PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dias
vs
Wilkinson

185 cm
24
227 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
216 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Merciless Gladiators

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilkinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
Dias cracks Wilkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dias avoids a kick to the body.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Dias avoids it.
Dias sizes up Wilkinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick.

Wilkinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilkinson connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Adolfo Dias has been cut.

Wilkinson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dias is trying to keep an underhook but Wilkinson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wilkinson wants to take a breather but Dias is having none of it.
Dias is looking for a sweep. Wilkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dias is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilkinson.
Dias is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson is keen to just control but Dias is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dias manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilkinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dias looking for a sweep. Not yet Dias, not yet.
Wilkinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clay Wilkinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dias moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dias checks a leg kick.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
Dias throws a sloppy head kick

and Wilkinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson stays in close to Dias's body and controls the position.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilkinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilkinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Wilkinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilkinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilkinson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Well, if Wilkinson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilkinson.
Dias blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking to finish with strikes here!
Wilkinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dias is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dias knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilkinson on the ground.
Wilkinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilkinson punching from mount but Dias doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilkinson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dias has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dias!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson seems keen to control Dias's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adolfo Dias's cut.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkinson's sensitive parts.
Wilkinson looks to land a combination. Dias sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wilkinson scores with a leg kick.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias throws a head kick that misses

and Wilkinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
Dias is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wilkinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson stays in close to Dias's body and controls the position.
Dias looking for a sweep. Not yet Dias, not yet.
Wilkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dias has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Dias.
Dias misses with a straight right.
Dias misses with a left hand

so Wilkinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.

Wilkinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilkinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilkinson passes Dias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dias wants to get back to full guard.
Clay Wilkinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilkinson wants to take a breather but Dias is having none of it.
Wilkinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dias's head.
Dias wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson works his foot free and advances to mount.

Wilkinson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dias is surviving well by controlling Wilkinson's body position as best he can.
Wilkinson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dias is trying desperately to improve position.
Wilkinson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wilkinson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias is in a horrible position here. Wilkinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dias is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Wilkinson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilkinson wants to control the pace but Dias is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wilkinson has hold of Dias's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dias manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wilkinson has control of Dias's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dias regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adolfo Dias's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilkinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilkinson's hands.
Wilkinson takes one to the chin there.
Adolfo Dias is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dias!
Wilkinson lands a front kick.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Dias has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A bone on bone clash there as Dias blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dias misses the target.
Dias lands with a straight right. Wilkinson didn't see that one coming.
Wilkinson slips a jab and a cross from Dias.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Wilkinson misses.
Dias throws a shot from downtown. Wilkinson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a nice head kick!
Dias misses with a head kick.
Dias lands a head kick. Wilkinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Dias.
Dias fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dias checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilkinson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dias punishes Wilkinson's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dias, right into the meat.
Wilkinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias 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.
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Dias moved away.
Wilkinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dias scores with a punch to the head.
Dias throws a head kick that misses.
Adolfo Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson throws a front kick aimed at Dias's knee but Dias avoids it well.
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Dias.
Dias misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming.
Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias.
Dias is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilkinson needs to keep his hands up - Dias had a free shot at his head there.
Adolfo Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dias blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dias is trying to break free.
Wilkinson landing knees to the head.
Dias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dias throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilkinson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Wilkinson.
Dias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dias wants to break free but Wilkinson has control.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clay Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias.
Wilkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias backwards.
The referee calls for Wilkinson to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias.
Wilkinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dias gets through Wilkinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Dias being controlled against the cage.
Dias swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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 Adolfo Dias.
I think Wilkinson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Adolfo Dias was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, I hate grappling...'.