PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is The Pretender. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Young

190 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Young!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.

Wilson shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Young has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.

Young throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilson escapes and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Wilson stands up.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.

Young looking for a guillotine from mount but Wilson is having none of it.
Young looks gassed!

Young goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wilson is on top in guard.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.

Young working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wilson has passed into half guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.

Wilson stands up and beckons Young to join him on the feet.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Young shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.

Young gets the takedown into side control.
Young trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson prevents Young from moving into mount.

Young goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wilson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Young's guard! Nice work there by Wilson!
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young slips a jab from Wilson.

Young gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
Young moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson prevents Young from moving into mount.
Young passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wilson!

Young is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wilson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Young moves to take his opponent's back.

Young is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wilson is defending well though. Young let's go of the attempt for now.
Wilson has hold of Young's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young is persistently looking for the submission but Wilson is defending it well.

Young tightening his grip on Wilson, looking for the choke.
Wilson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Young wants to control the position but Wilson frees himself and scrambles - Young manages to regain control in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson struggling a bit here.

Young tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Nate Young has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a sweep.
Wilson stops Young from passing to mount.
Wilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Young looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wilson.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Wilson doesn't have the hooks in and Young manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson can't keep his opponent in guard - Young advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilson is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young trying to control from half guard but Wilson is working away.

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

Young seems to be working for a kimura but Wilson defends the submission attempt.

Young is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wilson is just riding it out for now. Young eventually gives up the hold.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Ryan Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Young.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.

Young 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.
Young slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Young goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wilson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Young but great work by Wilson.
Wilson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Young's legs.

Wilson decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Young moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Young fails with the takedown.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Young shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.

Wilson scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Young looking to control.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Young looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.

Wilson drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Wilson off! Wilson jumps back into Young's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

Young is looking to sinch up a triangle. Wilson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Young's body to avoid the submission. Young has instead reached around Wilson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Young arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Young!