PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilkerson
vs
Williams

195 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Wilkerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch there but Wilkerson circles away.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkerson circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkerson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkerson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Wilkerson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wilkerson shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilkerson has a takedown stuffed.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.

Wilkerson forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.

Wilkerson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilkerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Wilkerson stops Williams from standing up.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilkerson is one step ahead there.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilkerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilkerson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Wilkerson stands up out of the half guard.
Wilkerson looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Wilkerson keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wilkerson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wilkerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wilkerson from controlling successfully.
Wilkerson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wilkerson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Wilkerson just wasn't active enough.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilkerson.
Wilkerson shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Wilkerson sprawls well.
Wilkerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilkerson's waist but Wilkerson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilkerson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilkerson is breathing heavily.

Wilkerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Wilkerson getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Wilkerson has control of the leg.
Wilkerson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is looking to control Wilkerson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Wilkerson just wasn't active enough.
Wilkerson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilkerson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilkerson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilkerson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.

It looks like Vash Williams has been cut.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilkerson has double underhooks.
Williams tries to circle away but Wilkerson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilkerson is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wilkerson down to the mat. Wilkerson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilkerson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
John Wilkerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vash Williams.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Williams clinches up with Wilkerson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilkerson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams jumps guard but Wilkerson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jumps guard but Wilkerson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilkerson obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkerson.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilkerson gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams fails to pull guard.

Wilkerson manages to break the clinch.
Williams misses the jab.

Wilkerson lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Wilkerson takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Williams is rocked!
John Wilkerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilkerson finish him?
Williams is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams thuds his right hand into Wilkerson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Wilkerson rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Wilkerson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilkerson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Wilkerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilkerson looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Wilkerson drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Wilkerson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams is trying to hold Wilkerson in close to prevent damage but Wilkerson has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilkerson not doing much here.
Wilkerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Wilkerson is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams wants to control the action here but instead Wilkerson manages to pass to full mount!
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Wilkerson avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
Wilkerson controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkerson punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wilkerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vash Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wilkerson clinches with his opponent.
Wilkerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Wilkerson has him pressed against the cage.
John Wilkerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vash Williams.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams tries to pull guard but Wilkerson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Wilkerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams blocks a leg kick.

Wilkerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wilkerson from controlling successfully.
Wilkerson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Wilkerson keeps moving.
Wilkerson pulls Williams in to control the position.
John Wilkerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkerson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because John Wilkerson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilkerson circles away.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilkerson back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilkerson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Wilkerson drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilkerson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilkerson gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wilkerson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkerson tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily

and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkerson is keeping the position for now.

Wilkerson pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Wilkerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilkerson lands with a slapping head kick.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries to break free but Wilkerson pushes him back against the cage.

Wilkerson tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkerson postures up.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wilkerson from controlling successfully.
Vash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Wilkerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilkerson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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 John Wilkerson.
Well Wilkerson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wilkerson!
After winning the bout, John Wilkerson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.