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 has chosen Seal - Whirlpool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Martinez
vs
Wilson

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Wilson closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Wilson prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Wilson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martinez regains guard.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wilson stands up from Martinez's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Wilson clinches.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Martinez tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws a quick inside leg kick.

Wilson clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Wilson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.

Wilson pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilson feints a jab promting Martinez to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martinez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyler Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Wilson takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Martinez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Martinez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.

Wilson pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Wilson presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.

Wilson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martinez quickly recovers to half guard.
Martinez wants to stand back up but Wilson manages to pass into side control.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet here but Wilson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Martinez's back.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Martinez controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wilson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wilson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson misses with punches from the back.
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.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Martinez gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
Tyler Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson leaning against his opponent.

Wilson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Martinez is defending well.
Wilson works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson controlling his opponent.
Wilson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is squirming around, avoiding Wilson's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilson controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.

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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wilson!
Tyler Wilson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing, into his post fight interview.