PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Beliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's entrance music is crazy bitch. A fine choice. Yan Beliveau looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Wilson
vs
Beliveau

183 cm
33
165 lbs
12 - 25 - 2

180 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brown Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yan Beliveau!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beliveau gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Beliveau manages to retain guard.
Wilson stands up over Beliveau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Beliveau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is pressing down on Beliveau's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beliveau is holding on for now.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throwing shots but Beliveau is blocking nicely.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beliveau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beliveau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson slips a nice elbow through Beliveau's hands, connecting with Beliveau's forehead.
Beliveau avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson looks to land a strike but Beliveau avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beliveau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson works over Beliveau with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
Wilson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've been informed that Beliveau has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beliveau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilson stops Beliveau from getting back to his feet.
Beliveau has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Beliveau is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beliveau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beliveau defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brown Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson looking to score a takedown here. Beliveau is defending well but Wilson drives through and ends up in Beliveau's guard.
Wilson stays in close to Beliveau's body and controls the position.
Wilson prevents Beliveau from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliveau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beliveau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.

Wilson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beliveau on his heels. He'll look to pass Beliveau's guard now, I'm sure.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beliveau is keeping the position for now.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beliveau is keeping the position for now.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beliveau can do to turn this around?
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Beliveau has wrist control.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beliveau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beliveau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
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 has his feet on Beliveau's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Beliveau wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Beliveau closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beliveau!
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brown Wilson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beliveau misses with a takedown attempt

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown. Beliveau fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson postures up in Beliveau's guard and throws a big left but Beliveau blocks it.
Wilson stays in close to Beliveau's body and controls the position.
Wilson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliveau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
Brown Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Beliveau blocks nicely.
Beliveau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beliveau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Beliveau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beliveau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Wilson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beliveau defending well though.
Beliveau wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wilson stops Beliveau from getting back to his feet.
Beliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Beliveau's temple.
Wilson controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beliveau shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beliveau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Beliveau did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson misses with a head shot. Beliveau uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wilson is chipping away with strikes.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yan Beliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brown Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brown Wilson!
A less than humble Brown Wilson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.