PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wang
vs
Wilson

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Instinct

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wang defends it nicely.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wang's waist but Wang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.

Wang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wang controls the position.
Wang working the ground and pound but Wilson is defending the strikes.
Wilson is trying to improve his position.

Wang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wilson to his feet.
Wang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Wang forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
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!

Wang manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Wang on that attempt.

Wang rushes Wilson and presses him up against the cage.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wang, which made it look bad.
Robert Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Wilson.
Wang is looking to clinch.

Wang gets a double leg takedown into Wilson's guard.
Wilson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wang trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Wang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilson, up you get!
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wilson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to clinch
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson jumps guard but Wang stands there with Wilson around his waist. Wilson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Wang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wilson uses from the top position.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wang wants to stand but Wilson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.

Wang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Wang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wang pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang misses with a double jab.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.

Wilson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wilson is thwarting Wang's attempts to control the position.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson not doing much here.

That's two 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.
Let's hope that Wilson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wang is looking to escape.
Wang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Wang is trying to escape back to his feet but Wilson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wilson 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.
Wang tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wilson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wang is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wang prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wang tries to pull guard but Wilson holds him up against the cage and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Wang fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Wilson is pushing Wang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wilson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wang lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wang prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Wang dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Wang as Wilson shoots in.
Wang has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.

Wang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wang won't allow it.

Wang decides to pull guard.
Wilson controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.

Wilson keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Wilson working for submissions but it's allowed Wang to get to half guard.
Still in half guard, Wang seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Wang is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wang defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wang!
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wang tries to clinch up
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wang 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Wang!
After winning the bout, Robert Wang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.