PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stiniguta Silviu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiniguta Silviu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wilkinson
vs
Silviu

198 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherman Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stiniguta Silviu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silviu closes the distance and pushes Wilkinson back into the cage.
Silviu leaning against his opponent.

Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.

Silviu moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silviu has double underhooks.
Silviu effectively controlling the action here.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Silviu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silviu passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silviu is looking to take a break and control but Wilkinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Silviu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wilkinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Silviu crashes against the mat.
Wilkinson dodges the ground and pound from Silviu.
Wilkinson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silviu off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silviu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silviu trying to control but not successfully.
Wilkinson is trying to stick to Silviu's back but Silviu is turning into Wilkinson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wilkinson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silviu.
Silviu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Silviu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilkinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silviu has managed to get both his arms back between Wilkinson's legs - danger averted.
Silviu wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
Silviu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wilkinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Silviu trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silviu wants to sweep here but Wilkinson controlling him for the moment.
Wilkinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilkinson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wilkinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wilkinson wants to stand and escape but instead Silviu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Wilkinson wants to improve his position but instead Silviu has moved into half guard.
Silviu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilkinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silviu is looking to take a break and control but Wilkinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is looking to escape.
Wilkinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silviu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Silviu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wilkinson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silviu decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stiniguta Silviu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silviu pushes Wilkinson up against the cage in a clinch.

Silviu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silviu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilkinson is trying to defend but Silviu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Wilkinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silviu is just content to waste time from the top position. Wilkinson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silviu throws a big right hand that misses.
Silviu prevents Wilkinson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silviu content to stall in guard here.
Silviu passes into half guard.
Silviu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silviu wants to free his trapped foot but Wilkinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silviu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two 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.

Silviu stands up from half guard.

Silviu darts in and clinches Wilkinson up against the cage.

Silviu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stiniguta Silviu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Silviu.

Silviu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silviu showed some decent athleticism there.

Silviu is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilkinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silviu pulls his head out easily.
Wilkinson looks like he's trying to stand up.

Silviu stands up and beckons Wilkinson to join him on the feet.

Wilkinson clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silviu darts in and clinches Wilkinson up against the cage.

Silviu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silviu is looking for a triangle but Wilkinson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilkinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilkinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wilkinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Wilkinson drives through and clinches with Silviu against the cage.

Silviu pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stiniguta Silviu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wilkinson tries to sprawl but Silviu drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Wilkinson with the active half guard here but Silviu passes nicely into side control.
Silviu prevents Wilkinson from escaping the position.
Wilkinson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silviu wants to control but Wilkinson is keeping him busy.
Wilkinson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Silviu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wilkinson to his feet.

Silviu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silviu lands in his opponent's guard.
Silviu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silviu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilkinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silviu is controlling him.

Wilkinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silviu defends well.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Silviu from controlling successfully.
Silviu is stalling in the full guard.

Wilkinson pushes Silviu off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silviu clinches with his opponent.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Silviu manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silviu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Silviu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Silviu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stiniguta Silviu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silviu stops Wilkinson from getting back to his feet.

Wilkinson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilkinson is looking to escape.
Silviu throwing shots but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silviu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sherman Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stiniguta Silviu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silviu trying to mount his opponent but Wilkinson defends it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stiniguta Silviu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silviu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stiniguta Silviu!