PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IB Strokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Wills has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wills
vs
Strokin

181 cm
26
159 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

150 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wilson Wills!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, IB Strokin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strokin throws a big shot that misses.
Wills ducks under a wild hook from Strokin.
Wills dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strokin. That did some damage!
Wills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Strokin misses.
Strokin misses with a right hand
and Wills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Wills. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wills. That's going to slow Strokin down.
Strokin connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Wills.
Wills darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wills wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strokin throws a shot from downtown. Wills moves away and avoids it.
Wills looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strokin lands a nice hook to Wills's body. Wills takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strokin misses with an uppercut. Wills saw that one coming.
Wills looks to clinch
and Strokin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strokin checks a low kick from Wills.
Strokin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strokin misses with a wild combination.
Wills throws a quick counter head kick but Strokin was just out of range.
Wills tries to close the distance and clinch but Strokin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wills misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wills moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills throws a sloppy head kick
and Strokin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wills throws the left hand but Strokin avoids the punch easily.
Strokin loads up on a big right hand but Wills slips the punch.
Wills tries to counter by clinching up but Strokin breaks away and moves out of range.
Wills lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wills. That's going to slow Strokin down.
Wills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strokin counters with a straight right hand.
Strokin ducks under a wild hook from Wills.
Strokin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills throws a combination that misses
letting Strokin counter with a right hand.
Wills doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wills lands with a cross.
Strokin keeps the fight on the outside.
Strokin keeps the fight on the outside.
Strokin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Wills misses the target.
Wills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strokin misses with a straight left.
Strokin lands with a good body shot.
Strokin lands with a right hand.
Strokin throws a jab when Wills was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strokin throws an overhand right that lands on Wills's shoulder, as Wills tries to avoid the shot.
Strokin throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strokin.
Strokin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wills misses with a two punch combination.
Strokin throws out a counter right but Wills avoids it with no problem.
Wills looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Strokin takes a swing at Wills's ribcage but misses.
Wills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wills scores with a push kick.
Strokin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wills.
Wills lands a leg kick that knocks Strokin off balance momentarily.
Strokin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but IB Strokin will probably get the nod.
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.

A head kick by Wills misses
and Strokin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wills misses with a head kick.
Wills throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wills misses with a jab to the body
and Strokin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strokin lands with a cross.
Wills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strokin throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strokin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wills.
Strokin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strokin throws a shot from downtown. Wills moves away and avoids it.
Strokin cracks Wills with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills lands with a slapping head kick.
Wills throws out a leg kick but Strokin moves out of range and Wills only half commits.
It seemed like Strokin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strokin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strokin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wills.
Strokin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wills slips a jab from Strokin.
Wills lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strokin throws out a loose jab but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills delivers a nice body kick.
Wills with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wills ducks under a wild hook from Strokin.
Wills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
IB Strokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills scores with a kick to the body.
Wills tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strokin counters with a left to the body.
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!
Wills misses the shot to the body.
Wills rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strokin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wills misses with a kick to the body.
Strokin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wills can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Wills.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wills.
Strokin scores with the left hand. Wills knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strokin circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson Wills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Wills.
Strokin throws a hook but Wills avoids it easily.
Wills seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Wills misses.
Strokin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strokin checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wills.
Wills throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strokin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strokin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Wills gets a takedown into half guard.
Wills stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wills is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Strokin is just riding it out for now. Wills eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strokin is concentrating on defense, preventing Wills from advancing position.
Wills performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wilson Wills will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Strokin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wills throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Strokin moves out of range as Wills throws a body kick.
Wills tries to clinch but Strokin moves out of range.

Strokin tries to keep at a distance but Wills has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strokin lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strokin misses with a body punch.
Wills swings wildly with an uppercut but Strokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wills working aggressively here.
Strokin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strokin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wills.
Strokin has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strokin's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Strokin.
Strokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wills.
Strokin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Wills.
Wills misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wills misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wills working aggressively here.
Wills working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wills lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wills scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wills lands a right hand.
Wills misses with some punches.
Wills throws a punch but it's blocked by Strokin.
Wills makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Strokin.
Strokin working aggressively here.
Wills misses with the head strike.
Wills misses with a body punch.
Wills misses with a body punch.
Wills tries to pull guard but Strokin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wills drops back down to his feet.
Wills throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Strokin on the inside.
Strokin pushes Wills back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wills tries to work over Strokin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to work over Strokin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wills fails to land.
Strokin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson Wills has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wills lands with a short shot to the head.
Strokin has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Wills lands a shoulder strike.
Strokin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wills working aggressively here.
Strokin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strokin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wills misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Wills gets control of Strokin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wills will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Strokin wants to pass the guard but Wills is keeping the position.

Strokin is sitting in close to Wills's body. Wills has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Strokin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Strokin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wills.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wilson Wills!
Wilson Wills retains his lightweight title!
Wilson Wills thanked the fans post fight for their support.