PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seal - Whirlpool. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Martinez
vs
Wilson

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
189 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.

Wilson gets a clinch.

Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wilson has managed to clinch.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wilson has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez takes a knee to the side of the body.

Wilson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martinez regains guard immediately.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Martinez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wilson dives into side control.
Wilson working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez is trying to escape the position but Wilson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martinez tries to escape but Wilson is in control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Martinez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wilson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wilson lands a two punch combo.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Wilson takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Wilson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.

Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Wilson is struggling to control the position.
Wilson landing knees to the body.

Wilson manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Martinez misses with the combination.

Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilson has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.

Wilson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Martinez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Wilson clinches.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Wilson shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez.

It looks like Tyler Wilson has been cut.
A left lands for Martinez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez cracks Wilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Martinez had a free shot at his head there.
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Wilson.

Martinez breaks the clinch.
A big right from Martinez misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination

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

Martinez is working an open guard so Wilson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Javier Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Martinez on his heels. He'll look to pass Martinez's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez tries to work over Wilson's front leg with a kick but Wilson checks it.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.

Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Martinez throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.

Wilson gets a clinch.
Wilson tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.

Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Javier Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses

and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Wilson.

Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Tyler Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martinez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tyler Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilson forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wilson!
Tyler Wilson very nearly forgot to thank Bad Man Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.