PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilde has chosen It's So Easy as his entrance music. Jimmy Wilde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sweet
vs
Wilde

162 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

157 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendall Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Wilde!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet throws a sloppy head kick and Wilde moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sweet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilde is looking to clinch but Sweet is avoiding it.

Sweet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sweet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.

Sweet drives through and clinches with Wilde against the cage.

Sweet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilde is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet scores with a push kick.
Sweet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilde feints the counter takedown.

Sweet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sweet pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sweet is controlling Wilde's posture.

Sweet pushes Wilde off and gets back to his feet.
Wilde looks winded!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sweet avoiding damage as Wilde throws knees to the body.
Sweet stalls.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.
Wilde lands a nice looking body kick.
Sweet misses with a kick to the body
and Wilde counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilde blocks the body kick.

Sweet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Sweet to work.
Sweet tries to land a knee to the head but Wilde blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sweet just leaning against Wilde, taking a breather.
Wilde is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sweet is defending well for now.
Sweet is pushing Wilde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Sweet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilde.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilde blocks the leg kick.

Sweet clinches.
Sweet leaning against his opponent.

Sweet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sweet wants it to stay on the feet.
Sweet lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kendall Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Wilde.

Sweet darts in and clinches Wilde up against the cage.

Sweet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilde fails with the takedown.
Sweet seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Sweet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Sweet.
Wilde is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sweet to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sweet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sweet rushes Wilde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sweet lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sweet works over Wilde with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilde is striking from the bottom but Sweet uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sweet is nestled in close to Wilde, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wilde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sweet scores with a couple of nice shots.

Sweet gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sweet misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Sweet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sweet forces Wilde back against the cage and clinches.

Sweet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sweet takes the fight into the clinch.

Sweet tightens his grip and picks Wilde up, before dumping him to the ground. Wilde manages to land in guard.
Wilde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sweet working some strikes from top position.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sweet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wilde tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sweet defends well and Wilde ends up having to push Sweet into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sweet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wilde is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilde blocks a head kick by Sweet.

Sweet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sweet breaks the clinch.

Sweet clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.
Sweet misses with a low kick.

Sweet clinches up with Wilde and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilde being controlled against the cage.

Sweet breaks the clinch.

Sweet forces Wilde back against the cage and clinches.

Sweet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweet throws a leg kick but Wilde sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sweet misses the shot to the body.
Sweet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilde can do to turn this around?

Sweet clinches.

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

Sweet moves into range and clinches up with Wilde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Sweet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet misses with a head kick.
Sweet tries to land a leg kick but Wilde saw it coming and moves away.
Sweet tries a low kick but Wilde avoids it.
Wilde moves out of range of the leg kick from Sweet.
Wilde is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Sweet clinches up with Wilde and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sweet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sweet is keeping busy.
Sweet stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sweet.

Sweet breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sweet digs a good body shot into Wilde's ribs.
Sweet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Sweet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sweet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sweet is pressed up against the cage. Wilde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sweet down to the mat. Sweet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sweet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilde shoots in for a takedown but Sweet shows good takedown defense.
Kendall Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Wilde.
Wilde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweet.

Sweet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilde managing to block the knees to the body from Sweet.

Sweet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sweet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sweet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sweet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Wilde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sweet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweet slows down the pace here.
Kendall Sweet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sweet is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Sweet dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sweet clinches up against the cage.

Sweet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilde dives in and grabs Sweet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sweet pushes down on Wilde's head and hops out.
Sweet misses with a body shot.
Wilde checks a leg kick nicely.
Sweet throws a half hearted mid kick.

Wilde tries to keep at a distance but Sweet has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sweet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sweet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sweet stands up over Wilde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sweet with a nice head shot there.
Sweet cracks Wilde with a solid left hand.
Sweet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sweet postures up and lands a big shot to Wilde's brow.
Sweet scoring with some ground and pound.

Sweet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wilde, up you get!

Sweet has closed the distance and engaged Wilde in a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet lands with a straight right. Wilde didn't see that one coming.
Wilde 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.

Sweet clinches up with Wilde and pushes him back against the cage.

Sweet manages to break the clinch.

Sweet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sweet manages to break the clinch.
Sweet throws a head kick but Wilde moves out of range.

Sweet darts in and clinches Wilde up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sweet.

Sweet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilde misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sweet gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sweet has hold of one of Wilde's legs. Wilde is fighting the takedown attempt but Sweet gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kendall Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilde's head.
Sweet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sweet chips away with some ground and pound.
Sweet landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sweet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sweet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sweet working some strikes from top position.
Wilde really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sweet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilde has momentary wrist control but Sweet slips an elbow through the middle.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sweet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Wilde is rocked!
Sweet postures up and lands a big shot to Wilde's brow.
Wilde is still in real trouble! Can Sweet finish him?
Sweet scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweet connects with a couple of short punches.
Sweet scoring with some ground and pound.
Sweet stands up over Wilde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sweet lands a couple of elbows.
Sweet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sweet is in close to Wilde's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sweet stands up and waves to Wilde to follow him.
Jimmy Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendall Sweet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jimmy Wilde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilde moves out of range of the body kick.
Sweet connects with a body shot that sends Wilde's belly button to the back.

Wilde gets tackled into the cage by Sweet. Sweet maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sweet 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Sweet!