PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aarron Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Hands Up-Lloyd Banks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamilton
vs
Wilson

188 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aarron Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamilton. Hamilton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hamilton sends Wilson down but not out. Hamilton dives into side control looking to finish.

Wilson is rocked!

It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton landing strikes.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Hamilton finish him?
Hamilton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wilson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson tries to escape but Hamilton is in control.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamilton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Wilson is working away.
Wilson dodges the ground and pound from Hamilton.
Hamilton trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson dodges the ground and pound from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hamilton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilson pushes Hamilton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hamilton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wilson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hamilton is putting a hurting on Wilson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hamilton landing a few strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamilton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wilson to see if he's OK.
Hamilton lands an elbow.
Hamilton looks up at the clock and then as Wilson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamilton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamilton cracks Wilson with a big elbow.
Hamilton lands a nice forearm strike.
Hamilton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hamilton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wilson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hamilton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wilson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hamilton wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Hamilton is staying tight to Wilson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wilson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hamilton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hamilton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wilson!
Hamilton lands a big elbow.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in 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!
Hamilton landing punches.
Hamilton working the ground and pound effectively.
Hamilton looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hamilton punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hamilton landing punches.
Wilson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hamilton is landing with some decent strikes but Wilson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hamilton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamilton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hamilton cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
Hamilton with shots to the head and body - Wilson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hamilton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. Hamilton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Hamilton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Hamilton.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but Hamilton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarron Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab from Wilson.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hamilton counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hamilton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aarron Hamilton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamilton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamilton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton walks into a jab.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hamilton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
Wilson digs a good hook to Hamilton's body.
Wilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a body punch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarron Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamilton moves away.
Hamilton scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Wilson throws a combination that misses

and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hamilton trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamilton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hamilton trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamilton throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Hamilton with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Hamilton on that attempt.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hamilton.
Hamilton fails to land the takedown.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hamilton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aarron Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shane Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamilton slips under a jab.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamilton.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
Wilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Hamilton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hamilton won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarron Hamilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hamilton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Hamilton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Hamilton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hamilton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson connects with the punch.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson works Hamilton's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Wilson.
Hamilton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton misses with a wild combination.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarron Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Hamilton throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a combination

and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hamilton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hamilton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson is looking to stand up but Hamilton isn't so interested in that idea.
Aarron Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamilton is controlling him.
Hamilton advances to half guard.
Hamilton prevents Wilson from standing back up.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Hamilton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hamilton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hamilton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamilton landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilson is looking to escape.
Wilson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hamilton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wilson tries to buck Hamilton off but he can't manage it.
Hamilton with a couple of short strikes.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamilton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Hamilton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hamilton lands a nice shot to the head.
Hamilton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hamilton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilson?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamilton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hamilton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wilson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hamilton trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shane Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamilton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamilton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamilton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hamilton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aarron Hamilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Wilson.
I think Hamilton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aarron Hamilton!