PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades has chosen Reign of the Septims as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilkinson
vs
Cosades

175 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the body.
Cosades fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cosades misses the jab.

Wilkinson has closed the distance and engaged Cosades in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
A head punch on the inside from Cosades fails to land.
Wilkinson effectively controlling the action here.
Cosades jumps guard but Wilkinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Cosades misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
Cosades misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkinson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cosades lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cosadess head.
Cosades blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Cosades.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cosades.
Nice body punch from Cosades - that landed with a thud.

Wilkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cosades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Wilkinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Cosades.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cosades looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Wilkinson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cosades swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Cosades looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cosades takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.

Cosades throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilkinson was covering up waiting for the punch and Cosades finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a big right hand that misses.

Wilkinson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cosades off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosades off the cage and back into range.
Wilkinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cosades counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilkinson thinking.
Cosades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Cosades feints the counter takedown.
Cosades scores with a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Cosades connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson thows a leg kick but Cosades checks it
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Cosades misses.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilkinson jabs at Cosades's body.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and Cosades counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilkinson needs to keep his hands up - Cosades had a free shot at his head there.
Wilkinson slips a straight right by Cosades.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilkinson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Cosades misses.
Cosades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cosades connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades swings widly with a right hand
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades throws a combination that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosades doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosades misses with a low kick.
Wilkinson lands with a hook. Cosades tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosades misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Cosades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Wilkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Cosades throws a hook to the side of Wilkinson's head but Wilkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkinson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up
and Cosades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cosades scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilkinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilkinson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cosades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cosades sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caius Cosades seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilkinson defends well and Cosades ends up having to push Wilkinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cosades misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Cosades misses its intended target.
Wilkinson wants to clinch
and Cosades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cosades throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Cosades.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Wilkinson tenderised Cosades's leg. Cosades is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosades throws a big shot that misses.
Wilkinson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosades falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wilkinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Cosades finds it's way through Wilkinson's defenses.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Wilkinson swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Timothy Wilkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosades.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
It seemed like Cosades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Cosades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilkinson sprawls well. Wilkinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosades gets slowly back to his feet.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cosades's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Cosades blocks the low kick.
Wilkinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cosades on the side of the head.

It looks like Caius Cosades has been cut.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Cosades.
Nice defenses there by Cosades.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cosades! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Wilkinson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caius Cosades's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Wilkinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cosades counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab.
Wilkinson dodges the punch combination from Cosades.
Wilkinson moves forwards but Cosades connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that misses
and Cosades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilkinson.
A head kick by Cosades misses
and Wilkinson counters with a leg kick.
Cosades throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cosades misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Wilkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cosades is able to avoid easily.
Cosades slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cosades swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilkinson counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades throws a nice looking combination but Wilkinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilkinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilkinson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosades cracks Wilkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilkinson.
Cosades scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cosades is just out of range.
Cosades changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cosades avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilkinson cracks Cosades with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosades blocks a leg kick.
Cosades is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilkinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cosades closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilkinson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cosades asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilkinson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Wilkinson sneaks out the side door and pushes Cosades away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cosades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilkinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cosades scrambles back to his feet.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilkinson as he avoids it easily.
Cosades throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Timothy Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wilkinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cosades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosades misses with an uppercut
and Wilkinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosades thinking.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Cosades misses with a hook
and Wilkinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilkinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilkinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson scores with a punch to the head.
Cosades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cosades looks for the body kick but Wilkinson saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timothy Wilkinson.
Well Wilkinson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
Timothy Wilkinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.