PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fat Slob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Wilnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Slob
vs
Wilnis

162 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fat Slob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rico Wilnis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilnis has managed to clinch.
Slob could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice body punch from Wilnis - that landed with a thud.

Wilnis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilnis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slob thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wilnis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slob.
Rico Wilnis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilnis misses with a hook to the body
enabling Slob to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Wilnis.
Wilnis misses with a body kick.
Slob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilnis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilnis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slob checks the leg kick.
Slob appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilnis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilnis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilnis throws a body punch but Slob moves out of range.
Slob moves out of range as Wilnis throws a body kick.

Slob clinches.
Wilnis lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilnis breaks from the clinch.
Slob blocks a head kick by Wilnis.
Slob seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wilnis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slob lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilnis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilnis looks winded!
Slob moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilnis dips to his left and cracks Slob with an uppercut!
Wilnis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilnis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilnis 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.
Slob fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slob scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilnis connects with a high kick.
Wilnis checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slob scores with a head kick. Wilnis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slob chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilnis can pounce on him.
Wilnis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slob throws a sloppy head kick and Wilnis moves out of range easily.
Wilnis tries to score with a low kick but Slob moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilnis. That's going to slow Slob down.
Slob cracks Wilnis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wilnis misses with a double jab
and Slob counters with a two punch combo.
Wilnis throws a low kick but Slob avoids it.
Slob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slob cracks the inside of Wilnis's front leg.
Donk. Slob catches Wilnis right on the button with a cross.
Wilnis thuds his shin into the meat of Slob's side.
Wilnis throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilnis.

Slob has closed the distance and engaged Wilnis in a clinch.
Wilnis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilnis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slob misses with a knee to the head.
Wilnis struggles to land a body shot inside as Slob controls his hands.
Wilnis trying to stall but Slob improves his position.
Slob lands an uppercut.
Slob trying to land knees to the body.
Wilnis looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilnis letting Slob take a breather here.
Slob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slob tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilnis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slob is keeping busy.
Wilnis being controlled against the cage.
Wilnis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Wilnis manages to break the clinch.
Slob shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilnis. Slob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilnis wants to clinch.
Slob was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slob scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Wilnis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilnis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilnis scrambles back to his feet.
Slob is looking to clinch but Wilnis is avoiding it.

Wilnis rushes Slob and presses him up against the cage.
Slob avoiding damage as Wilnis throws knees to the body.
Slob blocks a body shot from Wilnis.
Wilnis lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Fat Slob has been cut.
Wilnis scores with a shoulder strike.
Slob tries to circle away but Wilnis has him pinned against the cage.
Wilnis managing to block the knees to the body from Slob.
Wilnis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilnis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slob avoids it.
Wilnis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilnis is breathing heavily.

Wilnis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilnis blocks a head kick by Slob.
Wilnis throws a shot from downtown. Slob moves away and avoids it.
Wilnis throws a leg kick but Slob sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slob slips under a jab from Wilnis.
A head kick misses from Wilnis.
Slob tries to clinch but Wilnis moves out of range.
Wilnis swats away the attempt to clinch by Slob.
Wilnis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slob blocks a leg kick.
Slob misses with a head kick.
Wilnis wants to counter the offense by Slob and move into the clinch position.
Sloppy strikes from Wilnis. Those never looked like landing.
Slob wants to clinch up but Wilnis keeps it at a distance.
Wilnis misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Slob - that will leave a mark!
Slob lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilnis takes a step back to recover.
Slob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slob tries to clinch there but Wilnis circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilnis takes a swing at Slob's ribcage but misses.
Rico Wilnis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilnis throws a body kick that misses.

Slob moves into the clinch.
Slob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilnis is defending well for now.
Wilnis swings wildly with an uppercut but Slob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slob tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilnis avoids the damage to the body.
Slob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilnis lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilnis's elbow.

Wilnis manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Slob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slob tries to bum rush Wilnis with a series of wild strikes but Wilnis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilnis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilnis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slob avoids the head kick by Wilnis.
Slob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilnis's calf.
Slob moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wilnis tries a low kick but Slob avoids it.
Wilnis avoids the head kick by Slob.
Wilnis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slob sets himself, and Wilnis steps forward looking for the clinch! Slob avoids it this time.
Wilnis tries to clinch up.
Wilnis doesn't manage to clinch there - Slob circles away.
Wilnis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilnis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilnis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilnis lands with a good body shot.
Wilnis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slob.
Wilnis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilnis misses with a two punch combination.
Wilnis misses with a body kick.
Fat Slob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilnis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilnis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilnis wants to counter the offense by Slob and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Slob misses.
Wilnis fails to land with a series of punches.
Slob half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wilnis misses with a two punch combination.
Wilnis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilnis misses with a shot to the body
and Slob counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilnis.
Slob swings for the body but Wilnis moves out of range.
Wilnis tries to land a front kick but Slob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilnis - the referee stops the clock and Slob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilnis. Slob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rico Wilnis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fat Slob'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wilnis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilnis misses with a lunging right hand
and Slob counters with a series of strikes. Wilnis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wilnis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slob finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilnis's head.
Wilnis throws a leg kick but Slob checks it.
Wilnis takes a swing at Slob's ribcage but misses.
Wilnis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slob keeps the fight on the outside.
Slob scores with a push kick.
Wilnis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilnis tries to land a leg kick but Slob saw it coming and moves away.
Slob looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Slob thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wilnis if he has to take too many more of those.
Slob fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilnis in the body.
Wilnis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slob rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slob blocks a head kick by Wilnis.
Slob throws a quick counter head kick but Wilnis was just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilnis blocks a head kick by Slob.

Slob clinches.
Slob lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slob tries to land a knee to the head but Wilnis blocks with his arms.
Slob content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilnis looking to throw knees to the head but Slob is blocking nicely.
Slob tries a knee to the head but Wilnis blocks it.
Wilnis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slob lands with a right to the head.

Slob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slob throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilnis tries a head kick but it misses.
Slob throws a nice head kick!
Wilnis throws a nice looking combination but Slob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilnis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilnis lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slob lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilnis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilnis throws a lazy body kick
and Slob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilnis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slob tries to land a front kick but Wilnis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilnis jabs Slob to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Wilnis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slob lands with a short shot to the head.
Slob presses Wilnis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilnis lands a nice uppercut.
Wilnis struggles to land a body shot inside as Slob controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Wilnis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilnis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slob tries to work over Wilnis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilnis blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Slob.
Wilnis keeps control of Slob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slob lands with a short shot to the head.
Slob taking a breather.
Wilnis lands a nice knee to the body.
Fat Slob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilnis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rico Wilnis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wilnis trying to land knees to the body.
Slob tries to stall but Wilnis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilnis has a couple of punches blocked by Slob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilnis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilnis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slob keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilnis's efforts to push away.
Slob is trying to push Wilnis away but Wilnis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slob tries to work over Wilnis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilnis tries to stall but Slob uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slob tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilnis avoids it.
Slob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilnis.
Nice body punch from Slob.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Slob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilnis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Wilnis!