.
Uusisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wilson lands a jab to Uusisto's midsection.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Uusisto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uusisto scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Uusisto.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Uusisto misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilson - that will leave a mark!
Uusisto lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uusisto misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uusisto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
Uusisto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Uusisto.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson feints and then cracks Uusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uusisto down.
Uusisto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Wilson darts in and clinches Uusisto up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uusisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Uusisto down.
Uusisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uusisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson cracks Uusisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilson tests Uusisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Uusisto.
Uusisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uusisto digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson moves out of range as Uusisto strikes.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Uusisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Uusisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uusisto misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uusisto.
A head kick misses from Uusisto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a hook. Uusisto ducked under it nicely.
Uusisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab, jab by Uusisto - just one landing.
Donk. Wilson catches Uusisto right on the button with a cross.
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 connects with a body shot that sends Uusisto's belly button to the back.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Uusisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uusisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson connects with a looping right hand.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Uusisto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Wilson had his way with Jurmas Uusisto in that round.
The cut man is working on Jurmas Uusisto's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Uusisto sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uusisto throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusisto slips a straight right by Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uusisto throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uusisto slips under a jab.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Uusisto ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson throws a low kick but Uusisto avoids it.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uusisto.
Wilson throws a push kick but Uusisto slaps the foot to one side.
Uusisto scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uusisto.
Uusisto dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Uusisto's head and hops out.
Uusisto moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilson lands with an overhand left.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Uusisto circles away.
A low kick from Uusisto is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uusisto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
Uusisto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusisto.
Jurmas Uusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uusisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson lands a head kick. Uusisto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Uusisto to the canvas! Wilson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson retains his welterweight title!
Wade Wilson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.