PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Polden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilhelm
vs
Polden

194 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
221 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Wilhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Polden!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polden slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilhelm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Polden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilhelm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polden throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wilhelm counters with a crisp one two that drops Polden! Wilhelm thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Polden to his feet! Polden is in big trouble!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilhelm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Polden counters with a two punch combo.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick and Polden moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilhelm closes the distance and clinches up with Polden, looking for a takedown. Wilhelm pushes Polden against the cage but Polden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polden stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilhelm. Wilhelm gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Wilhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Polden rushes Wilhelm and presses him up against the cage.
Wilhelm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polden pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilhelm.
Polden should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wilhelm wants to clinch but Polden slips to the side
and Polden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilhelm thinking.
Wilhelm is breathing heavily.
Polden misses with a two punch combination.
Kris Polden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wilhelm tries to keep at a distance but Polden has taken the fight into the clinch.

Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Polden clinches with his opponent.
Wilhelm takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jorge Wilhelm has been cut.
Polden works on Wilhelm's body with a couple of short punches.
Polden lands an elbow inside.

Polden manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden lands with a hook. Wilhelm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polden lands an elbow that stopped Wilhelm in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polden lands a nice shot to the body.
Polden is leaning against Wilhelm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Polden lands with a short shot to the head.
Polden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilhelm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polden smiles and moves away.
Polden connects with a body shot that sends Wilhelm's belly button to the back.
Polden lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Polden defends well and Wilhelm ends up having to push Polden into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Polden.

Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Polden does no damage.
Wilhelm tries to close the distance and clinch but Polden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Polden!
Jorge Wilhelm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polden tries to bum rush Wilhelm with a series of wild strikes but Wilhelm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Polden thuds his right hand into Wilhelm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Polden clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Polden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelm misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polden looks to land a combination. Wilhelm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Polden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilhelm.
A lazy left from Polden finds it's target.
Polden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Polden duly obliges.

Polden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilhelm, pushing him back against the cage.

Polden manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilhelm tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polden smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Polden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Wilhelm's cut.
That's time! Wilhelm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilhelm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilhelm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilhelm moves in looking to clinch but Polden pushes him off.
Polden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilhelm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polden moves away.
Wilhelm tries to close the distance and clinch but Polden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Polden clinches up with Wilhelm and pushes him back against the cage.
Polden stops a takedown attempt from Wilhelm.

Polden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm tries to clinch up
and Polden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilhelm dodges the punch combination from Polden.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Polden!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wilhelm. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Polden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilhelm is looking to clinch.

Wilhelm pushes Polden up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilhelm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Polden misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden tries to bum rush Wilhelm with a series of wild strikes but Wilhelm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilhelm doesn't manage to clinch there - Polden circles away.
Wilhelm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kris Polden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Polden fails to land with a series of punches.
Polden slips a jab and a cross from Wilhelm.
Wilhelm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Wilhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Polden clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polden lands a shot to the body.
Polden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilhelm has had enough of the clinch but Polden keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Polden.

Polden breaks the clinch.
Polden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Polden clinches up with Wilhelm and pushes him back against the cage.

Polden breaks the clinch.
Wilhelm tries to close the distance and clinch but Polden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Polden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm misses with a kick to the body
and Polden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilhelm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Polden with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polden lands a two punch combo.
Polden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Polden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Polden has closed the distance and engaged Wilhelm in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Polden.
Polden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Polden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polden misses with a double jab.
Polden lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Polden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Wilhelm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Polden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Polden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polden avoids the head kick by Wilhelm.
Polden looks to land a combination but Wilhelm avoids it well.
Wilhelm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Polden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilhelm scrambles back to his feet.
Wilhelm dives in for a single leg takedown but Polden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Polden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Polden lands an elbow that stopped Wilhelm in his tracks for a moment.

Polden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilhelm.
A combination from Polden does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Polden closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Polden - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Polden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Polden breaks the clinch.
Polden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Polden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilhelm dodges the punch combination from Polden.
Polden looks to land a combination but Wilhelm avoids it well.

Polden moves into range and clinches up with Wilhelm.
Wilhelm is trying to pull guard but Polden has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Wilhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Polden breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm slips a jab and a cross from Polden.
Wilhelm goes for a double leg but Polden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Polden continues to drive forward.
Polden cracks Wilhelm with a nice body shot.
Wilhelm wants to take the fight to the mat but Polden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Polden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polden lands a head shot.

Polden has closed the distance and engaged Wilhelm in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Polden - that landed with a thud.
Wilhelm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilhelm takes an elbow to the temple.
Polden lands an elbow just above Wilhelm 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Polden.
Polden lands an elbow inside that Wilhelm shrugs off.

Polden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilhelm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilhelm walks into a stiff left hand from Polden.
Polden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Polden closes the distance and clinches.
Polden lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Polden.
Polden lands a body punch.

Polden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wilhelm gets tackled into the cage by Polden. Polden maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polden scores with a hook to the body.
Polden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Polden is working Wilhelm over against the cage.
Polden lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Polden.
Wilhelm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice left hand lands by Polden.
Good body shot from Polden.
Kris Polden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Polden is working Wilhelm over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polden lands a body shot.

Polden breaks from the clinch.
Jorge Wilhelm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Polden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Polden throws a series of punches but Wilhelm moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Polden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polden 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Polden!