PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiley Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Belmont (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
Belmont

213 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiley Wilkerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilkerson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belmont's guard.
Wilkerson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Wilkerson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belmont, up you get!
Wilkerson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belmont as he jumps to the side.
Wilkerson misses with a few strikes there.
Belmont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wilkerson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilkerson is staying tight to Belmont's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson wants to stand but Belmont has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Wilkerson passes into half guard.

Wilkerson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilkerson in particular looking to stall.
Belmont wants to get back to full guard.
Belmont is refusing to be controlled, as Wilkerson sits in half guard.
Belmont gets full guard.
Belmont wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmont wants to stand and escape but Wilkerson is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wiley Wilkerson just wasn't active enough.
A combination from Belmont does no damage.
Wilkerson shoots for a takedown but Belmont saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Wilkerson rushes Belmont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkerson is trying to pull guard but Belmont turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiley Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkerson managing to block the knees to the body from Belmont.
Belmont is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilkerson gets an underhook and turns Belmont into the cage.

Wilkerson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilkerson is working an open guard so Belmont takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wilkerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkerson tries for a takedown but Belmont circles away easily
and Belmont counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilkerson is breathing heavily.

Wilkerson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilkerson showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmont wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belmont tries to roll over but Wilkerson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiley Wilkerson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilkerson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wilkerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Belmont to the mat! Belmont manages to get full guard.
Wiley Wilkerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Belmont pushes Wilkerson off and gets back to his feet.
Belmont lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Wilkerson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Belmont did well to prevent Wilkerson getting side control.
Belmont is looking to improve his position.
Belmont trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belmont keeps working.
Belmont is trying to control but can't.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Belmont closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilkerson did well to prevent Belmont getting side control.
Belmont thows a huge punch but Wilkerson dodges it nicely.
Wilkerson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilkerson tries to get out of the position.
Wilkerson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belmont is trying to control. Wilkerson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson gets full guard.
Belmont tries to stand but Wilkerson is controlling from the bottom.
Wilkerson pulls Belmont in close to his closed guard and prevents Belmont from doing any damage or advancing position.
Belmont lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belmont wants to control from the top but Wilkerson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tom Belmont has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wilkerson misses with a double jab.
Belmont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkerson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Wilkerson as Belmont shoots in.
Wilkerson tries a head kick but it misses.
Belmont tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belmont stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilkerson. Wilkerson gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkerson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiley Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkerson managing to block the knees to the body from Belmont.
Wilkerson tries to pull guard but Belmont holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilkerson drops back down to his feet.
Belmont tries to break the clinch but Wilkerson is controlling the position.
Belmont stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkerson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belmont's efforts to push away.
Belmont has Wilkerson pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Belmont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Belmont rushes Wilkerson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belmont is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilkerson slowing the pace effectively.
Wilkerson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belmont avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilkerson looking for a takedown.
Belmont is trying to force a seperation but Wilkerson has the dominant position.
Belmont blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilkerson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkerson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wiley Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkerson tries to pull guard but Belmont holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilkerson drops back down to his feet.
Wilkerson stalling.
Wilkerson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belmont walks away with a smile on his face. Wilkerson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilkerson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belmont.
Wilkerson misses the jab.
Belmont scores with a three punch combo!
Wilkerson swats away the attempt to clinch by Belmont.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belmont clinches up against the cage.
Belmont is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilkerson gets an underhook and turns Belmont into the cage.
Belmont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkerson's elbow.
Wilkerson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belmont.
Wilkerson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belmont.
Belmont working hard to break the clinch.
Wilkerson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belmont manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilkerson is defended easily by Belmont.
Wilkerson stuffs the takedown attempt from Belmont. Belmont gets slowly back to his feet.
Belmont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belmont fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilkerson looks to throw a body kick
and Belmont counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmont stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belmont wants it to stay on the feet.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkerson shoots in and drives through. Belmont sprawls well.
Belmont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilkerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiley Wilkerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilkerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belmont on his heels. He'll look to pass Belmont's guard now, I'm sure.
Wilkerson postures up.
Wilkerson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belmont is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilkerson is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkerson throws an elbow that misses. Belmont uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkerson's guard. Nice move by Belmont!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Belmont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Belmont has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Belmont!