PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Wilkins (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.

Love
vs
Wilkins

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 Montreal, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Todd Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love swinging wilding here.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Wilkins pushes him off.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Love throws a body punch but Wilkins moves out of range.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilkins slips a jab from Love.
Love drops Wilkins with a big left hand and mounts him. Wilkins is in big trouble!

Wilkins is rocked!

It looks like Todd Wilkins has been cut.
Wilkins tries to lock up and control but Love gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilkins is still in real trouble! Can Love finish him?
Love is looking to stand but Love has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Wilkins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Love is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Wilkins actively working from the bottom here.
Love is thwarting Wilkins's attempts to control the position.
Wilkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Love tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wilkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Love decides to stand up.
Love lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkins moves away.
Love is looking to clinch.
Love looks to land a combination but Wilkins avoids it well.
A big left from Love misses.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dude Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Love.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love throws a jab when Wilkins was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love lands a really nice looking cross but Wilkins seems unphased.
Love misses with a looping left.
Wilkins slips under a jab from Love.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Wilkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dude Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love works the jab nicely.
Love misses with a double jab.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Love tries to sprawl out of it but Wilkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Love manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilkins defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Wilkins slips the punch.
Wilkins slips under a jab from Love.
Love misses with a straight left.
Wilkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Love swivels and escapes.
Love throws a big shot that misses.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Love throws a right and a left that Wilkins avoids nicely.
Wilkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dude Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Wilkins.

Wilkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilkins passes Love's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Wilkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilkins prevents Love from standing back up.
Well, if Wilkins 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Wilkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wilkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Love lands a nice hook to Wilkins's body. Wilkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Love.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Love lands with a nice combination. Wilkins backs away looking to recover.
Love works Wilkins's body with a nice hook.
Wilkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love misses with a straight right.
Love is looking to clinch but Wilkins is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Love.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love stalks Wilkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilkins's face. Wilkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love looks to land a right hand but Wilkins moved out of range.
Wilkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Wilkins persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Dude Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Love parries the strikes from Wilkins easily there. Wilkins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Love to escape.
Love is pushing Wilkins's head away, looking to escape. Wilkins manages to hold on to the position though.
Wilkins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Love!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilkins working for a guillotine from mount but Love is in no mood to give up.
Love is squirming around, avoiding Wilkins's attempts to control the action.

Wilkins wants to finish this one by submission but Love is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wilkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins trying to control but Love is having none of it.
Love wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wilkins controlling his opponent.
Love is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wilkins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins wants to take Love's back here but Love is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Love is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wilkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Love's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Love avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilkins.
Love is trying to stand.
Wilkins trying to control but Love is having none of it.
Love wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilkins looking to control but Love is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
Love avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilkins.
Wilkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wilkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Love is looking to escape.

Love defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wilkins.
You get the feeling that Love really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Love dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Wilkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wilkins ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Love tries to bum rush Wilkins with a series of wild strikes but Wilkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love is looking to clinch.
Love lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilkins at a distance.
Love stalks Wilkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilkins's face. Wilkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love misses with a straight left.
Dude Love is winning the standup battle so far.
Love throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Wilkins with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dude Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Wilkins.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Love moves into range and clinches up with Wilkins.
Love tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Love has had enough of the clinch but Wilkins keeps him there for the moment.

Love breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkins shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wilkins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Love works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Love is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilkins is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looking to pass the guard.
Wilkins stops Love from standing up.
Love keeping moving, preventing Wilkins from controlling successfully.
Wilkins pushing down on Love's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Love pushes Wilkins off looking to stand but Wilkins dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilkins tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
Love throws a hook to the side of Wilkins's head but Wilkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Love catches Wilkins right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Love swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wilkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilkins is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Love is trying to stand back up but Wilkins is controlling him
Wilkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Love is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Love wants to get back to his feet.

Love is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilkins.
Love wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is refusing to be controlled, as Wilkins sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilkins shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd Wilkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilkins misses with a hook to the body
and Love connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Love misses with an uppercut. Wilkins saw that one coming.

Wilkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wilkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Wilkins won't allow Love to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Wilkins.
I think Love has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Love!