PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dace Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist has chosen Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff as his entrance music. The Artist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilson
vs
Artist

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Valhalla Fight Wear

The Knot
Perkele!

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dace Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artist lands a jab.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Artist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been hearing reports that Wilson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Artist shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Wilson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Artist connects with the punch.
Artist connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Artist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Artist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Artist throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Artist.
Artist is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Artist connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson tries to move into range but Artist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artist connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Artist 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.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Artist controlling him for the moment.
Artist is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Artist from controlling successfully.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls Artist momentarily but Artist frees himself.
Artist tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Artist scores with a jab to the head.
Artist fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Artist. Artist gets slowly back to his feet.
Dace Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Artist.
Artist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artist digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Wilson connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Artist.
Artist connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Artist there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist lands a lovely overhand right.
Artist looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Artist punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Artist dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Artist scores with a jab.
Artist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Artist lands the left hand.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson throws a body punch but Artist moves out of range.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Artist lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Artist jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Artist thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Artist.
Artist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Artist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Artist lands with a good body shot.
Artist lands a nice hook to Wilson's body. Wilson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Artist.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson looks for a takedown but Artist sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Artist had a free shot at his head there.
Artist shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Artist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Artist bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Artist.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Artist bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist scores with a body shot.
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Artist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Artist.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artist moves away.
Artist throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilson on the side of the head.
Artist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Artist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson looking for a sweep but Artist has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Artist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Artist raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson really wants to buck Artist off and get back to his feet.
Artist scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Artist there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Artist lands a nice shot to the head.
Artist tries to control but Wilson wriggling away.
Artist raining down shots from the mount!
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Wilson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Artist in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Artist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Artist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artist digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
Artist lands a nice looking body shot.
Artist digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Artist clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Artist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Artist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Artist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artist lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Artist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Artist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Artist sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Artist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Artist scores with a three punch combo!
Artist connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Artist.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Artist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist shoots for a double leg takedown but Wilson sprawls well. He's pushed Artist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Artist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Artist fails with a takedown attempt.
Artist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dace Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Artist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Artist.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Artist with the counter takedown but Wilson avoids it easily.
Dace Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Artist dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Artist. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Artist finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Artist.
Artist connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist works over Wilson's head and body with a nice combination.
Artist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Artist scores with a nice strike.
Artist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Artist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artist 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 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Artist!
The Artist seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.