PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devon Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Naaktgeboren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by the Offspring - Demons. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wilson
vs
Naaktgeboren

190 cm
23
197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

184 cm
22
186 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Crippler's Corner

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bas Naaktgeboren!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naaktgeboren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Naaktgeboren looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Naaktgeboren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naaktgeboren throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Naaktgeboren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Naaktgeboren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naaktgeboren tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naaktgeboren wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Naaktgeboren.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naaktgeboren throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Naaktgeboren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naaktgeboren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilson is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Naaktgeboren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!

Wilson showing good submission defense here.
Wilson is really stuck here.
Wilson breaks Naaktgeboren's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naaktgeboren kicks Wilson off and gets to his feet.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Naaktgeboren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naaktgeboren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Bas Naaktgeboren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Naaktgeboren doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Naaktgeboren swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Naaktgeboren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Naaktgeboren scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
Naaktgeboren just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Naaktgeboren.
Naaktgeboren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Naaktgeboren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naaktgeboren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naaktgeboren doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Naaktgeboren.
Bas Naaktgeboren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naaktgeboren cracks the inside of Wilson's front leg.
Naaktgeboren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Naaktgeboren instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Naaktgeboren gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilson.

Naaktgeboren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naaktgeboren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naaktgeboren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naaktgeboren tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Naaktgeboren. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Naaktgeboren swings away with a body shot that misses

and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Naaktgeboren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Naaktgeboren.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Naaktgeboren pinned against the cage. Naaktgeboren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naaktgeboren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naaktgeboren throws a head kick that misses

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Naaktgeboren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naaktgeboren breaks from Wilson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naaktgeboren scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
Naaktgeboren lands with some strikes.
Naaktgeboren landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naaktgeboren lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson can't escape the position.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.

Naaktgeboren looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wilson taking shots to the head.

Naaktgeboren working for a submission but Wilson is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson gets full guard.
Naaktgeboren trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Naaktgeboren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.

Wilson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Naaktgeboren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson has an active guard here but Naaktgeboren has managed to pass into half guard.
Naaktgeboren not doing much here.
Naaktgeboren is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Naaktgeboren seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wilson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bas Naaktgeboren!